(M) Capote. (Bennett Miller, 2005) Grade: B

Thoughts: A biopic film about Truman Capote while he is writing his last novel, In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman did an awesome job and I can see why he got best actor but I didn't think he looked a lot like the real Capote. Catherine Keener was also great as Harper Lee, Capote's old childhood friend and author of To Kill A Mockingbird. The movie was enjoyable but nothing amazing. I don't think they spend enough time getting into Capote's life and background but that was fine because the murders in Kansas made for an interesting subject matter. In addition Clifton Collins Jr. who played Perry Smith was great and it was nice to see Chris Cooper.

(M) Nattvardsgasterna (Winter Light). (Ingmar Bergman, 1963)Grade: A-

Thoughts: Part of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy on faith and by far one of his best films. I’m not sure how others will view it but it really struck me because of the issues with faith - upper and lower case letter f. Tomas Ericsson (Gunnar Bjornstrand) is a pastor who is losing his faith in God, his church and himself. He has a mistress Marta Lundberg (Ingrid Thulin) who wants so desperately to marry him and a suicidal fisherman Jonas Persson (Max von Sydow) who is asking for help but has no idea how to help him. In a span of six hours you watch his faith in people and Faith in the Lord. I found it relatable because in our daily lives we have to put our faith in our family and friends only to sometimes get let down and though the Lord is there always it takes Faith to keep trusting in that as well.

(M) V for Vendetta. (James McTeigue, 2005) Grade: B

Thoughts: I went into this movie expecting too much and I think that really affected my review. In a totalitarian society of futuristic London, Evey (Natalie Portman) is rescued by V (Hugo Weaving), which causes them to cross paths later on. V’s objective is to blow up the Parliament building on the 5th of November to make a statement. The storyline gets a bit bogged down after that and I do not want to get into the complex/Matrix-ish plot but in the end V achieves his goal but at a cost. The acting was good and I could see them making a franchise of the whole thing. The movie ran a bit on the long side and I think they could have edited out 20 or 25 minutes but otherwise pretty enjoyable.

(M) Caterina Va In Citta (Caterina In The Big City. (Paolo Virzi, 2003) Grade: C+

Thoughts: A cute coming of age movie about a young teenager Caterina (Alice Teghil) moving to the big city of Rome. There was nothing special about the film but I have to note her father Giancarlo was played by Sergio Castelitto who is such a great actor. His most notable role is in Mostly Martha, a German cooking film which I just found out is being remade into yet untitled American film starring Catherina Zeta-Jones. I'm not a huge fan of remaking an already great movie but we'll see how this goes.

(M) Through A Glass Darkly. (Ingmar Bergman, 1961) Grade: B-

Thoughts: The first of Ingmar Bergman's trilogy of faith movies is a look at faith in family and love. Karin (Harriet Andersson) has just been released from a mental institution and is spending time with her family on an island - her husband David (Gunnar Bjornstrand), brother Minus (Lars Passgard) and father Martin (Max von Sydow). The three men must come to terms with Karin's illness, as she gets worse. The acting in the movie is amazing and disturbing. Harriet Andersson does such an amazing job playing a mentally ill person.