We had a wonderful time on air today, discussing the films of Steven Spielberg. Check out the podcast, if you…
Gen X? Call Me Generation Spielberg …
[My apologies to Richard Amsel, the designer of the original “Raiders of the Lost Ark” poster, and to Roberto Bizama…
“Amour” at the Best Eccentric Musicians’ Hotel
Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) How nice to see both Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva back on the screen! Now in…
“The Impossible” Band of “Pirates”
The Impossible (J.A. Bayona, 2012) I went to see this film today because it was the last of the narrative (fiction)…
“Rust and Bone” Do Not a “Broken City” Make
Rust and Bone (Jacques Audiard, 2012) Rust and Bone is a film in which an Orca trainer from one social class meets…
A Great Rib: “Arbitrage” Shows Gere’s Still Got It
Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki, 2012) I missed this film when it came out. I even had an opportunity to see it…
Master Weiwei’s Weenie (so sorry, I couldn’t resist): My SHORT Franken-Review of Three Films of 2012 That I Somehow Missed Reviewing Before
The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) How could I have not reviewed this movie? I had such a visceral negative…
Go Team USA: The Triumphalist Jingoism of “Zero Dark Thirty”
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) For me, the best part of Zero Dark Thirty, back when I saw it in New…
Oscars 2013 – My Picks
The 2013 Oscar Nominations were announced this morning. My picks are below. These are the movies that I think should win…
Friday, 1/4/13, Midday on Film: The Movie Star Edition
pg. 350 – Traditionally, “movie stars … have served a crucial and psychologically necessary function as role models for trying on…
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