Editor’s Note: In light of the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan, cinematic essentials looks back at one of the most devastating animated films of all time.  If you are not well acquainted  with the…

by Dave Umbricht Sex, politics, religion, and Michael Moore. Four things one should never bring up in a job interview or a polite dinner party.  A few years ago, one’s views on Moore’s films said…

by Dave Umbricht We live in the era of Facebook.  Everyone from Lady GaGa to your grandmother has created a page, begging for your approval.   Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, has been named Time’s “Person…

by Dave Umbricht In 1989, the media billed Do the Right Thing as a dangerous movie, suggesting lives were at risk if viewed in a theater.  The panic was overblown, but the movie remains incendiary.  From…