films

Charlie Chaplin film fest evokes lessons for today

July 19, 2011 By Victor Grossman

Eighty years after his visit to Berlin, Charlie Chaplin's 80 films continue to make audiences laugh and think.

Crowded theaters: Quick view of holiday movies

December 29, 2010

Jim Lane reviews Black Swan, Tangled, The Tourist and True Grit.

Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows, darkest and best of series yet

November 24, 2010 By Dan Margolis

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1" is the best of the Harry Potter movies to date.

Filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, lifelong radical

June 22, 2007 By Dennis Laumann

His films tackled the most contentious issues in Africa, frequently provoking the indignation of the ruling class of both his home country and its former colonizer.