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Film Review: ‘Blancanieves’ Contributes to Silent Film Art
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 5, 2013 - 2:57pmCHICAGO – The silent film, which was revived by the 2011 Best Picture Oscar winner “The Artist,” is honored again in the new film “Blancanieves.” This artful re-imagining of the Snow White story – set in Spanish bullfighting rings – cherishes the feel of silent film, and features clever composition.
DVD Review: Coppola’s ‘Tetro’ Arrives With a Wealth of Special Features
Submitted by mattmovieman on May 5, 2010 - 10:52amCHICAGO – It’s been thirty-five years since Francis Ford Coppola wrote an original screenplay for one of his pictures, and though “Tetro” is certainly not in the same league as his last singular written work (1974’s “The Conversation”), it is still the most cinematically exciting, hauntingly beautiful, and achingly personal film he’s made in decades.
