A decade ago writer-director Wes Anderson was considered a wunderkind, following the releases of Rushmore (1998) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). He has had cult success since then, with The Darjeeling Limited (2004), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012), but he has yet […]
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My Little Chickadee (1940) ☆ ☆
Our sixth classic of 2014 is the first and only teaming of comedy legends Mae West and W. C. Fields, in My Little Chickadee. This 1940 film is a Western parody in which “novelties and notions” salesman Cuthbert J. Twillie […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Deadline USA (1952) The In-Laws (1979) My Little Chickadee (1940) A Raisin in the Sun (1961) I chose […]
Continue reading »Twenty Feet from Stardom (2013) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
When I made my Oscar predictions I knew that this documentary was the front runner in its category, but I bet on an upset. That didn’t happen. Now that I’ve actually seen the film, I see why it won — […]
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Pixar Studios has been the gold standard of animation for so long now that it seems surprising when another studio presents a movie of comparable quality. Especially the Walt Disney studio, because audiences have not embraced their films with the […]
Continue reading »All About Eve (1950) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Our fifth classic of 2014 is a show business drama of the New York theater scene, All About Eve. It is a 1950 movie which, in a very strong year for really good movies, set a record with an astonishing […]
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by Barb Lentz The five movies Bob provided for me from which to choose were these: All About Eve (1950) David Copperfield (1935) Ikiru (1952) The Sea Hawk (1940) Sleeper (1973) I chose All About Eve from this […]
Continue reading »Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) ☆ 1/2
The Coen brothers as filmmakers are hit and miss with me. For every one of their on-target skewers of life as we know it they produce something that I just don’t get, like Burn After Reading or O Brother, Where Art […]
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Meryl Streep is the most honored performer in Academy Awards history, with a total of eighteen acting nominations — including a current one for August: Osage County, in which she once again proves her incredible range and talent. Over the […]
Continue reading »12 Years a Slave (2013) ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have to admit that I have not been looking forward to seeing this, for the subject matter inevitably leads to viewer depression and guilt. Misplaced guilt, perhaps, but guilt nonetheless. My trepidation was absolutely realized; 12 Years a Slave is […]
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