Category Archives: Film

Snapshots

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Perhaps it has been the effects of the lingering winter, but of late I fear my taste in film viewing has tended more toward entertainment … Continue reading →

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The Slumdog Gospel

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Jim Spiegel

The Academy Awards garnered by Slumdog Millionaire last week were well-deserved, to say the least.  Amy and I went to see the film a few weeks ago, after multiple recommendations by friends.  Even going in with high expectations, the film … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. John Adams—Any movie that I can get Jim to watch with me is a good movie (with the grim exception of Tropic Thunder—Ugh). Any six-hour … Continue reading →

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Kiddie Film, Aesthetics, and Over-priced Popcorn

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Amy Spiegel

For many years now, I have known of the inadequacies of the system by which movies are rated. Standing in the aisles of many a Blockbuster, I have asked myself the following questions: “Just what does ‘some mild language and … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. The Fallen Idol and Daisy Kenyon — Both of these films date from the late 1940s and are fair to midland as far as quality. … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Atonement — I went into this movie with pretty low expectations, but wanted to give it a try since it was nominated for several Academy … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. The Darjeeling Limited – Take the most unlikely characters and place them in the most implausible circumstances. Add a dash of rapid fire dialogue and … Continue reading →

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Big Families and the Environment

Posted on September 6, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

As a father of four kids, I am sometimes asked whether my wife and I “intended” to have “so many” children.  They say, “I don’t want to be rude, but…”  Well, the answer is yes; we did intend to have … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy. Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Thumbs Down: Awake: Okay, I know it’s a movie about a heart transplant patient who discovers a plot to kill him while having open-heart surgery. … Continue reading →

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Oreos, Cool Whip, and the Modern Romance Movie

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Lately I feel like I might know how the cavemen felt, watching all the dinosaurs die off. Something that has always been around begins to fade into memory with only bones and fossils to remind us that it ever existed. … Continue reading →

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