Articles by Kathleen Olmstead

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  Leave Her to Heaven

  John M Stahl

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2005

  Gene Tierney plays Ellen, a competitive and coolly manipulative woman. Her mother claims she "loves too much" but that appears to be a euph...

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  Gone With The Wind

  Victor Fleming

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2004

  Whether you consider Gone With The Wind art or mere entertainment, it's hard to deny its cinematic importance. The fervour leading up to it...

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  Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

  Stanley Donen

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  It's 1850 in the Oregon Territory. Adam Pontipee (Howard Keel) heads to town in search of a wife. He and his six brothers need someone to c...

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  Envy

  Barry Levinson

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  There's nothing to be envious of with Envy. The premise has potential but the movie and actors fall flat. Tim (Ben Stiller) and Nick (Jack...

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  Van Helsing

  Stephen Sommers

  PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2004

  Stephen Sommers' Van Helsing is a truly astonishing film. You will marvel at the ridiculous amount of money spent, the over-the-top compute...

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  I, Claudia

  Chris Abraham

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  It's difficult to adapt a play for film and maintain the intimacy of theatre. Add to that the challenge of taking a one-woman show and prod...

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  THX 1138

  George Lucas

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  It's surprising that it has taken so long for George Lucas to restore and re-release his first and favourite film. Money certainly wasn't t...

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  King Kong Lives

  John Guillermin, Charles McCracken

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2004

  What's better than one giant monkey? Why two, of course. And throw in a double love story, caring scientists and fortune hunters, evil army...