Steven Helmer Publications

Synopsis: A 1940s carnival worker and grifter, Stanton Carlisle, learns how to use coded words and body language to pass himself off as a clairvoyant and, two years later, makes a living performing his act for the wealthy elite. Against his girlfriend/partner Molly's objections, Stanton decides to take the act one step further by partnering with an unscrupulous psychiatrist, Dr. Lillith Ritter, and using her patients' private secrets to pretend to talk to their deceased relatives. Who's in it? The movie stars Bradley Cooper , Cate Blanchett , Toni Collette , Willem Dafoe and Rooney Mara . Review: My wife and I saw a preview for this movie a few months ago and thought it looked interesting. So, when I found it at our local library last week, I decided to check it out. Overall, it was an OK film, though not quite as good as we hoped it would be. The overall plot was unique and interesting. I especially liked how the film went through a great deal of effort to show how a gr...

Synopsis: Jackson Main, a famous musician suffering from both alcoholism and hearing loss, stops for a drink at a randomly-chosen drag bar following a concert and witnesses a performance by a waitress and aspiring song writer named Ally. After convincing her to perform one of her songs with him on stage and go on tour with his band, the two quickly fall in love and are married. However, as Ally's music career takes off at the same time Jackson's career is in decline, his increased drinking and drug use threaten to destroy them. Who's in it? The movie stars Bradley Cooper , Lady Gaga , Sam Elliott , Dave Chappelle and Rafi Gavron. Review : My wife and I got this DVD through Netflix nearly two months ago and it pretty much just sat by our TV until this past weekend. Part of the reason for this was the movie's 136-minute run time (which made it a little difficult to work in on busy evenings). But, a larger part of it was the fact I honestly wasn't as interest...