http://wvasfm.org en http://wvasfm.org/post/tiff-12-spectacle-scenery-and-swoonery With three TIFF screenings under my belt as of midmorning Friday, I've begun to realize that I've been picking my films based on a few highly personal likes: narrative intensity, rich visuals, inventive compositions and maybe a few other variables. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:03:00 +0000 Trey Graham 14802 at http://wvasfm.org TIFF '12: On Spectacle, Scenery And Swoonery http://wvasfm.org/post/woods-all-over-again-time-actual-urban-jungle Oh, the questions that circulated when this summer's Shakespeare in the Park revival of <em>Into the Woods</em> was announced.<p>Who'd play the Baker, that woebegone would-be father at the center of Stephen Sondheim's fractured musical fairy tale?<p>Who'd step into the star role of the vengeful Witch, played notably by Bernadette Peters in the premiere and by Vanessa Williams in the 2002 revival?<p>How would the show work in a giant outdoor amphitheater, amid the trees and lawns and urban clatter of Central Park?<p>And most critically, asked the chat-room chatterers, as they poured libations t Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:59:00 +0000 Trey Graham 13178 at http://wvasfm.org 'Into The Woods' All Over Again, This Time In An Actual Urban Jungle http://wvasfm.org/post/pop-culture-happy-hour-dark-knight-summer-games-and-such <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rFtCRH_-Q</p> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:31:00 +0000 Trey Graham 12240 at http://wvasfm.org Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of 'Dark Knight,' Summer Games And Such http://wvasfm.org/post/pop-culture-happy-hour-true-tales-fantasy-adventures-and-happy-making-things <p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAs07ZhCMio</p><p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpIYcyI7Uvo</p> Fri, 22 Jun 2012 18:06:00 +0000 Trey Graham 10270 at http://wvasfm.org Pop Culture Happy Hour: Of True Tales, Fantasy Adventures And Happy-Making Things