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Cinema In Focus - THE VOW - 3 Stars

February 29th, 201203:19 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

The question of how fate and faith impact us is the story behind the story of "The Vow." Based on an autobiographical book by Kim and Krickett Carpenter with this same title, the film changes the core message of the book from one of Christian faith to one of fateful "moments of impact." The underlying tragedy that occurs is told in both, when a hea...
Cinema in Focus - MIDNIGHT IN PARIS - 3 Stars

June 08th, 201102:53 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

The angst Woody Allen portrays in his characters is easier to view when Owen Wilson is the actor rather than Woody himself. Not only does Wilson present a more approachable neurotic, but it is also easier to believe that his beautiful costars are actually interested in having a relationship with him. But that's not to say that this film is not vint...
Cinema in Focus - MORNING GLORY - 3 Stars

November 16th, 201012:40 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

It is natural for a person to fight against aging and the losses it brings. But perhaps the most difficult loss is losing the esteem that our professional lives provided. Having once been at the top of our game, and sometimes even at the top of the heap, the slipping of ability and downward slide in position can turn us into a bitter pe...
Cinema in Focus - SHERLOCK HOLMES - 2 Stars

January 06th, 201011:53 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Though all of us realize that even the greatest human beings are flawed, director Guy Ritchie's presentation of the famed detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr.) depicts him as a lonely and isolated alcoholic. Troubled in love and bored by life, Holmes' renowned skills at observation and logical deductions...
CINEMA IN FOCUS: THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE - 3 Stars

August 20th, 200912:41 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Our inability to control time is the driving concept of an unusual romantic tale in Robert Schwentke's film "The Time Traveler's Wife." Based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger and adapted for the screen by Bruce Joel Rubin (Brainstorm and The Last Mimzy), time is not experienced as a relentless tyrant which cann...