Friday, February 25 2011
‘Dances with Wolves: 20th Anniversary Edition’: Thrilling, Dramatic, Sweeping
Dances with Wolves isn’t an epic as much as it’s an intimate study of humanity, or a carefully hung portrait of friendship, love and acceptance.
Wednesday, October 6 2010
Chasing the Ghost of Graham Greene in Contemporary Vietnam
My suite had a balcony overlooking the square and the Municipal Theatre. The hotel has a central open courtyard for breakfast dining. Wrought iron chairs. Glass-topped tables with bamboo place mats. A small fountain. Lacy white spheres hanging from spindly branches. It was easy to imagine Greene at work here, too, under the trees.
Monday, January 5 2009
‘Graham Greene: A Life in Letters’ provides a revealing look at the artistry, less so the arti
Friday, December 2 2005
Transamerica (2005)
Transamerica settles for the familiar 'alternative family' rather than questioning all those systems that make the very concept of 'alternative' necessary.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Wolf Lake
It's not long before you realize that 'Wolf Lake' isn't so inclined to spell out exactly what is happening or has happened to whom, and that this is actually one of its better inclinations.

































