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The Avengers: Joss the Superhero Wrangler, Part 2
Since The Avengers is trampling box office records all over the place, this is kind of a moot point (or a moo point, as Joey Tribbiani would say), but I just want to add my own “Woo-hoo, yay for Joss!” … Continue reading
The Palm Beach Story: Sex Gets in the Way for Joel McCrea and Claudette Colbert
Speaking of sex-as-subtext in classic films, The Palm Beach Story was on TCM this week. Preston Sturges’ screwball gem is all about how sex keeps getting in the way of a wife’s scheme to help her husband by divorcing him … Continue reading
Casablanca: Still Gorgeous at 70
At a recent 70th anniversary screening, Casablanca proved to be as gorgeous and entertaining as ever. Honestly, what can I say about it that hasn’t already been said? I suppose I could say that it’s as though celluloid was invented … Continue reading
The Hunger Games: Kick-Ass Heroine seeks Adventure-Loving Director
Update: Francis Lawrence to direct Catching Fire. I’m actually not sure how to feel about him as a director: Water for Elephants – not good. I am Legend – solid. Constantine – one of my guilty pleasures; I end up … Continue reading
The Hunger Games Revisited
Since my previous post about The Hunger Games posed some questions about how the movie would measure up to the books, here’s my follow-up, now that I’ve watched the movie: overall, it’s one of the better book-to-movie adaptations I’ve seen, … Continue reading
Random Harvest: Greer Garson and Ronald Colman in all their Old Hollywood Glory
Random Harvest was on Turner Classic Movies the other morning, and even though I’ve already watched the film several times, I just had to sit down and watch it again. It’s such an all-around beautiful movie – a beautiful love … Continue reading
The Avengers Trailer Watch: Joss the Superhero Wrangler
I have to admit, I was worried when I saw the first trailer for Joss Whedon’s The Avengers; nothing about it made me eager to see the movie. Joss is brilliant with television and even with mini-series and comic books … Continue reading
Sarah’s Key: No Escape from the Holocaust
Sarah’s Key opens in 1942, with a young girl hiding her little brother in a concealed closet to protect him from French authorities rounding up Jewish citizens in their Paris neighborhood. Sarah locks Michel in, with a child-like belief that … Continue reading
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The Hunger Games: Will the movies do justice to Katniss?
I just saw a Hunger Games preview on TV last night, and my question is: why is Katniss giving her sister Prim the mockingjay pin? Is the movie just getting rid of the character of Madge, the fellow District 12 … Continue reading
My Oscar Hangover
This is not a recap or criticism of anyone in particular (except maybe for Angelina), just my lingering impressions of the Oscar ceremony: Some Like it Wilder! The peerless filmmaker Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot, Sunset Boulevard, and many … Continue reading
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