Monthly Archives: October 2009

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

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Jonze’s camera gazes upon Carrol and company just like countless readers have, and thus “Where the Wild Things Are” tributes and adds to its inspiration.

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Spike Jonze knows a thing or two about spinning a fantastic journey. Quirky as his big screen debut, “Being John Malkovich,” may be, the eccentric...

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WELCOME TO MACINTOSH (DVD)

Fanatics getting their due "Welcome to Macintosh" is an inside baseball movie, the type of film that's aimed at a small segment of the population. Even...

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STUCK!

The first shot of the film is the most telling; it could be straight out of something by Lynch or Kubrick as we open on a picturesque American street and...

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COUPLES RETREAT

I find it impossible to fathom the critical savaging this film has received. Its Rotten Tomatoes rating barely exceeds Vince Vaughn’s shoe size and yet...

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AWAY WE GO (DVD)

Some movies are home runs. Others are strikeouts, or base hits, or error-filled disasters. Using that metaphor, I'd call "Away We Go" a double. It's a...

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GLENN BECK: UNELECTABLE

Any rational person would read the title of this pro-Beck DVD release and think, “Thank God.” Can you imagine Glenn Beck as president? The man is...

COCO BEFORE CHANEL

While my style sense may border on Neanderthal (generic shorts/jeans and t-shirts, whenever possible), I can admire a good film about perhaps the most...

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BEER WARS (DVD)

There may have been a fascinating nonfiction film within “Beer Wars,” which promises a “no holds barred exploration of the U.S. beer industry.” ...

THE RETURN OF “ARAYA”: INTERVIEW WITH MARGOT BENACERRAF

In 1959, Venezuelan filmmaker Margot Benacerraf was one of two winners of the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for her feature...

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A CABIN IN TIME

Portal to the Unknown Is time the linear, clock-measured construct that most believe, or do past, present and future recurrently overlap in one...

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