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The Hunger Games Revisited: Part 2– “Catching Fire”

Written by diana on December 20, 2013. Posted in movie reviews, Unhealed Wound. 1 Comment on The Hunger Games Revisited: Part 2– “Catching Fire”

In what has to be the biggest blockbuster franchise since Twilight and Harry Potter, in this sequel to the first Hunger Games film (see my April 8, 2012 review–“The Hunger Games”–Our “Harry Potter”), the post-apocalyptic Panem is still a hell on earth. Former victors are forced to participate in a Quarter...

“Time of Death”—Not for the Faint-Hearted

Written by diana on December 11, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on “Time of Death”—Not for the Faint-Hearted

Not since Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s “On Death and Dying” with its study of the five stages of grief or Ernest Becker’s “The Denial of Death”, has there been such a tour-de-force depiction of the process of dying and the way that death impacts those who are left behind. This groundbreaking documentary series reminds me that many of us still have...

Engrenages (“Spiral”)–A Vortex of Thrills

Written by diana on December 2, 2013. Posted in Television reviews. 3 Comments on Engrenages (“Spiral”)–A Vortex of Thrills

Internet streaming and cable/satellite TV have opened the door to some superb international films and television series formerly nearly unknown to the average American viewer. Think “Borgen”. It’s not just Denmark, however. “Spiral” (the English translation of the French crime series) has been a blockbuster hit not only in France but also...

“Ruby Sparks”– A Spark of Creativity”

Written by diana on November 11, 2013. Posted in movie reviews. 1 Comment on “Ruby Sparks”– A Spark of Creativity”

If you could create the partner of your dreams, would you be happy with him or her? Would that relationship be all about you, completely one-sided, and therefore unsatisfying? What makes “Ruby Sparks” so funny, but also harsh and uncomfortable, are answers to those questions given throughout this quirky film. Written by and starring...

“Prisoners”: Kidnapping Your Mind

Written by diana on October 27, 2013. Posted in movie reviews.

This provocative film opens with a father and son hunting in the woods, the Lord’s Prayer recited in voiceover. The viewer sees the father, Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman) as a deeply religious man, a carpenter who believes in family values and the safety of his community. When his little girl and her friend go missing on Thanksgiving...

The Hunger Games Revisited: Part 2– “Catching Fire”

“Time of Death”—Not for the Faint-Hearted

Engrenages (“Spiral”)–A Vortex of Thrills

Facebook and the Internet–Let’s Face It

“Ruby Sparks”– A Spark of Creativity”

“Prisoners”: Kidnapping Your Mind

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