February 2008
3 posts
Kim Voynar Review: Bonneville
“Bonneville,” opening today in limited release after mostly sitting and stewing in its own juices since it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival way back in 2006, is another of those “do this before you die” flicks, melded with a road trip movie for spunky older chicks. Take the “great older actor” Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson roles in...
Doug Bentin on “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of...
The world-sweeping rage of Sweeneymania that Warner Bros. hoped for with the recent release of “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” didn’t occur. The film’s mix of black humor, unhumable melodies and blood-drenched melodrama didn’t attract either the audience for musicals or the fans of gore. Perhaps the DVD availability of a solid 2006 BBC production starring Ray Winstone was another...
Oklahoma Film Critics Make Oscar Predictions
Oklahoma City — With the telecast of the 80th Annual Academy Awards scheduled for Feb. 24 back on track following the end of the Writers Guild of America strike, Oscar excitement is escalating and Oscar buzz is building. Oklahoma Film Critics Circle members have made their predictions for the major awards categories. “This year doesn’t seem much of a contest, given that earlier awards...