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Articles tagged "alice braga" Film ReviewCrossing Overby Renee Scolaro Mora[6.Mar.09] :. In its stories of immigration, Crossing Over raises questions: how far are we willing to bend the rules to get what we desire? What will we risk to uphold our own values?  Film DVD ReviewI Am Legend: Ultimate Collector’s Editionby Andrew Winistorfer[9.Dec.08] :. This is as special as “special edition” gets, but it’s a set for a movie not worthy of the adoration.  Film ReviewBlindnessby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Oct.08] :. If its political metaphor is plain, the aesthetic allusions are more intriguing, as Blindness works to show what can't be shown, to find a visual language for what's not visual.  Column: The ScreenerIn the Land of the Blindby Chris Barsanti[3.Oct.08] :. Fernando Meirelles’ adaptation of Jose Saramago’s Blindness fails because the source material doesn’t easily lend itself to cinema, and because the filmmaker is clearly out of his depth.  Short Ends and LeaderFable Feels ‘Blind’ to its Own Illogicby Bill Gibron[2.Oct.08] :. Before Star Wars, serious science fiction survived on the allegorical. Take a typical situation, instill it with some sort of out of this world premise, and watch as humanity races toward its...  The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview FeatureTalk, Talk, Talk: September 2008by Bill Gibron[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. The PopMatters Fall 2008 Movie Preview Redbeltby Cynthia Fuchs[9.May.08] :. In Redbelt, as ever in David Mamet's universe, the fight is the issue. The Return of the Popcorn Circus: May 2008by Bill Gibron[28.Apr.08] :. In the first act of this four-part production, Tinsel Town decides to do some unbelievable front loading. Will there be room for independent offerings, or former HBO carnal comedy divas? Who knows? Without a doubt, it's an interesting way to start the season. I Am Obama: The American Imagination and the New Black Heroby Derik Smith[25.Feb.08] :. If Americans are willing to believe that the former Fresh Prince of West Philly can save the world all by himself, then there is a possibility that a black man may be the next president of the United States. He may no longer be fresh, but Will Smith remains a princeby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][17.Dec.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Back in the early 1990s, just as Will Smith was making the transition from rapper to television star with “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” he presented his... I Am Legendby Cynthia Fuchs[14.Dec.07] :. The clash with Alpha Male upturns the film's preceding focus on a Neville-only present. |
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