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More Japanese masterworks -A Wife Cofesses and A Fugitive from the Past and...
by Sam Juliano The Tribeca Film Festival begins this coming Thursday, and Lucille and I will be busy for the eleven (day) duration of the affair, save for Wednesday the 20th, a day we have another...
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RIDLEY SCOTT’S ‘THELMA AND LOUISE’: “You get what you settle for”
© 2016 by James Clark The career of Ridley Scott offers a fertile sense of the glories and the pitfalls of contemporary film. Most particularly, his connoisseurship of conflict, resentment and...
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Tribeca Review: Documentary “Night School”
by Sam Juliano A high school diploma is now seen as a given in lower middle class America, as opposed to a time decades ago when education took a back seat to survival necessities. Education at that...
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Tribeca Review: Kicks
by Sam Juliano The central conceit in newcomer Justin Tripping’s visceral Kicks hearkens back to one of world cinema’s most venerated classics. Vittorio DeSica’s 1948 neo-realist Bicycle Thieves...
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Tribeca Film Festival Bonanza and Midnight Special on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano The weather has been warming up, and on the movie front Lucille and I are pounding the mat at Tribeca, having seen thirteen films over the past four days after taking in the new release...
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Tribeca Review: Memories of a Penitent Heart
by Sam Juliano At the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival former President Bill Clinton introduced the documentary Bridegroom, which was directed by his good friend Linda-Bloodworth Thomason. Funded by...
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Tribeca Review: Magnus
by Sam Juliano For a very long time chess was a niche interest in the west, a competitive sub genre in the sports world, distinguished of course by its tactical brilliance and unparalleled level of...
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Tribeca Madness on Monday Morning Diary (April 25)
Beautifully filmed African (Ghana) picture “Children of the Montain” is Tribeca at its finest. Spirited dramedy “Little Boxes” is a splendid fusion of inde art house and commercial entertainment....
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JEAN-PIERRE MELVILLE’S ‘LE DOULOS’: “What’s the other reason?”
© 2016 by James Clark For the past while we’ve been trying to unlock surprising nuances in current films and those from the middle distance. But here we are, far back with the work of that of...
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Tribeca Review: Midsummer in Newtown
by Sam Juliano The unconscionably horrific events that unfolded in idyllic Newtown, Connecticut on the morning of December 14, 2012 left a world in cathartic disbelief. Three and a half years later a...
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Tribeca Review: For the Love of Spock
by Sam Juliano One of the most beloved characters ever created for a television series is one that is now become as a cultural icon, if not a worldwide phenomenon. The Vulcan Spock was brought on to...
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“The Crucible” and “Orpheus Descending” on stage; classical concert at...
by Sam Juliano Hard to believe we have moved into May, but the passage of time rarely leaves us prepared. Here at Wonders in the Dark we are approaching the planned time frame for the long-advertised...
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Dheepan; High School “Shrek: the Musical,” book signing and at home viewings...
Jilllian in high school production of “Shrek: the Musical. by Sam Juliano The deadline for the science-fiction ballots has been extended two weeks, making the final day for submission June 15th. Aside...
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RIDLEY SCOTT’s THE COUNCELOR “Remember, we’re not looking for merit…”
© 2016 by James Clark Ridley Scott readily lets us know that he is an avid searcher amongst the films of newcomers, for the sake of keeping up with the latest thoughts and skills. He never...
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Irving Berlin songbook revue; Choral Arts Society concert and Washington D....
by Sam Juliano The deadline for science fiction countdown ballots is June 15th. I will be sending out my own list this week, and have been assured by others that they will be following suit. I will...
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“Songs of the Sea” by the Choral Art Society of New Jersey
by Sam Juliano The May 14th concert by the Choral Art Society of New Jersey featured work by some of classical music’s most iconic figures, but it was the reunion of a student playing one of his...
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Science Fiction Countdown, The Lobster, at-home viewings and Lincoln Center...
by Sam Juliano Seven completed ballots have been received for the mid June launching of the Science Fiction Countdown. With a deadline of June 15th, it is certain many more will be forwarded in what...
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RIDLEY SCOTT’S BLACK HAWK DOWN “Can’t be too fine, can’t be too coarse…”
© 2016 by James Clark There are two ways to approach a Ridley Scott film. The first and most popular way is to engage each outing as a totally new venture under the aegis of a writer (or two,...
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Love and Friendship and a slew of at-homing viewings on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano Heat and humidity have reigned supreme over the Memorial Day weekend, of which today is the annual day of remembrance for those who perished in the armed forces serving our nation. For...
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Considering the Best Films of 2015
by Duane Porter Looking back at the films of last year. Adding another chapter to the ongoing history of cinema. A history of light and shadow, color and movement, music and sounds. Trying to look...
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