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Friday, May 25, 2012

Allie Goldberg

A revived fairytale and a time traveler’s wife on film

Because of an incredibly busy schedule and a rather lengthy word requirement, I am going to review two completely unrelated movies that I viewed over break.

First, Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” (…

Film adaptations seldom preserve author's voice

One of my favorite authors, Chuck Palahniuk, has had two of his novels transferred onto the silver screen. Although both books are good in their own right, both moderately close to one another on the …

Films defy the cookie-cutter mold

Benditthecia

Let me start off by saying that despite my sweet and childlike façade, I’m as cynical as they come. So when I say that there exist only two truly ‘feel-good’ movies, believe it. And obviously, be sure…