Power in the World
“The Book of Eli” will seem familiar to those who saw “The Road,” another post apocalyptic film (“After Armageddon,” March). Both movies are photographed with …
The Power of Capital
In the wake of the massive earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, we saw capitalism at its best. Within hours of the quake, doctors, …
Forget the Oscsar
According to “The Blind Side,” Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher was a homeless 17-year- old, sleeping in the school gym, wash- ing his one …
Fear and Whiskey
In “Crazy Heart” (directed by Scott Cooper, Butcher’s Run Films, 2010, 112 minutes), Bad Black (Jeff Bridges) is a country singer whose albums once topped …
Free at Last?
“The Road,” based on Cormac McCarthy’s book of the same name (see my review, Jan.-Feb. 2009), opens with a sunlit closeup of a beautiful garden. …
Spectabulous
Many critics have called “Avatar” ” ‘Dances with Wolves’ in Space,” but as a story the film is worse than that: “Avatar” is about as …
Rebooting Sherlock
The new, action-packed version of Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert Downey, Jr., as the genius detective and Jude Law as his faithful sidekick, Dr. Watson, opens …
Liberty, Ahoy!
More than 40 years ago, Harry Browne published an open Christmas letter to his 9-year-old daughter with the startling words, “No one owes you anything.” …
Tainted Love
Michael Moore has made a name for himself as the king of ambush journalism. He snags interviews with corporate bigwigs and policy makers by pretending …
I, That am Rudely Stamp’d
“Truth is the daughter of time, not of authority,” wrote Francis Bacon. His saying provides the title of a book that was published a long …