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“Unstoppable:” What I Watched This Weekend

"Unstoppable" Directed by Tony Scott Released: Nov. 12, 2010 How could a freight train chug off with no one on board to stop it? What ever happened to fail-safe systems? In “Unstoppable,” we get to see how American workers can mess up big time, and how they also can put [...]

By Digitale.Stories| November 14th, 2010|0 Comments

Three Film Variations: What I Watched This Weekend.

Three film takeoffs on things familiar to us:“Soapdish” (1991); “Toy Story 3” (2010); “Robin Hood” (2010)

By Digitale.Stories| November 7th, 2010|0 Comments

“The Soloist:” What I Watched This Weekend

The Soloist, starring Jamie Foxxs and Robert Downey Jr., shows both the overwhelming problem of homelessness and the power of friendship to connect people from two different worlds.

By Digitale.Stories| October 31st, 2010|0 Comments

“The Time Traveler’s Wife”: What I Watched Last Weekend

It’s bad enough for a time traveler not to know where he or she is going. It’s even worse for a viewer to start worrying that a movie is going nowhere fast. Here is a film with a cool concept: time travel. And it’s the special kind where the traveler [...]

By Digitale.Stories| October 24th, 2010|1 Comment

“Catfish,” What I watched This Weekend

"Catfish" is all about chasing a story, and that means lots of hand-held camera scenes in cars and hotel rooms and kitchens and the front porches of homes that we're waiting to enter and get someone to finally tell us the truth. The shots will be incredibly familiar to any [...]

By Digitale.Stories| October 17th, 2010|0 Comments

“Much Ado” — What I Watched This Weekend

Don't run. It's just a sweet morsel from the Bard. "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.” DIRECTED BY KENNETH BRANAGH c. 1993

By Digitale.Stories| October 10th, 2010|0 Comments

“The Social Network:” What I Watched This Weekend.

A few thoughts on the just-released film by director David Fincher. Yes, it's worth seeing.

By Digitale.Stories| October 3rd, 2010|2 Comments

Hitchcock’s “Suspicion”: What I Watched This Weekend.

Joan Fontaine won the Academy Award for her role in "Suspicion" almost 70 years ago. But today you watch the movie for Alfred Hitchcock's vision and Cary Grant's charm.

By Digitale.Stories| September 26th, 2010|0 Comments