Sans any pre-review gabbing…c.d. got right into the details of an important film.  The very difficult to review…The Great Gatsby.  No Iron Man 3, but he also saw two worth seeing movies…Pain & Gain and Mud.

To start, c. d. articulates on The Kentucky Derby and Jazz Fest in New Orleans.  Then his attention turns to…The Company You Keep…full of stunning acting and star power.

c.d. had no complaints about the film he reviewed…The Sapphires…a movie he loved and whole heartedly endorsed.

c.d. opens discussing the stunning Leonard Cohen show…then he expresses surprise that he didn’t see Jack Kerouac’s…On The Road…but he did see the high gloss, low cost…The Call with Halle Berry.

c.d. breaks the ice with Basketball…Basketball…Basketball.  Then opines on…the not your Mom and Dads spring break movie…Spring Breakers…with an award quality performance by James Franco.

CD hits the ground running with a lesson on B movies. Then he dives into Phantom, a delightfully engaging B movie about a Soviet submarine crew.

The birthday Maven begins speaking of senior moments and losing his phone.  He then opines on and turns his attention to…Americana of the highest order…The Oscars.

Our Maven of Culture wants to remind you to go to the websites of The Jewish Film Festival and The Film Society of Louisville to find films not showing at the bigger theaters.

This week he reviews the deep and adoring Amour.