Movies take us back to the fatalistic future
Why are we so preoccupied with a doomed future in movies? Take “The Hunger Games,†for example (which opened Friday).
March 25, 2012
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Why are we so preoccupied with a doomed future in movies? Take “The Hunger Games,†for example (which opened Friday).
The guilty joy and secret pleasure of indulging in cheap, buttered movie theater popcorn and a mystery-meat hot dog seem to be behind us.
21 Jump Street: Based on the 1980s TV series, this movie takes the name and the part where young cops infiltrate high schools, and then mocks pretty much everything else, with plenty of success. Channing Tatum holds his…
THE FILM: Going back and seeing a filmmaker’s style evolve is always fun. Looking at the early British films of…
The DVD rental for “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,†officially released on Tuesday and along with it came some confusion.
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The Federal Reserve turned a profit of $77.4 billion last year, driven by a dramatic increase in its balance sheet due to its policy of buying up securities to help stimulate economic growth.
This week on Blu-ray/DVD: The film that finally netted Gary Oldman an Oscar nomination; a 1993 documentary that’s more timely than ever; a terrifying outdoor thriller; the more brutal cousin to “The Hunger Games;” and David Fincher’s latest. Â #1
A single braid down the back, a light hunting jacket, a pair of sturdy leather shoes and a small golden pin; not exactly a culmination of things you would call fashionable.
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