Chords and Discords
“The Soloist” begins in the way that “State of Play” ends: opening credits roll as newspapers are printed, bundled, and delivered. The papers are a …
December Song
Like newspaper columnists, film documentarians are always on the look- out for a great story. The difference is, they have to begin filming the story …
Hurry Up and Own
While President Obama tries to equalize Americans by taxing the rich and giving to the poor, along comes a dark little comedy that celebrates the …
Hurry Up and Waste
“Confessions of a Shopaholic” is based on one of those ubiquitous “pink books” you see on bookstore display tables with whimsical sketches of modern young …
The Audacity of a Dope
As the stock market plummeted below the 7,000 mark, reporters asked President Obama what he thought of the way the market was responding to his …
A Triumph of Technique Over Meaning
The story is so current it seems lifted from today’s headlines: a beautiful blond toddler is taken from her bed while her mother visits a …
Great Campy Fun
Just when “The Producers,” Mel Brooks’ musical adaptation of his 1968 film, has about run its course on Broad- way, Brooks mounts another equally ambitious …
We Ain’t All Alike
When George Reeves first appeared onscreen as Sergeant Maylon Stark in early viewings of “From Here to Etemi- t}j” the audience laughed and gasped, “Look! …
Curtain Call
With its tongue-in-cheek subtitle and clever cover art, “No Applause – Just Throw Money: The Book that Made Vaudeville Famous” by Trav S.D. promises a …
From the Ashes
Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center” is the second in what will undoubtedly be a long line of box-office films about the terrorist attacks of Sept. …