Movie Review – The Green Hornet (2011)
by HELEN GEIB
The Green Hornet is fun at first, but turns tedious in a long middle section. After the first act sets the stage, the movie flails around in search of a plot, merely marking off the minutes until the big action finale. Read more 
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (January 14, 2011)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
Two happy films bring some sunshine and smiles to the Keystone Art Cinema (okay, maybe not…), while several Indian films are at the Georgetown 14, and a romantic comedy/drama makes its belated theatrical debut. It’s a pretty busy week, in contrast to the past few weeks- so without further ado (besides noting that The King’s Speech is in wide release as of this week, and hence beyond the scope of this column from now on), on with the show…. Read more
Movie Review – Black Swan (2010)
by HELEN GEIB
The characters of Black Swan breathe the rarefied air of high culture. Nina (Natalie Portman) is a ballerina in a prestigious New York company. The company director is an expatriate French sophisticate. The dancers are beautiful, totally dedicated to their art, and terribly thin. When Nina is presented to the public as the next Odette, the Swan Princess in the company’s marquee production of Swan Lake, it is to a room filled with wealthy donors in glamorous evening clothes sipping fine champagne. Read more
DVD of the Week – Review of The Social Network (2010)
by HELEN GEIB
The Social Network is a dramatization of the genesis of Facebook that will appeal equally to people who are interested in how Facebook started and people who couldn’t care less. The film makes that story interesting, and offers some insights into the explosive popularity of social media. Nonetheless, it’s not, or at least it’s much more than a movie about Facebook. The narrative focus is on a group of complex, flawed young men and their ambiguous actions and motivations. The personal drama is the film’s real story. Read more
Rewind: Films of the 60s, 70s, 80s – Open Season (1974)
by RICHARD WINTERS
This is the type of film that has a really great concept, but ends up being ruined by poor execution. It is based on the novel The All-Americans by David D. Osborn, who also co-wrote the screenplay. The story involves three “All-American” suburban family men (Peter Fonda, Richard Lynch, and John Phillip Law) who once year go on a “hunting trip,” except they hunt people. Read more
Movie Review – Season of the Witch (2011)
by HELEN GEIB
Season of the Witch is the first Hollywood release of 2011. The movie year can only get better from here. Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex in Indiana (January 7, 2011)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
One movie with a fair amount of Oscar buzz finally makes it to Indiana this week, along with an Indian film and a well-reviewed comedy about a comedian. That’s a good contrast to last week, when our only new movie was a kiddie matinee “movie” that apparently consisted of two television shows pasted together. But the news for both next Friday (when three limited release movies are scheduled to open in Indianapolis) and January 21 (when we could get five limited-release films) is better still. For all of the details, read on below…. Read more
Hollywood Releases Preview – January, 2011
by HELEN GEIB
The coming attractions list is awfully thin this month. Even for a January. We’re really seeing the effects of Hollywood’s reduced output levels now, with only seven movies set to go into wide release. Read more
Movie Review – The King’s Speech (2010)
by HELEN GEIB
In September, 1939, King George VI delivered an address to the nation over the radio. It was his first speech as a wartime monarch, and it is the climax of The King’s Speech. Read more
Thinking Outside the Multiplex: National Edition (October 29-November 11, 2010)
by MIKE MACCOLLUM
So it’s time for another round-up of theatrical releases that opened on a limited basis in the US. The first four are stragglers. The others all came out during the period of October 29 through November 8. This is again a retrospective column, since a number of events in my life have kept me from getting this feature current as soon as I would like. However, it should be caught up in about six weeks, since I don’t anticipate being all that busy otherwise for a while- and from then on out, I’ll endeavor to make this feature both as comprehensive and as current as possible.
Looking over the titles below, I see so many movies that I would love to see- especially on a big screen. Read more
