[3] December 12, 2012
It seems a strange thing to say about one of the most depressing films ever offered, but The Road [4] is beautiful in its depiction of parent/child love that transcends the worst the world can throw at us.
[3] It seems a strange thing to say about one of the most depressing films ever offered, but The Road [4] is beautiful in its depiction of parent/child love that transcends the worst the world can throw at us.
[6] There are a few moments in the computer-animated A Christmas Carol [7] when it seems bent on re-imagining the yarn as a theme park thrill ride. But despite these lapses, it delivers. And Jim Carrey gets most of the credit.
[9] Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [10] was the first feature-length cartoon. As far as I'm concerned, it remains the greatest. The astonishing atmospheric effects, the careful balance of humor and terror, remains a triumph of popular entertainment.
[12] Miracle Mile [13] (1988) is about the last 24 hours of life on Earth. A nifty blend of conflicting moods, there’s terrific suspense and unexpected bursts of snarky humor set against an apocalyptic background.
[15] Let’s admit up front that two of the coolest things in the world are Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and the Muppets. So it is humanly impossible to dislike The Muppet Christmas Carol [16].
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/Film+Blog/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-road-2009
[4] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22John+Hillcoat%22+title:%22Road%22
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/19016#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-christmas-carol-2009
[7] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Jim+Carrey%22+title:%22Christmas+Carol%22
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18998#comment-form
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-snow-white-and-seven-dwarfs-1937
[10] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Walt+Disney%22+title:%22Snow+White+and+the+Seven+Dwarfs%22
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18983#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-miracle-mile-1988
[13] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097889/
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18975#comment-form
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/film-blog/program-notes-muppet-christmas-carol-1992
[16] http://kcaqua.kclibrary.org/?q=author:%22Michael+Caine%22+title:%22Muppet+Christmas+Carol%22
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/18924#comment-form
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=8
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=5
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=6
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=7
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=10
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=11
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=12
[26] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=13
[27] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/14312?page=61