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Wednesday, December 24th, 2008Ah the holidays…’tis the season for gifts, family, food, sleighs, snow, twinkling lights, decorated trees, and Christmas carols. This is also the season where a certain piece of music, Handel’s Messiah, is doubtless performed more than any other. How much do you know about this popular Christmas-time tradition and its composer?
The Messiah, by George Friedrich [...]
Review: “The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women”
Thursday, December 4th, 2008Upon seeing the title of this documentary, most people—especially women—will doubtless feel a mixture of annoyance, abhorrence, and curiosity. But don’t let the title put you off. The title for this award-winning documentary (2007 SAICFF Best of Festival Jubilee Award), directed and produced by the Gunn brothers, does not denote an anti-female piece by any [...]
Movie Review: Bella
Monday, October 27th, 2008Called the “best movie of the year” by Tony Bennett, the “#1 top-rated movie of 2007” by Yahoo, and a New York Times Reader’s Poll, Bella was the winner of multiple awards including the People’s Choice Award of the Toronto Film Festival. Produced by Metanoia and Lionsgate Films and directed by Alejandro Monteverde, Bella is [...]
Put ‘Pirates’ to rest, please!
Thursday, October 9th, 2008It’s almost too painful to watch. The “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise is being run into the ground as we write.
The Internet is full of speculation and buzz about the $56 million Disney is forking over to Johnny Depp for a fourth “Pirates” film. That might be good news if the third “Pirates” film that [...]
Becoming Jane
Saturday, September 13th, 2008No, it’s not a new reality T.V. show searching for hot young writers aspiring to become the next Jane Austen, as the title might suggest. Rather, 2007’s Becoming Jane is a behind-the-scenes look at the famous lady herself. It is—allegedly—the story of how Jane Austen became Jane Austen.
Starring Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Maggie Smith, James [...]