Thursday, June 16 2011
‘Vanishing of the Bees’ Could Do with More Honey, Less Vinegar
Vanishing of the Bees flits about from topic to topic -- and loses its way.
Monday, May 9 2011
We Are the City: High School EP
Experimentation sometimes gets in the way of the grandiose majesty at which these songs aim, and it sometimes gets the better of the Canadian trio We Are the City.
Thursday, April 28 2011
Actresses Shining Behind The Cameras
Many columns have been devoted to the successful transitions of actors such as Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck from acting into directing, but who are some of the women that have excelled behind the camera?
Tuesday, March 15 2011
SXSW Film Festival Day 2: ‘Super’ and ‘Being Elmo’
If Super was on your radar, then it’s probably safe to say you are in the four percent that it was made for. And you will more than likely have yourself a grand ol’ time.
Friday, October 22 2010
Kurosawa 101: Day Ten, 1991 - 1993
Today we bring to an end our examination of each of the films of Kurosawa directed in his amazing career. After the ambitious epic Ran, Kurosawa embarked a three smaller but more personal films.
Thursday, October 21 2010
Monster Dandelions and Weeping Demons
In the early 1990s, The Hollywood Reporter picked up on an emerging ‘trend’ of what it called cinema vert -- films about ‘green issues’. Kurosawa’s Dreams, though not financed by the American studio system, fits well in this cohort, albeit as the most formally distinct example of this miniature film movement.
Friday, October 8 2010
‘The Event’ Will Be Unrequited
I don’t know what The Event is – and I suspect I never will -- but not for lack of trying.
Thursday, October 7 2010
‘Skippy Dies’: This Isn’t Hogwarts
Paul Murray's novel about tragedy, heartbreak, and quantum physics at an Irish private school is as snortingly funny as it is painfully poignant.
Wednesday, June 16 2010
Underdogs Unite: ‘Girl in Translation’
If you like literary underdogs and unlikely heroes, prepare to fall in love with Kimberly Chang, the main character and hero of Jean Kwok's amazing debut novel.
