Friday, March 19th, 2010
Articles by Erin Salvi:
Fey stays smart in ‘Baby Mama’
There is a certain brand of humor generated by “Saturday Night Live” that makes for entertaining sketch comedy, but shoddy comedic films. For years, SNL ...
‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’
What better way to indulge in nostalgia than to make a period film? Bharat Nalluri’s new film, “Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,” takes this ...
‘The Bank Job’ delivers the goods, a grimy heist flick
I’ll admit it—I’m a sucker for a good heist movie. There is something hypnotizing about watching a group of people commit a (mostly) nonviolent crime. Why ...
‘Definitely, Maybe’ an unexpected pleasure
With a tagline like “Three relationships. Three disasters. One last chance,” one might expect the fourth disaster that the wordsmith who composed that line forgot ...
‘27 Dresses’ wears audience’s patience thin
Well, we all knew it had to happen sometime. Frankly, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. Director Anne Fletcher has taken the old axiom “always a ...
‘I’m Not There’
It seems like everybody wants to figure out Bob Dylan these days. In 2005, Martin Scorsese released “No Direction Home,” a revealing documentary that examined ...
‘Across the Universe’
If you’ve ever heard the song “Across the Universe” (and if you haven’t, please find an appropriate time to do so), you’ll know that it’s ...
‘The Darjeeling Limited’
Whatever else you might say about Wes Anderson, you’ve got to admit that the man has panache. Of all the filmmakers working today, Anderson has ...
‘night, Mother
To paraphrase Bob Dylan: The times are a-changing, at least in terms of Walla Walla’s theater repertoire. Previously, if you wanted to catch a bit ...
