Horror movies with a conscience?
The movies that follow are fantasies based on real, immediate, contemporary threats.
Take heart in struggle for freedom, see “12 Years a Slave”
Based on a narrative written by Northrup in 1853, the film takes you inside slavery, from the slaves' point of view.
“In Organic We Trust” exposes falsely organic foods
Many food items claiming to be organic really are not, says Kip Pastor, who puts the U.S. food industry under a microscope in this well made, engrossing documentary.
Great outer space “Gravity” and other film pleasures
I must start with the most stunning, a 3D film that had me jumping and falling out of my seat throughout the entire exasperating journey.
Cutting-edge films bring Middle East headlines to life
Last month's Toronto International Film Festival featured, among its 146 world premieres from 70 countries, cutting-edge films from the greater Middle East - the cutting edge of not only technology but coverage of critical world events.
Alice Munro, Canadian writer, wins Nobel Prize in literature
She won a National Book Critics Circle prize for "Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage," and is a three-time winner of the Governor General's prize.
“The Summit:” Adventure, death, jaw-dropping cinematography
The Summit provokes many questions, but should appeal to aficionados of adventure (in particular mountaineering).
New movies: thrillers, farmers, communists and Armstrong’s lie
Prisoners is a thriller allegory about U.S. foreign policy featuring a dream cast including Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, and Melissa Leo.
Saudi girl's story exposes oppression of women
The film audience cringes as Wadjda's flowering pre-teen youth is hammered with humiliations and denials of even the slightest sign of human growth.
