Henry Jaglom and His Theatrical Families

Henry Jaglom’s newest film, Just 45 Minutes from Broadway,is an adaptation of his play about two generations of a Jewish theatrical family, and the secrets that come to light when one daughter brings home her “civilian” boyfriend. For those unfamiliar with Jaglom’s work, he uses an improvisational style that blurs the edge between actor and character so that, to a … Read More

Meet the Queen of the Lot

This is the final post on films I watched over the Thanksgiving holiday. I watched other films (Leatherheads, Pandorum, Coffee and Cigarettes), but there isn’t much to say about them. I’m ending on a high note, though. A while back I stumbled across the work of Henry Jaglom, a filmmaker who’s been forging his own indie path for forty years. … Read More