Category Archives: Review

Public Enemies

Posted on July 25, 2010 by sassysavvyfilm

The tradition of the heist film is well known; a charismatic outlaw cleverly evades police, on a spree of robbery and violence until he goes down shooting in a dramatic showdown at the end of the film while shouting his … Continue reading →

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‘Hamlet’ Holds a Mirror Up

Posted on June 2, 2010 by sassysavvyfilm

The purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold as ’twere the mirror up to nature, to show virtue her feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of … Continue reading →

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RENT: From Stage to Screen

Posted on May 22, 2010 by sassysavvyfilm

Chris Columbus’ 2002 film Rent translates the 1996 rock opera into cinematic language. The optimism and hope, combined with harsh social commentary, seething rock ballads and stirring human stories that is Jonathan Larson’s Rent is a challenge to modify for the screen. Using the … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Posted on May 22, 2010 by sassysavvyfilm

While Harry Potter fans will surely embrace this latest chapter in the young wizard’s journey, Mike Newell’s “Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire” fails as a faithful representation of the beloved book, or a coherent film. The stadium for the … Continue reading →

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