Monthly Archives: January 2009

AN EDUCATION

By Elias Savada | January 2009

OFFICIAL SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SELECTION 2009… “An Education” takes a look into how social constructions and traditions attempt to put both men and women in their respective roles.

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AN EDUCATION

Carey Mulligan (The Greatest) stars in this Nick Nornby-penned adaptation of Observer journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir. Surrounded by a talented...

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THE GLASS HOUSE

In uptown Tehran stands a one-of-a-kind rehabilitation center called the Omid e Mehr Center. Here girls from the outskirts of Iranian society can come to...

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TAKEN

Usually when someone opines ‘oh, they don’t make them like this anymore’, they are paying a sort of high compliment, as if said film represents a...

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PASSING STRANGE

Going into “Passing Strange,” the only things I knew about the film was that it had something to do with Spike Lee (my favorite director) and a...

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ARLEN FABER

Arlen Faber (Daniels) is the world’s most famous self-help author. His book, entitled “Me & God” has been translated into nearly every language and...

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INKHEART

By the time Brendan Fraser starred in “The Mummy,” he had become the everyman of non-realistic storytelling. He turned into a romantic lead after his...

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THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD

This is one of those movies made for bleeding-heart liberals who complain when people are “taken advantage” of by corporations. “The Yes Men Fix the...

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SPREAD

Nikki (Kutcher) doesn’t have a job. He doesn’t have a car. He doesn’t even have a place to live. As it turns out, he doesn’t need any of that...

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MARY AND MAX

Like every one of Adam Elliot’s previous pieces, “Mary and Max” is a delight to watch. Narrated in the usual fashion by a deep-voiced Australian man,...

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GOOD

There is a moment in the middle of Istvan Szabo's "Sunshine" where John Neville angrily confronts his Jewish relatives after the Holocaust. Ralph Fiennes...

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