Archives for Biography

Julie & Julia– A Somewhat Directionless Dish

by Samantha Glavin February 1st, 2011 | Biography, Movie Reviews
In the culinary world, there are dishes that just don’t strike the palate well. It’s the dish with too much going on. The slab of chicken that was grilled, fried, then baked, topped with a flamboyant mix of fifty spices, then served with some caramelized fruits and glazed vegetables on a bed of artichoke leaves and couscous. The plate is one big jumble of confusion. What happened to this poor piece of chicken?

Julie & Julia (2009) is like this dish. While it is a “cute” movie that will warm your heart for about how long it takes to roast
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Of Time and the City

by Gumer Liston January 21st, 2009 | Biography
At a glance this movie looks like a documentary, but when you get to watch the whole of it you will realize that you cannot say easily that it is like other documentaries, or if it is a documentary at all. This film is a collage of different found footage that is arranged in a manner that takes the viewer on a journey through time to the place where the filmmaker Terence Davies lived, Liverpool.

Watching the movie is like taking a boat ride on the river of thoughts and remembrances of Davies. You’ll feel his love-hate relationship with the place
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Milk

by Gumer Liston December 17th, 2008 | Biography, Movie Commentary
You will know that an actor is very good at his craft when you forget about him while watching his movie. In the movie Milk, Sean Penn made me forget about Sean Penn and introduced me to Harvey Milk. I knew nothing about Harvey Bernard Milk and gave not a thought about gay activism until this movie. If Harvey Milk's character was really like how Sean Penn portrayed him in this movie, then I can say that that was the very reason why he succeeded in becoming the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
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W

by Erin Steiner May 11th, 2008 | Biography

Is the world ready for a George W. Bush biopic? What's more, does the world need a George W. Bush biopic? Oliver Stone seems to think so…because he is making one. Josh Brolin has been cast in the title role. My question is this: what does it say about our current president that he isn't yet out of office and there is already a biopic in the works?


This biopic is not the first to be released while the subject is still alive. The Queen is still alive to comment on Helen Mirren's performance in The Queen.


When

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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

by Louise April 26th, 2008 | Biography, Historical
Hotel Rwanda is a stunning film. It is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hero for the Tutsis of Rwanda. It is difficult to review a film that has real events. The director cannot do much to change the beginning, middle, or ending; history only happened one way. I applaud the director for his successful attempt to bring recognition to the genocide in Rwanda.

In order to understand the film, you must know a basic history of Rwanda. A few hundred years ago, the Tutsis and the Hutus were the groups that made up Rwanda. The Tutsis
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