
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
George Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter — the names bandied around for Greatest American Songwriter are a familiar bunch. Less well-known are the handles of the Sherman Brothers, yet their songs are just as memorable.
True story of black Afrikaner brought to biopic
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Any human being could understand what was wrong with South Africa's racist system of apartheid. But one woman's circumstances best exposed the absurdity in the system to those who perpetuated it.
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Advice compiled and condensed from actual sources by Kelly Jane Torrance, who composed the questions.
Gutsy performance at center of Chilean character study
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
"The Maid" ("La nana") is a character study, and though — like many in the genre — it moves deliberately and unhurriedly, it's a gutsy one. That's because the woman at the center of this Chilean film is a hard one to empathize with, let alone love.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Lone Scherfig was not the obvious choice to direct "An Education" — though producers must be glad they chose her.
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Airline tickets, gasoline, video-game systems — a wide variety of products have been the target of price wars. It's been rare to see literature a part of that list, though, until now.
A schoolgirl seduced by 1960s London
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
There have been many movies about older men seducing younger women — but few so beguiling as "An Education." That's because the film is about a number of other age-old stories, too.
Reminder of star's true talent
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
Watching "This Is It" sometimes feels too disturbingly intimate. The limited-engagement film was compiled from video recorded at Michael Jackson concert rehearsals. He died days after some of the film was shot.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW: Watching this backstage peek at an extraordinary performing artist's creative process sometimes feels a little too disturbingly intimate.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Answers compiled by Kelly Jane Torrance, who also composed the questions.