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Stories from the (Un) Funny Farm: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Film Review
By Norm Schrager at April 30, 2013 | 9:37 pm | 3 Comments
3.5 / 5 stars There’s no logical reason why Golden Globe voters categorized Silver Linings Playbook as a comedy during the 2012 awards season. Even at its most effective and appealing, David O. Russell’s tale of psychiatrically troubled souls doesn’t have much to laugh at. Mental illness, painful loss, obsessive gambling... This clearly ain’t What About Bob? more...
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Motor City Melancholy: DETROPIA Film Review
By Norm Schrager at January 16, 2013 | 6:26 am | 1 Comments
3.5 / 5 stars For a passing moment in Detropia, the dying-city documentary by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady (Jesus Camp), we get a glimpse of the fallout from the 1967 Detroit riots. Burned and gutted buildings. Law enforcement in the streets en masse. An unlikely citizen brandishing a gun. It’s all positioned as a visual comparison, with painful similarities, to the more...
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Come Fly With Me: SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED Film / DVD Review
By Norm Schrager at November 9, 2012 | 11:07 pm | 0 Comment
3.5 / 5 stars The concept of time travel has been around popular modern storytelling since H.G. Wells (and even earlier), but it’s recently taken up residence in the world of smaller, low-budget films. What was once near-exclusive territory for science fiction has become the basis for tricky brain teasers (Primer), tantalizing mysteries (Sound of My Voice) and, with more...
Comedies , Drama , Featured , Independent Film , Movie Posters , New on DVD , Reviews , Science Fiction
Restored LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Coming To Theaters
By Scott David at September 15, 2012 | 5:55 pm | 0 Comment
It is one of the greatest epics of all time and certainly the most incredible theater experience I have ever had. This October 4th, a digitally restored version of David Lean’s masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia is being released in theaters nationwide to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the classic film's initial theatrical run (It premiered in the UK on December 10, more...
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