Indian Flashes Brighten English Fog - By Jeffrey Chen At times, director Mira Nair's film adaptation of Vanity Fair makes a very effective advertisement for her home country of India -- which is referred to quite a bit in the story. Showing up in what amounts to cinematic cameos, India absolutely blows 19th... MORE >>
A Sharp Dumbing Down - By Donald Levit A movie may actually turn out better than the source-novel it inspires one to read afterwards, though the reverse -- good books translated into bad celluloid -- is the norm. The two mediums are different, but the usual attempt to jazz up what is good in the first place tends... MORE >>
