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Sep 6, 2008

Individuality in Minghella's The English Patient

In: Film Dramas Based on Books

By: Emanuela Puosi

Mighella tastefully transposes Ondaatje's work in a clever, emotional film. Ralph Fiennes, Kristin Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche star in this Oscar winning production more...

Sep 4, 2008

The Illusionist: A Cunning Film

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Rashelle Predovnik

Conneticut born filmmaker Neil Burger resorts to a classic fairy tale narrative in his film about a magician who must outwit an evil prince to win back his true love. more...

Sep 4, 2008

The Question of Evil in Cinema

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Anne Wakefield

The 80th edition of the academy awards, had among its five nominated films, two that seem to reveal a tendency in cinema to address indirectly the bleak post-Sept 11 mora more...

Sep 4, 2008

MR BROOKS

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Anne Wakefield

Who is narrating for us the unspeakable things that are taking place now in Iraq? Is art echoing the drums of war beating frenetically in a different, faraway continent? more...

Sep 3, 2008

Lang's Fury

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Zachary Hughes

Fritz Lang' s Fury (1936), is a sound condemnation of mob violence and vigilante justice. more...

Sep 3, 2008

"Into the Wild: The Discarded Masterpiece"

In: Drama DVD Reviews

By: Brian Miller

After it received a fairly limited theatrical run, Sean Penn's amazing Into the Wild is still yearning to find the audience it so richly deserved. more...

Sep 2, 2008

The Longshots

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Brian Miller

In the early 90's, "misfit kids are surprisingly good at sports" movies were big box-office hits. It seemed to be only a matter of time before this proven formula was re more...

Sep 2, 2008

Imperialism and Terrorism in Gaghan's Syriana

In: Film Dramas (general)

By: Emanuela Puosi

The oil is running out and the world super-powers are getting ready to face the crisis. Gaghan's Syriana (2005, Warner Bros) is a hard analysis of the problem. more...

Aug 31, 2008

Lean's Historical War Epic "Lawrence of Arabia"

In: Historical Films

By: Arash Farzaneh

David Lean's epic portrait of the controversial and complex T. E. Lawrence entitled "Lawrence of Arabia" is one of the most enduring and stunning classics on celluloid. more...

Aug 30, 2008

Best Modern Movie Musicals

In: Film Musicals

By: Robert Berg

People claim that the movie musical is a dead genre, yet some of the most vibrant, innovative film musicals have been produced in the past thirty years. more...

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