Young Adult Oscar Wilde is alleged to have said that most people criticized his plays by preferring “Earnest” as in “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Scribe Diablo Cody has the same problem with “Juno,” her breakthrough hit. “Juno” is a tough act to follow.
Coriolanus The most annoying thing about Ralph Fiennes’ cinematic adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy, “Coriolanus,” is the British pronunciation of the title. It sounds like a body part. Other than that, adapting a six-hour Shakespeare play to a 130 minute movie without dropping too many plot elements is no mean feat.
The Artist “The Artist,” which unspooled for critics recently at the New York Film Festival, may be the ultimate high concept film. The pitch would be something like this: “We remake ‘A Star Is Born’ as a silent movie in black and white but with one major twist -- it’s a comedy.”
A Dangerous Method “A Dangerous Method,” which was screened recently at the New York Film Festival, is less than the sum of its parts. Directed by David Cronenberg and based on the book by John Kerr, Christopher Hampton’s screenplay is almost totally devoid of comic relief. It could use some.
After 30 years in show business, Ted Faraone turned his attention to movie reviews in 2008. "It was a question of writing one more press release and going crazy or writing something else and preserving what was left of my sanity," he said. Since then he has reviewed an eclectic mix of studio blockbusters, indies, sci-fi, and horror. Tedflicks.com was created at the behest of friends who got his reviews by email. His reviews also appear on showbizcafe.com, filmsoundoff.com, and in print in Latina Magazine. Ted is heard on the radio on Fridays, 10 pm to 11 pm New York Time as the movie critic on The Ken Hudnall Show (www.kenhudnall.com). The broadcasts are archived.
