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Ray Harryhausen, 1920-2013

by Rick Segreda There are few other figures in the history of cinema that did more to capture the eternal appeal of fantasy than the late Ray Harryhausen. Mr. Harryhausen, who died last week at [...]

by Rick Segreda If economics is, as Thomas Carlyle put it, a dismal science, attempts to dramatize the subject matter have rarely succeeded in being dynamic. Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” from 1987 had a relatively [...]

Film Review: 180 Degrees South

by Walker Rowe Jeff Johnson’s travelogue “180 Degrees South” retraces the voyage taken by Yvon Chounaird and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia in 1968. Yvon and Doug are retired from business now both men having made [...]

Film Review: Amour

by Rick Segreda Michael Haneke’s “Amour” (currently at the Plaza Cultural la Moneda) has emerged one of the most praised films recently, with encomiums expressed for everything from the film’s concept to its casting. With regards [...]

Film Review: Oz

by Rick Segreda Currently there is no movie that embodies Hollywood at its most decadent today as “Oz the Great and Powerful”. It is a veritable orgy of digital special effects from beginning to end that [...]

Silver Linings Playbook

review by Rick Segreda There should be new word to describe a film such as “Silver Linings Playbook”. Officially, it is a “comedy”, or perhaps a “comedy-drama”, yet the film does not produce very many laughs. [...]

Film and Book Review: Les Miserables

by Walker Rowe I cannot watch Les Miserables Again. I just can’t do it. I have seen the movie and read the novel too many times. I know every scene and anguish over what the movie [...]

Film Review: Bombal

by Rick Segreda The 2011 film about Chile’s María Luisa Bombal, entitled simply “Bombal”, is back for a return engagement at Cinemark in Santiago. However, considering how poorly it was received by both audiences and [...]

Film Review: “Hitchcock” and “The Girl”

by Rick Segrada In a career that spanned five decades, Alfred Hitchcock proved to be the predominant master, not only of suspense, but of illuminating the dark side of the human condition. Yet his manner [...]

Film Review: Django Unchained

by Rick Segreda “Django Unchained” is the eighth full-length film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who has manifested one of the most brilliant careers in the history of cinema. His is a vision and [...]

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