Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, June 8,2006

The Hanks code

Da Vinci Code isn’t the first controversial role in his career

The controversy over The Da Vinci Code began with the casting of Tom Hanks, but I suppose that is an issue only for those who read the book. Because I will never read it, I can easily a

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, April 27,2006

Can you spell i-l-l-o-g-i-c-a-l?

By Marc Sigoloff

If the title Akeelah and the Bee conjures up images of a fairy tale or fable, you aren’t far off mark, but this bee doesn’t fly. Akeelah (Keke P

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 30,2006

F for fascism

Why is totalitarianism associated with science fiction?

By Marc Sigoloff

V for Vendetta concerns a lone avenger who fights a totalitarian government, a popular theme in science fiction. Why is totalitarianism associated with science fiction? Apparently one m

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 23,2006

Movie disasters

Hey, the recent tornadoes gave me a great idea for a column!

By Marc Sigoloff

While was sitting in the dark on the night of the tornadoes, I realized that the topic for my next column was right in front of me. The disaster genre has given us some substantial hits over

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 16,2006

A history of Cronenberg

He may be becoming more mainstream, but he still creeps under your skin

By Marc Sigoloff

Martin Scorsese praised David Cronenberg back when Cronenberg was generally dismissed as just a horror director. His penchant for biological horror set Cronenberg apart from his contemporari

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, March 9,2006

Sidney Lumet’s classics

The new release of two ’70s classics should thrill fans of cinema

By Marc Sigoloff

Fans of the cinema of the 1970s should rejoice over the new DVD special editions of two of that decade’s classics, Dog Day Afternoon (1975) and Network (1976). Both films are the work

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Wednesday, March 1,2006

Woody’s process

Despite Allen’s reputation, much of his best work has been ignored

By Marc Sigoloff

Match Point has given Woody Allen his widest mainstream recognition in years. He is considered a national treasure despite his enigmatic image. Even his public life is the source of con

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Thursday, February 23,2006

Crashing weddings

We need more movies to expose weddings as the sham they really are

By Marc Sigoloff

Some wedding pictures aren’t worth remembering, but people swarm down on them like locusts. Something about the subject strikes a chord with people. Wedding Crashers took off into the

Guest Opinion | Wednesday, February 15,2006

Competition’s limits

Don’t blame Kerasotes for the state of independent film in the capital city

By Marc Sigoloff

I was surprised to read a recent commentary in these pages that suggested that the Kerasotes theater chain avoids films with gay content — surprised because it isn’t true. Many h

Film - Chuck Koplinski | Wednesday, February 15,2006

Hoffman’s Capote

It’s hard to imagine another actor playing the role of the quirky, complicated author

By Marc Sigoloff

When I heard that Philip Seymour Hoffman had been cast as Truman Capote, my initial reaction was “absolutely perfect.” I couldn’t imagine another actor more convincingly