Author: Monika Bartyzel

Samuel Goldwyn Films In Maleficent, Angelina Jolie recreates her iconic curse with such perfect charisma that it’s a big letdown when she changes tune about 2.5…

IFC Films “Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” I’m not sure there is a better, or…

Warner Bros. In cinema, real, dangerous women have been a fascinating anomaly – rare invaders of the norm who arrive, surprise, and vanish. As stalwarts…

Film Arcade If you cast a superficial glance at movie times and television schedules, you might think being a chef was just about rote culinary…

Roadside Attractions Sometimes Hollywood charms us and hypnotizes us with its magic. And sometimes it’s so damned capricious with talent that you want to start…

April 29 marked Canada’s first National Canadian Film Day, which has sent me into a sea of Mountie-centric distraction – not for the flocks of…

All creations are, in some way, autobiographical. As the merging of imagination and experience, at least a little bit of the creator’s self is infused…

Focus Features This is a week of cinematic imagination. Tuesday brought the arrival of Ben Stiller’s journeying remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,…

ABC April 8th marked the 24th anniversary of Twin Peaks’ premiere. But as any good fan knows, this means it’s also been 25 years since…