Saturday, February 23, 2013
The Oscar-nominated documentary 'The Invisible War' charts the staggering, traumatic problem of rape, mostly of women, in the U.S. military.
This week, I thought I would review one of two Oscar-nominated documentaries I saw recently: The Invisible War. Will it win on Oscar Night, February 24, 2013? We will just have to wait and see. The Invisible War is a night and day difference from Searching for Sugar Man (which I reviewed last week)…in not only subject but also tone. Sugar Man is never too deep or heavy but Invisible War is weighty right from the start…all of which is attributed to the more serious subject matter of Invisible War…serious, dark, disturbing and all too true, apparently. Earlier: Review of Oscar-nominated Searching for Sugar Man That subject matter is about sexual crimes (mostly against women, but one or two male victims are interviewed as well) in the …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
This year's contenders were announced Thursday at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Who's got your vote?
Director Steven Spielberg's historical drama "Lincoln" earned a leading 12 nominations Thursday for the 85th Annual Academy Awards, followed by Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" with 11, while the musical "Les Miserables," directed by Tom Hooper, and David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" tied with eight nods each. "Lincoln" was nominated for best picture and gave Spielberg his eighth best director nomination. A win would be his third in the director category. It's the eighth film Spielberg has had in the running for best picture (''Schindler's List'' won in 1994). "Lincoln" also garnered a best acting nod for two-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln and supporting acting nominations for Sally Field—a two-time best actress winner who …
Monday, December 5, 2011
Martin Scorsese’s visually stunning fantasy is guaranteed to enchant movie buffs of all ages.
Like any tool in a filmmaker’s arsenal, 3D is not interesting merely on its own terms. It takes the imagination and craftsmanship of a true artist to make pop-out visuals rise above the level of mere gimmickry. Thanks to the combined efforts of master filmmaker Martin Scorsese and veteran cinematographer Robert Richardson, Hugo is undoubtedly the best-looking live action film I’ve ever seen in three dimensions. Instead of using the extra depth to simply ricochet objects off viewers’ heads, Scorsese surrounds and immerses the audience in the snow-covered beauty of 1930's Paris, while externalizing the awe felt by two young protagonists as they become swept up by the magic of cinema. To categorize Hugo as a children’s film would be a grave …
Virginia Llorca
12:56 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Kind of you to bother to rethink it. Accountability is a word that needs to be "tossed" about as much as some others are. more ›