I continue to do my best to watch as many films released in the past year as my schedule will…
Life of Pi, Anna Karenina, The Interrupters, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Monsieur Lazhar
Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012) When modern 3D technologies first started making serious inroads into contemporary filmmaking, thanks to the phenomenal…
Alex, Ruby and the Coming Apocalypse
As the year 2012 approaches its end – but as the world, hopefully, does not – I am trying to…
Sex and Intimacy Powerful Bedfellows Can Make: A Review of “The Sessions”
Whoops! I forgot that I had seen this a few weeks ago on a visit to NYC for my Mom’s…
“Argo,” “Looper,” and “Take This Waltz”
As I rush to watch as many of the films released this fall, as well as films I missed earlier…
Enough with the Reboot: Just Make a Damn Bond Film! (Thoughts on “Skyfall”)
First off, let me just say that Skyfall, the new James Bond film, directed by Sam Mendes, is a very good…
Film Reviews from October 20 to November 5
Here are some recent film reviews of mine. More to follow throughout the month. Lincoln (2012, Steven Spielberg) I liked…
Film Is Dead – Long Live Film!
Today’s Midday with Dan Rodricks show – on WYPR, 88.1 FM, Baltimore’s NPR News Station – Linda DeLibero (Associate Director, Film and…
The Bondian Knot
On Friday, October 5, 2012, Linda DeLibero, Associate Director of Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins, and I appeared…
ARRI Alexa Demo
2012-10-03_ARRI Alexa Demo_01, a photo by Christopher Llewellyn Reed on Flickr. Guenter Noesner from Arriflex came to school today to…