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A Real Island
By Janet Potter – Nov 2009 | No Comment
A Real Island

For a season, Maurice Sendak’s iconic Wild Things have become specifically what Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze want them to be … but what is that? Janet Potter goes out to meet them.

Fun, with Zombies
By Deirdre Crimmins – Nov 2009 | No Comment
Fun, with Zombies

Ruben Fleischer’s Zombieland straddles the divide between light family fare and flesh-eating mayhem; Deirdre Crimmins is naturally intrigued.

The French Food Connection
By Sharon Fulton – Sep 2009 | One Comment
The French Food Connection

Julia Child is all the rage: a new movie (Julie & Julia) and a couple of related books (My Life in France and the gastronomically-inclined Gourmet’s Rhapsody), etc. Sharon Fulton samples the wares.

‘The Dog is Going to Die’
By Brad Jones – Aug 2009 | No Comment
‘The Dog is Going to Die’

He transformed the American musical – and Judy Garland. Now Vincente Minelli has finally got his due – Brad Jones reviews America’s Dark Dreamer by Emanuel Levy.

For Your Consideration
By Sarah Hudson – Aug 2009 | 2 Comments
For Your Consideration

The Academy often forgets Oscar-caliber performances from the first half of the year, but movie maven Sarah Hudson doesn’t! Here are some of her earliest nominations.

That Old Bryn Mawr Accent
By Sarah Hudson – Jul 2009 | No Comment
That Old Bryn Mawr Accent

Their cinematic pairings are the stuff of movie legend, but do their movies stand the test of time? Sarah Hudson takes in the films of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.

Strange New Worlds
By Steve Donoghue – May 2009 | No Comment
Strange New Worlds

J.J. Abrams’ long-awaited Star Trek reboot has hit theaters, and Steve Donoghue looks into whether it carries on a proud legacy, or else overturns it.

Trouble Shooting: Video Games into Movies
By Phillip A. Lobo – May 2009 | No Comment
Trouble Shooting: Video Games into Movies

You’d think any brand of movie that could produce Super Mario Bros. would have no advocates left, but you’d be wrong! Our gaming expert Phillip A. Lobo diagnoses the problem to date and charts a new path for video game movies.

Anything that Moves: The Tudors on Film
By Steve Donoghue – May 2008 | No Comment
Anything that Moves: The Tudors on Film

More than any other dynasty in history, the Tudors are ready for their close-up. In this installment of his “Year with the Tudors,” Steve Donoghue leads us on a royal progress through film archives to access the heart and stomach of these undying superstars.

Weirder Than Real: The Films of Michel Gondry
By Lianne Habinek – Apr 2008 | No Comment
Weirder Than Real: The Films of Michel Gondry

Lianne Habinek forges into the beguiling part-adult, part-childish, part-real, part-dreamlike films of Michel Gondry

Good and Bad Replications
By Brian Kirker – Feb 2008 | No Comment
Good and Bad Replications

Studio interference severely compromised Ridley Scott’s visually stunning 1982 film Blade Runner. Now with Blade Runner: The Final Cut on DVD, Brian Kirker explores the remastering of a masterpiece.

Noises in the Dark
By Adam Golaski – Nov 2007 | No Comment
Noises in the Dark

Uncanny Bodies identifies an early affinity between talking pictures and the horror genre. Adam Golaski finds this chillingly true, but sees Robert Spadoni as the wrong man to explain it.