February 2011

Unknown

February 21, 2011

Liam Neeson fairly burst onto the big screen in 1993 with his compelling performance as Oskar Schindler, the man who saved over a thousand Jews from Nazi execution, in the Oscar-winning Schindler’s List. It wasn’t his first film by any means, but it was his first big film, and it garnered him an Oscar nomination [...]

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Spidey’s Last Stand: Turn out the Lights, The Party’s Over

February 14, 2011

Turn out the Lights–The Party’s Over. With a budget of $65 million, “Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark” is touted as the most lavish musical ever mounted on Broadway. Much of the money has been invested in mechanical lifts and flying machines, high-tech costumes, and, unfortunately, medical bills. Already one performer has broken both wrists, another [...]

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Oscar’s Big Ten

February 14, 2011

I wasn’t a fan of the Motion Picture Academy’s decision to expand its field of Best Picture nominees to a crowded 10. But maybe the Academy is onto something. This year it has given its membership the opportunity to recognize a range of work that includes small independent films, big-budget blockbusters, thoughtful biographies, an animated [...]

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The Company Men

February 14, 2011

The Company Men is a highly relevant film about the financial meltdown of 2008, when hundreds of thousands of workers suddenly lost their jobs to downsizing and company closings. As a work of entertainment, it’s overly didactic and preachy, but as a social commentary it provides many insights and offers great fodder for conversation and [...]

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