Features
Wednesday, March 11 2009
The Secret Policeman’s Balls
The seemingly smutty and initially baffling title is the collective moniker for a series of Amnesty International benefit concerts, held in London.
Reviews
Monday, January 31 2011
In 'Modern Times' the Little Tramp Steps Out of the Past and Into the Future One Last Time
This film features incisive social commentary, a charming relationship of equals, some of Charlie Chaplin's most iconic slapstick, and it looks ahead with playful speculation and scintillating savvy to the future.
Tuesday, August 24 2010
'Black Narcissus' Is Truly, Madly, Hysterically Wonderful
Black Narcissus is iconically and almost ethereally beautiful. It's a full-blooded, complex melodrama of the highest order.
Thursday, July 29 2010
'The Red Shoes': Dancing Defiantly To Its Own Tune
This beguiling fantasy is one of the greats of British, nay world cinema.
Friday, July 23 2010
'Tokyo Story' is Resonant, Insightful and Superbly Performed and Directed
Delicately portrayed and played by all concerned, many sequences have tremendous power. When Noriko’s broad, generous smile gives way to long-suppressed tears it is utterly heartbreaking.
Tuesday, July 13 2010
The Tangled, Trailing Tale of 'The White Ribbon'
A la Village of the Damned, the children of this village are a strange breed, suspiciously always present at the scenes of the savage crimes.
Blogs
Sunday, December 14 2008
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Definitive Collection - A&E Home Video [$99.95]
