Mike Mills’ execution of his second feature film is nearly flawless. The pace of this film is outstanding and the acting is superb. The plot is the only weakness of this film (which is a wee bit important). It is a semi-autobiographical tale of Mike Mills more
In Beginners , actor Ewan McGregor plays Oliver, a man attempting to redefine his own life through his grief. When he meets the unpredictable Anna (Melanie Laurent), he is flooded with memories of the father (Christopher Plummer) who came out of the more
Ewan McGregor talks about "Beginners," director Mike Mills' love letter to his father and Los Angeles. It also happens to be one of the best films to hit theaters in 2011. http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/awards-campaign/posts/watch-ewan-mcgregor-talks-an-la-s more
Mike Mills’ first film, “Thumbsucker” was a quasi-cult hit. So when the director revealed that his second film, “Beginners,” would be a semi-autobiographical exploration of his relationship with his dying father, critics and film goers alike were more tha more
By Joan Alperin Schwartz: All I can say is...'Beginners' had me from the moment Ewan McGregor looks deep into the eyes of his newly acquired Jack Russel Terrier and says...'Look it's lonely out her... http://www.starpulse.com/news/Two_Jews_On_Film/2011/05 more
