Articles tagged "martin balsam"![]() Column: The Box Office Belletrist‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’: Check, Pleaseby Jennifer Makowsky[28.Apr.09] :. I hate it when a film takes a brilliant literary work and turns it into what it thinks the literary work should be. ![]() Short Ends and LeaderTwo Evil Eyes (1990): Blu-rayby Bill Gibron[31.Mar.09] :. In retrospect, it should be no surprise when major talents collaborate, clash and crash. With each one being a giant in their own particularly way, an attempted meeting of the minds becomes something... ![]() Film DVD ReviewBreakfast At Tiffany’s: Paramount Centennial Collectionby Terrence Butcher[26.Jan.09] :. In many respects, this is a love letter to a tony, cosmopolitan New York which perhaps never existed, a Big Apple devoid of muggings, racial strife, or transit strikes. ![]() Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs FeatureCinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs: Part 1by PopMatters Staff[13.Oct.08] :. Day One - A trip back to the classic days of studio system Hollywood, complete with great musicals, amazing adventure yarns, and a couple of post-modern freak outs, just to keep things controversial and lively. Cinema Qua Non - Indispensable DVDs ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe Bedford Incident (1965)by Karla Rae Fuller[7.Oct.03] :. Addresses the danger inherent in the military hierarchy and social isolation. ![]() Film DVD ReviewThe Carpetbaggers (1964)by Karla Rae Fuller[21.Jul.03] :. More troubling than the melodramatic disintegration of Jonas' personal life is The Carpetbaggers' depiction of Hollywood's exploitation of female sexuality. Two Evil Eyes (Due occhi diabolici) (1990)by Marco Lanzagorta[23.Jun.03] :. Romero's films often feature a family that is fragile, a prime target for destructive forces. Little Big Man (1970)by Elbert Ventura[17.Jun.03] :. It didn't just dispel the cloudless America of Westerns past -- it dismembered the genre, threw the parts in a trench, and spit on the tombstone. Cuba (1979/2002)by David Sanjek[1.Aug.02] :. The idea that an individual, like Robin Hood, could stand up for the rights of the oppressed comes across as a pleasant fantasy, worthy of song and legend, but devoid of the means to stand up against state power. |
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