Latest Review
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‘The English Teacher’: Jolly good
May 17, 2013
I often note how difficult it is to create a comedy that’s not only smart and funny but also charming and surprising. But first-time director Craig Zisk, a TV veteran, has done that with “The English Teacher,” which opens in limited release today (5/17/13) and is already available on VOD. Like a witty update on Jane Austen, [...] More »
Latest Interview
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Sarah Polley and the ‘Stories’ she tells
May 13, 2013
“It was fascinating and illuminating and exhausting,” Sarah Polley says, sipping iced tea in a Manhattan restaurant. “I wanted to focus on all these voices telling the story in different ways. To me, what was interesting was not the story, but the way you tell it.” She’s talking about “Stories We Tell,” the personal (and yet universal) [...] More »
Commentary
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My annual anti-3D sermon
May 20, 2013
I was heartened to read that, on its opening weekend, “The Great Gatsby” did solid business, despite some unjustly vicious reviews. I was even more uplifted when I read that, in placing a strong second to “Iron Man 3,” “Gatsby” only earned one-third of its box-office take from people who saw it in 3D. Which, I guess, brings [...] More »
