Two Oscar hopefuls opened reasonably well this weekend, as holdovers “Moonlight” and “Loving” wait for a lift from awards and Ang Lee’s technological experiment fails with audiences.
For cinematographer Seamus McGarvey, capturing disparate looks in the Ben Affleck action thriller and Amy Adams romantic thriller was made easier shooting on film.
A woman is forced to confront the demons of her past as she is drawn into the world of a thriller novel written by her ex-husband.
Adapted from a 1964 novel of the same name, the film follows a day in the life of George Falconer (Colin Firth), a British college professor reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime parter. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will to live as he seeks the console of close friend Charley (Juliane Moore) who is struggling with her own questions about life.
