The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
REVIEWING A NEW FORMAT OR A NEW MOVIE? By T.T. Stern-Enzi What a year! As we near the end of …
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Framing 2013: How to Look at the New Year in Film
Consider this a mission or statement of purpose for next year’s film coverage. The seed of the idea began at …
‘Killing’ Style at the Box Office
MARRYING 1970S GRIT WITH DRUGGY MATRIX EFFECTS By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: R Grade: B+ I’m a huge fan of Prince, …
Anna Karenina
To fully appreciate what Joe Wright has wrought with his adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic tale of adultery among the …
The Surreal Theatrics of ‘Anna Karenina’
JOE WRIGHT’S STAGEY ADAPTATION OF TOLSTOY By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rating: R Grade: A- To fully appreciate what director Joe Wright …
Red Dawn
Based on the prevailing studio model in Hollywood, all remakes fail to pass any litmus test for the basic right …
Silver Linings Playbook
Family is a tricky proposition in the world of David O. Russell. Whether the ones we’re born into (Spanking the …
The Missing Hitch in ‘Hitchcock’
As I waited for the advance screening of Hitchcock, from director Sacha Gervasi (writer of The Terminal and director of …
A Well-Earned Silver Lining
DAVID O. RUSSELL’S LATEST DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY DRAMEDY BEATS THE ODDS By T.T. Stern-Enzi Rated: R Grade: A Family is a …
Lincoln: The Sentimental Man and the Icon
Right off the bat in Lincoln, director Steven Spielberg gives us one of his signature moments, a framing device in …
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