Friday, May 15 2009
The Brothers Bloom
Overrated as truth may be, in The Brothers Bloom, Penelope (Rachel Weisz) is supposed to signify it.
Friday, November 14 2008
Dying on the Mind: ‘A Christmas Tale’ and ‘House of the Sleeping Beauties’
In the moody House of the Sleeping Beauties, an aging widower fights despair with a succession of naked beauties, while in the sprawling A Christmas Tale, a family bickers around their mother’s terminal illness.
Monday, October 18 2004
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
The investigation into issues of patriotism and accountability in Judgment at Nuremberg resonates strongly with contemporary American politics.
Tuesday, October 5 2004
Deep Impact: Special Collector’s Edition (1998)
Mimi Leder's Deep Impact is both less and more than a science fiction-styled disaster melodrama.
