Tim Jackson
David Blaine, Criss Angel, and of course, David Copperfield have used technology to create some highly sophisticated illusions, but films about magicians have been rare.
Read MoreAs for new independent films, producer Christine Vachon noted that each generation requires fresh stories and comparisons with a ‘golden’ age of filmmaking are irrelevant.
Read MoreWhile the nostalgic exposition pays dutiful homage to the original story, the gangbuster finish should satisfy the audience’s summer techno-lust.
Read More“Before Midnight” doesn’t go where you think it will, nor does it end quite the way you might imagine, but the highs and lows of this one memorable night evoke the disquiet and soberness that comes with becoming an adult.
Read MoreLike some of the best New Wave films of the ’60s, “Frances Ha” brims with the giddy optimism of youth.
Read MoreWith the passing of animator Ray Harryhausen, we would do well to remember when wonder was more … wondrous.
Read MoreMay is in full bloom. Starting just this week there is the LGBT Festival, screenings of three silent classics with live accompaniment, the beginning of the Harvard New American Black Cinema Series, and two Boston Jewish Film Festival encores.
Read MoreThere are over 100 films to choose screening tomorrow through Wednesday. To get you started, here are four that I have seen and highly recommend.
Read MoreThe serious intentions of “The Company You Keep” are ultimately undermined by the parade of stock cameos.
Read MoreBeyond the Hills is not the horror film the trailer seems to advertise, but it is certainly horrific.
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