September 28, 2012 - 3:46pm
At a theater near you: a touching story of a man and his robot companion.
The very first robot to appear in film was simply called The Dummy, from 1917's A Clever Dummy. This was before the term “robot” even existed – it wasn't coined until 1920. Arguably the first famous robot in cinema was the dastardly Maria in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent...
September 21, 2012 - 1:14pm
Robert Lieberman takes his cameras deep into Burma to show us a portrait of the country and its people.
This year's Asian Film Series by Apex Theaters started with the documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, the story of Chinese artist and political protester Ai Weiwei. Next, we were presented with the Japanese film I Wish, in which a young boy undertakes a journey with the hope of reuniting his...
September 21, 2012 - 11:33am
Cronenberg's new adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel.
I love David Cronenberg. I truly do. His films are twisted, bizarre, and a lot of fun. Crash is a favorite; this isn't the 2005 Oscar winner, but an exploration of sexual deviancy through the eroticism of car wrecks, and a metaphor for humanity's obsession with technology. Videodrome...
September 14, 2012 - 10:36am
Stand-up comedian Mike Birbiglia makes his big-screen debut.
The romantic comedy is a tired genre. How many movies have been made about long-time couples pressured into marriage by well-meaning family members who are convinced that something must be wrong since they've been together for so long? And how absurd is that premise, really? I mean, I'm...
September 14, 2012 - 10:18am
The story of a young boy setting out to make his dreams come true.
Childhood is full of little superstitions. It's easy to believe in magic when you're young – the world is a place full of wonders you can't yet comprehend, and it is all incredibly fantastical. (In fact, one could posit that the same wonder exists as adults, and that childhood...
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