Posts tagged the artist

Well, it took a while (I’m getting more and more swamped with wedding stuff as the big day approaches – only a month and a …

As always, such an anticlimax. But, the consensus in my tiny Oscar watchfest was “they were not that terrible”. Given that these are the Oscars, …

The Artist begins with an intertexual nod to our hero’s predicament. We see a silent film shown in a grand movie house. The scene unfolds as …

As the Oscar approaches, I am of course devouring one best picture nominee after the other, so I can be good and ready come February …

  Cancel anything and everything you might have planned this evening and go see The Artist. Michael Hazanavicius’ 1920s style silent movie is eliciting nothing …

1. Shame ( 2011) | PG-17 Director: Steve McQueen Synopsis: In New York City, Brandon’s carefully cultivated private life, which allows him to indulge his …