| Spellbound Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 4/4) |
| Directed by Jeffrey Blitz. Starring Harry Altman, Angela Arenivar, Ted
Brigham. Running time: 95 minutes. This film is not yet rated by the MFCB.
Reviewed on September 30th, 2003. more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Spellbound" (THINKFilm/HBO/Cinemax Films)
No, this is not a remake of Hitchcock's Ingrid Bergman/Gregory Peck
thriller. Far from it. Set in Washington, D.C., it's Jeffrey Blitz's
Oscar-nominated documentary that profiles...more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| Nine million schoolchildren are given the opportunity to compete in spelling
bees, but only two hundred forty-nine make it through their local and regional
competitions to the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. In 1999,
Cinematographer/Director...more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Each and every year, across the U.S., 9,000,000 kids compete for the 249
slots available at the National Spelling Bee held every year in
Washington, DC. Documentary maker Jeff Blitz follows eight
middle-schoolers on this road as they traverse the...more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| I recently read the book Bee Season, and the notion of a real
documentary about eight contestants in the 1999 Scripps Howard
National Spelling Bee was too compelling to resist after reading that
(unrelated) wonderful novel. I was very pleased by the...more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
THINKfilm
Directed by: Jeff Blitz
Written by: Jeff Blitz
Cast: Harry Altman, Angela Arenivar, Ted Brigham, April Degideo,
Neil Kadakia, Nupur Lala, Emily Stagg, Ashley White
Screened at: Review 2,...more |
| Spellbound Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| Jeffrey Blitz's Academy Award nominated documentary, SPELLBOUND, is just the
sort of film that the documentary branch of the Academy loves. It follows a
melting pot of American students as they head for the national spelling bee in
Washington, D.C....more |
