Reviews
Tuesday, August 23 2011
'The Conspirator' Is Emotionally Vivid
Mary Surratt’s trial in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is a complex story about motherhood, family, loyalty and fairness.
Friday, April 15 2011
'The Conspirator': They've Left Nothing to Chance
In the film's story, which is Aiken's story, Mary and Anna embody both the problem and the possible solution.
Friday, November 9 2007
Lions for Lambs
Though Lions barely considers the soldiers' choices, it's clear they've been egregiously misinformed, turned into terms in someone else's argument.
Blogs
Thursday, August 18 2011
Robert Redford: Activist Auteur
When he started, all he wanted was respect. Now, Robert Redford's career behind the camera is constantly viewed with reverence. But his work has slipped from intriguing icon to shill.
News
Tuesday, August 16 2011
'The Conspirator' story is part of a larger debate
Robert Redford's "The Conspirator" may be about the military trial of a woman convicted in 1865 of conspiring to murder President Abraham Lincoln, but it…
Wednesday, April 13 2011
Civil War film 'Conspirator' aims at truth
NEW YORK — On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Union troops stationed in Fort Sumter, S.C. The barrage marked the opening shots of…
Wednesday, January 2 2008
Iraq War-themed films can't find an audience
What if they made a war movie and nobody came to see it? No biggie. Individual films fail all the time for all kinds of…
Friday, November 9 2007
In 'Lions for Lambs,' cool icon turns passionate political advocate
PHILADELPHIA -- Sundance fever. Happens every time Robert Redford comes to the University of Pennsylvania. Back in `98, the president and deans panted like fangirls.…
Friday, November 9 2007
Today's foreign wars are Hollywood hell
This is not your grandfather's war. This war is unpopular and controversial, seemingly endless. But that hasn't stopped Hollywood from releasing a series of films…
