RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) These 1974 20th Century Fox “neo noir” releases provide visions of the American underworld that move into deep psychological waters. In John Frankenheimer’s “99 and 44/100% Dead!” the waters…
Beauty and the Beast 3-D: This Disney classic was an enchanting feast of extraordinary animated film when it debuted in 1991. With catchy and amusing songs, and even a completely joyful Busby Berkeley-style precision…
Feature: “Aurora” (2011), “A Darker Reality” (2008), “Diary of a Single Mom” (2011), “Film Socialisme” (2010), “Fistful of Bullets: A Spaghetti Western Collection” (various dates), “5, 6, 7, 8” (2009), “The Hellstrom…
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE) When this project began, it was going to be a short film about the National Film Registry – the Library of Congress’ list of “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” American films…
“Too many trolls are out and about,” says Hans (the comedian Otto Jespersen) to three wide-eyed Norwegian students keen on filming reported bear sightings in the mountains.
Feature: “Apollo 18” (2011), “Brighton Rock” (2010), “Contagion” (2011), “Dispatch” (2011), “Final Destination 5” (2011), “The First Grader” (2010), “Fish Story” (2009), “A Good Old-Fashioned Orgy” (2011), “Hostel: Part…
1: Why do Laurel and Hardy get fired from the toy shop in “Babes in Toyland”? 2: How does the angel Clarence inscribe the copy of “Tom Sawyer” in “It’s a Wonderful Life”? 3: In “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Lucy asks…
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) There’s a disturbing obstacle that might prevent one from enjoying this NBC comedy series, and perhaps that’s why it lasted just one season. The blockage: one’s political views.
Opening Wednesday The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo The Adventures of Tintin Opening Friday The Flowers of War I Melt With You My Reincarnation Silent Souls We Bought a Zoo Opening Christmas Day The Darkest Hour War Horse
Feature: “Action Double Feature: 99 and 44/100 Percent Dead/The Nickel Ride” (both 1974), “The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975” (2011), “Branded to Kill” (1967), “The Candy Snatchers” (1973), “Circumstance” (2011), “…