Articles by Sarah D. Bunting
And we end the prelims on a doozy. So many worthwhile votes! So many multiple-nomination entries!
So, let’s start with the popular contenders. Boys Don’t Cry is almost flawless as a film; I can’t think of …
It’s funny, the clusters you get on a randomized list — and I don’t mean Hereafter and The Sweet Hereafter both in the same flight. Here, it’s films that, on a different day, might have …
I am 38 and have two gorgeous sons, the eldest of which is three and pretty much the most awesome kid ever to have graced the planet (not that I’m biased). My younger son was …
The Demme Division presents a by-now-familiar Cinemarch Madness dilemma: what’s your third vote? The Deer Hunter is so challenging, so visually dark it seems to have been filmed from inside a keg, Walken’s face so …
Looking for a different theater experience, a walk on the noir side? Or…a risque-but-not-too play at which to stash the visiting relatives who got shut out of Book of Mormon again? Bleached Blonde Betty‘s world-premiere run is …
Brutal draw; the only thing I can rule out is Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, because I think it’s a bit lightweight, but that’s just me.
My votes? Precious and Capturing the Friedmans get honorable mentions, …
At last, a no-brainer. Granted, having seen a few others in the division might have made the choice more difficult, but as it is, I can eliminate both the Bette Davis flicks; I like them, …
Audible.com is a great way to take the TN Read-Along books with you — or get caught up on the classics. Listen to the great books on your iPod: Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens, and more …
Frankie, Frankie, Frankie. Ya killin’ me here.
…Okay. I haven’t seen Central Station, The Heiress, Judgment at Nuremberg, or Monster’s Ball, so I won’t vote for them.
That doesn’t help much in terms of ruling things out, …
Two clear favorites here in the Jordan Division, just based on nominations-round name-checking: The Killing Fields and Saving Private Ryan. The first I endorse; the second I consider more of an action movie, and the …
