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cal sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to be Jewish, transforms from cocky concert pianist to starving phantom hunted by Nazis after escaping death in the bombed-out ghetto. The film soars briefly as it reflects on the redemptive...
Light glares down from the poles, sparkling off of Spring High Field as brilliantly as it would any diamond. Beyond the fence in right, sweet barbecue smoke curls up from tailgates, cloudy against the dark blue sky. It’s muggy. It’s gametime.
THE PIANIST. Adrien Brody’s magnetic, largely silent performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama almost compensates for The Pianist’s inconsistent tone and distasteful political sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to...
Paying homage to the oldies that they grew up listening to, Aisler’s Set have made a strikingly old sounding record. Yet the fantastic punkier songs make one wish that the band had attempted to bridge their two poles more effectively—we can dust off the...
THE PIANIST. Adrien Brody’s magnetic, largely silent performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama almost compensates for The Pianist’s inconsistent tone and distasteful political sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to...