As a writer, I had an obvious interest in Roman Polanski’s latest, THE GHOST WRITER. The other main reason to see the film was Alexandre Desplat‘s score. From his early films with Krzysztof Komeda, Polanski has always taken a unique approach to scoring his films. And Desplat’s presence is no exception. I was curious to see and hear how [...]

Since I’m not a teenage girl or a middle-aged woman, I don’t really get the appeal of Stephenie Meyer’s phenomenally popular Twilight series of vampire tales. (Yes, I realize how sexist that sounds, but from what I keep reading, that is apparently the target market for the books.) When I finally saw the first film a [...]

Most of my exposure to the works of Roald Dahl has been through the movies. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, and James and the Giant Peach have all hit the big screen with varying degrees of success. The latest entry is the stop-motion animated film FANTASTIC MR. FOX, directed by indie darling Wes Anderson and starring the [...]