by Roger Thomas | Jan 7, 2004 | Opinion
Why does the woman in Da Vinci’s famous painting smile? The film “Mona Lisa Smile” offers one possible reason, a very profound one. “Mona Lisa Smile” tells the story of an idealistic art history teacher, Katherine Watson, who comes to...
by Roger Thomas | Dec 22, 2003 | Opinion
Some films impress the audience with breathtaking effects and thrills. Some films amuse audiences with countless physical jokes, accented with crude and often lewd humor. Some films yank the emotions of the audience with multiple attempts to move viewers to tears....
by Roger Thomas | Dec 18, 2003 | Opinion
Ron Howard may never make another film as great as “Apollo 13,” a masterpiece of filmmaking and an inspiring story of what can happen when people cooperate and work toward a common goal. His Oscar-winning Best Picture, “A Beautiful Mind” from...
by Roger Thomas | Nov 28, 2003 | Opinion
Though computer animation has dominated the animation genre in America in both quality and creativity for a few years now, some traditionally drawn features still make it to theaters—and of course home video and DVD. One such traditionally drawn animated feature now...
by Roger Thomas | Nov 25, 2003 | Opinion
“Brother Bear,” a traditionally drawn animated feature currently in theaters, is worth seeing. “Bear” is set in the distant past, when humans lived in caves and shared the earth with mammoths and other creatures. The primitive culture has a...
