“The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an […]

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I’ve been a space nut all my life, a passion that has only been fueled by my spouse, who works in the space industry. I came to The Astronaut Farmer — a film about a common man who bucks the system in order to follow his dreams, literally, to the stars — the way a […]

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It takes a certain amount of flair (or fortuitous luck) to make a film that is solidly formulaic and yet genre busting all at the same time. Yet that is exactly what first-time filmmaker Sue Kramer has done with her film, Gray Matters, (executive produced by Election, About Schmidt, and Sideways helmer Alexander Payne) which […]

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Who’d have thought that the most compelling and thoughtful film to be presented during Black History Month would be a formal British import set in 18th century England with men running around in wigs? Amazing Grace was a film no one had heard of until a month or so ago when Samuel Goldwyn began a […]

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Walt Whitman, in the extraordinary “Song of Myself” said, “I am large. I contain multitudes.” The quote refers to the human propensity for self-contradiction, and the seemingly impossible ability of a person to not simply juggle, but fully integrate incongruous paradoxes within themselves.
Robert Hanssen is such a person. A 25 year FBI veteran with an […]

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Life and Art come together in Avenue Montaigne, a charming and accessible French export. Not too fluffy, not too deep — just right.

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Meta•mor•pho•sis, noun, from the Greek. 1a: change of physical form, structure, or substance; 1b: a striking alteration in appearance, character, or circumstances. 2: a typically marked and more or less abrupt developmental change in the form or structure of an animal.
The Lives of Others — winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film […]

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