A M. Night at the Theater: Q&A w/ Shyamalan (PFF ’12)
The typical Friday night at the Prince Music Theater was all the livelier with the red carpet appearance of Philly native M. Night Shyamalan. Although Shyamalan, now 42, is no stranger to the press, he used his power to arrange for smaller media coverage of the night’s event. He came to speak on behalf of [...]
Don’s Best (and worst) Films of 2011
The Best: The Artist (France, Michael Hazanavicius) This nearly totally silent, black-and- white film is a sizzling masterwork that celebrates not just the silent film but the film medium in general–both as a whole and as two very distinct halves separated by the breakthrough of sound. Simultaneously amusingly and poignantly, it portrays the emotional turmoil [...]
Review: Double Hour
Every once in awhile a film grabs you viscerally, shakes you, has you on the remotest edge of your seat nearly at the jump. First-time Italian director, Giuseppe Captondi, knows what he’s doing craftsmanship-wise in the sparkling Double Hour. He mixes robust character development with Hitchcockian suspense elements and not a little horror genre sprinklings. [...]
