It begins with the voice over of a dead man. If you recall, Billy Wilder’s black comic masterpiece Sunset Blvd. also begins with narration courtesy of a corpse. Like William Holden and Gloria Sw…
Oscar Buzz: We Predict the Nominees
Hollywood is aflutter with anticipation (and in some cases anxiety) over the impending nominations for the 85th Academy Awards. At 5:30 tomorrow morning, the ubiquitous Gangster Squad star Emma Stone …
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Les Misérables
“Cosette, I don’t know what to say,” sings selfless firebrand Marius in the dramatic Romeo and Juliet style love song “A Heart Full of Love”. A delightful and talented ac…
Oscar Buzz: Will Teens Have a Horse in the Race?
It’s that time of year again. The Weinsteins are whining, and the red carpets are rolling! In the enormous mess of DVD promotions, star interviews, magazine spotlights, and blogger rants, itR…
Maxwell’s Movie Review: Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me has several very funny lines sure to make you laugh, and a number of playful episodes sure to make you smile. It is not ‘hilarious,’ like you might expect a film based on…
The Film Canon: Do the Right Thing (1989)
It’s sweltering. Radio DJ Mister Señor Love Daddy (Samuel L. Jackson) is proclaiming it to be one of the hottest days of the summer. It’s too hot to work, but Mookie (Spike Lee) makes his …
The Film Canon: All the President’s Men (1976)
Some movies know they’re movies. If done well, they are aware that their job is to tell us a story, and invite us along for the ride. Whenever you hear a movie described as a ‘satire’…