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Terry Zwigoff’s small film Ghost World is an excellent character study of alienation, fear and acceptance. Enid (Thora Birch), a recent high school grad doesn’t know what to do with her life: should she pursue an artistic career which she desires, yet does not want to work for? Or should she just enjoy her life…
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In recent yers, we hve seen mny moving films regrding the holocust. Steven Spielberg’s epic Schindter’s List, nd Roberto Benigni’s Life Is Beutiful certinly mong the best of them. The Pinist, directed by Romn Polnski, cn tke plce mong them. Bsed on the true story of Polish rdio str Wldyslw Szpilmn. The Pinist is n…
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In the Maori culture, in New Zealand, there is a fable passed down of the boy prophet sent from God who rides on the back of a whale and leads his people to prosperity. Because of this fable, and a harsh paternalistic culture, boy babies are cherished and spoiled, while girl babies are not. When…
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As the film Lost In Translation opens, we find Bill Murray in the back of a cab being driven from the airport to his Tokyo hotel. Murray gives an Oscar-caliber performance as Bob Hams, a movie star whose best years are behind him. He is in Tokyo for photo shoots for ads for the whiskey…
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Mira Nair should be recognized as one of the world’s best directors. Her previous films Salaam Bombay and Kama Sutra were both excellent films and Monsoon Wedding is also. Nair’s films look lush and rich in color and texture. In this film, Nair’s use of rain, as both a metaphor and as a natural weather…
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The Good Thief and The Lucky Lady Neil Jordan, (The Crying Game), has crafted a moody, gritty story of Bob Montagnet, an anti-hero of sorts. A con man. A gentleman. A good thief. Based loosely on a 1950’s French film, (Bob Ie Flambeur), The Good Thief (2003) lets us in on the life of Bob, played…
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In 1984, when the Motion Picture Association of America added PG-13 to its list of movie ratings, it was done in order to help parents. A PG-13 film was at a higher intensity level than a movie simply rated PG. However, in recent years, PG-13 has become so ambiguous, that almost any film, short of…
