In: Film

Mirror Mirror: A Poor Reflection of the Classic Story
July 19, 2012

Mirror Mirror is nothing special for anybody that loved the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film). Mirror Mirror…

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Fairy Tales with a Twist
July 17, 2012

Let’s be honest: we could use some new fairy tales. After all, passive princesses hardly reflect the modern mores of 21st…

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The Night of the Hunter: A Brilliant and Frightening Bed-Time Story
July 12, 2012

“The Night of the Hunter” (1955) opens with an ominously dark night sky, sprinkled with stars and permeated by the righteous…

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Let Fury Have the Hour
July 11, 2012

Once again, lower Manhattan was host to the annual Tribeca Film Festival. One of the films that premiered at the festival…

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PINA: a documentary by Wim Wenders
May 16, 2012

Wim Wenders’ PINA, showed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is a beautifully directed and edited documentary.  So much is revealed , clearly and…

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