by Tom DeWolf | Jan 27, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Movies, Reviews
Remember my “all’s well that ends well” arrival in Salt Lake City, where after having one flight canceled and being bumped off another I was flown first class from Boston to Denver and given a free round trip ticket anywhere United flies? That all...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 26, 2008 | Movies, Reviews, Traces of the Trade
What an amazing honor to be here for the Sundance Film Festival. Though I wasn’t at the awards ceremony, I was told that as Quentin Tarantino presented one of the awards he said, “When I was here with Reservoir Dogs (1992), I won nothin’!...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 26, 2008 | Movies, Reviews, Race, Oppression, Privilege
I’m choosing to discuss two strikingly different films at the same time for reasons that will become apparent in a bit. Nerakhoon (The Betrayal) is in the documentary competition the same as Traces of the Trade and they share significant attributes: both are...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 26, 2008 | Movies, Reviews
Yesterday (Friday) turned out to be the day I watched the most movies in a single day (three) at Sundance. So I’ll write several posts today. William Francome was born December 9, 1981 in England, the same day that Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for murdering a...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 24, 2008 | Movies, Reviews
I’ve seen several films now and have tickets to a few more before Sundance ends this weekend. I do believe I’ve just seen what will end up being my favorite film (other than Traces of the Trade, of course). Phoebe in Wonderland tells the story of a...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 23, 2008 | Movies, Reviews
Palestinian rappers create a unique form of resistance within the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Historic divisions evidenced by gigantic walls, occupation by foreign military forces, and poverty stand in contrast to young Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank...
