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‘In the Heart of the Sea’: Modernized Moby Dick
by Sandra Olmsted In his new film, In the Heart of the Sea, director Ron Howard and screenwriter Charles Leavitt modernize the true tale of what happened to the whaling…
Films creating Oscar Buzz
The Oscar Race is On! List of top Films of 2015 by Sandra Olmsted When Chris Rook takes the stage on Feb. 28, 2016, how many of the…
The 33: Sentimentality and Terrific Performances, Latin American Style
by Sandra Olmsted While sentimentality is often viewed as a distortion of reality in American culture, in The 33, director Patricia Riggen embraces a different cultural norm, popular in the…
There is Still Time to Enjoy The St. Louis Film Festival
by Sandra Olmsted Each year the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) bring an amazing array of film to the St. Louis public including some first run movies that haven’t…
Two Political Films: Truth and Our Brand Is Crisis
by Sandra Olmsted Truth and Our Brand Is Crisis both raise questions about political power and our process political. Writer/director James Vanderbilt’s Truth recounts the events of “MemoGate” which took…
Crimson Peak is Classic Gothic Tale, Beautifully Filmed But Still Terrifying
By Sandra Olmsted Writer/director Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, Crimson Peak, wallows in the subgenre of Gothic horror by including the textbook tropes, such as an ancient, haunted castle with…
‘Bridge of Spies’ Evokes the Past
by Sandra Olmsted The killer team of Director Steven Spielberg. Star Tom Hanks, aging nicely into “mature” roles, screenwriters Matt Charman and the Coen Brothers, Ethan and Joel, and cinematographer…
New ‘Pan’ is Really a Revisionist Peter Pan
By Sandra Olmsted Even though James M. Barrie’s Peter Pan has a timeless quality, transporting the story to the WWII era raises serious questions regarding director Joe Wright’s film, Pan,…
No Escape: High Tension, Low Concept, Great Acting from Some Big Name Cast
by Sandra Olmsted Writer/director John Erick Dowdle’s No Escape delivers plenty of gripping, edge-of-the-seat suspense and action, but lacks character development and depth. Thankfully, the acting is topnotch! After his…
Ricki and the Flash: Music-laced Dramedy Not a Comedy For Star Meryl Streep
by Sandra Olmsted While director Jonathan Demme’s new film, Ricki and the Flash, has some chuckles, for the most part it is an uplifting, family-affirming dramedy, with some great musical…
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