http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/section.cfm?uid=33 Copyright 2009 Hartford Advocate TheOtherRoom.com CFML RSS Generator Tue, 17 Nov 2009 2:52:01 PM CST en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 2:52:01 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15526 For those who think that independent film was invented by Steven Soderbergh in 1989, or John Sayles in 1980, or John Cassavetes in 1959, Phil Hall's The History of Independent Cinema offers a welcome crash course in the filmmakers and entrepreneurs who made the movies what they are today. I spoke... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15526 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:52:00 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15514 * * * 1/2 Precious Directed by Lee Daniels. Written by Geoffrey Fletcher. With Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique and Paula Patton. (R) Weighing in with the year's most cumbersome title — the complete title is Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire — this long-awaited... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15514 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:52:01 AM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15504 Self Helpless Premiering in Hartford at 9 p.m., Nov. 20, Art Cinema, 255 Franklin Ave., Hartford, (860) 296-1134. After-party with the Hartford Party Starters Union , at the Warehouse If I had to compare the very-indie comedy Self Helpless to another movie, it'd be Sex and the City . ... By Brianna Snyder http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15504 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:04 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15421 * * Pirate Radio Written and directed by Richard Curtis. With Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Sturridge, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh. (R) During the British invasion just about the only place the English could hear rock music on the radio was, ironically, on pirate stations that broadcast... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15421 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 1:34:19 PM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15328 * * * * An Education Directed by Lone Scherfig. Written by Nick Hornby, adapted from a memoir by Lynn Barber. With Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina. (PG-13) The most grievous epithet in the British lexicon is "boring" and Jenny, a 16-year-old middle-class schoolgirl who... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15328 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:52:01 AM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15256 * * Amelia Directed by Mira Nair. Written by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan. With Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. (PG) In her quest for a third Oscar, Hilary Swank dons slacks again as Amelia Earhart, with the assistance of Gateway Computers co-founder Ted Waitt, who acquired... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15256 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:52:00 AM CST http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15247 Trinity College's Encouraging Respect of all Sexualities gay/straight alliance presents its 11th annual EROS Film Festival, featuring the best documentaries and movies of 2008 and 2009. Patrik: Age 1.5, above, is the story of the perfect gay couple just approved for adoption. The twist is the baby... By Cassandra Day http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15247 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:01:00 AM CDT http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15171 * * * * A Serious Man Written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. With Michael Stuhlbarg, Aaron Wolff, Sari Lennick, Richard Kind and Fred Melamed. (R) Why do bad things happen to good people? Or to put it another way, what if Llewelyn Moss hadn't taken the satchel full of money at the beginning... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15171 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 9:55:53 AM CDT http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15015 *** Where the Wild Things Are Directed by Spike Jonze. Written by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, based on the book by Maurice Sendak. With Max Records, Catherine Keener and the voices of James Gandolfini, Lauren Ambrose and Catherine O'Hara. (PG) If one were to imagine a perfect live-action... By Ann Lewinson http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15015 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 1:41:33 PM CDT http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=14858 One would think that the man who made such films as On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, East of Eden and Gentleman's Agreement has nothing to apologize for. Indeed, judged purely on his achievements, Elia Kazan is one of the icons of American stage and screen, undeniably an artistic... By Alan Bisbort http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=14858