Dahlia, written by newcomer Christina Channelle, is the first part of what’s to be the “Blood Crave” series. Dahlia Winters, a seventeen year old girl, has been in and out of foster care for as long as she can remember.…
Music Review: Local Natives – “Hummingbird” Album
Even as an avid fan of indie music sung by stereotypical forlorn males, I discarded folk alternative band Local Natives’ first album, Gorilla Manor, as nothing more than an easy cash grab of the popularity of folk music. Why? I don’t know…
Movie Pick of the Week: The Visitor (2007)
Movies Watched This Week: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939), Howl (2010), Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (2001), Pirate Radio: The Boat that Rocked (2009), The Visitor (2007), A Late Quartet (2012). January has been the month of…
Top 10 “Fairy Tale” Adaptations (For Now)
With the upcoming film, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton, for what promises to at the least be some gloriously campy fun, we thought it would be fun to countdown some of the other best adapted…
The Film Canon: The Graduate (1967)
WARNING: YES, THERE ARE SPOILERS. What is it about the disenchanted youth that plays so fascinatingly well on film? Whether it be Brick, Less Than Zero, My Own Private Idaho or Harold and Maude there is something, some key element,…
Allyson’s Movie Review: The Impossible
The Impossible had a daunting task in front of them to tackle: they had to shoot a film based on a hugely tragic natural disaster and not make it feel exploitive. This film toed the line dangerously close, and it…
Movie Pick of the Week: Layer Cake (2004)
Movies Seen This Week: Taxi Driver (1976), End of Watch (2012), Enchanted (2007), Girl Walk//All Day (2012), Starter for 10 (2006), Wanted (2008), Girl Model (2012), Rope (1948), The Impossible (2012), Porco Rosso (1992), Hitchcock (2012), Layer Cake (2004) What…
