MUSICAL CHAIRS - Review by Susan Granger
Independent filmmaker Susan Seidelman’s sentiment is in the right place, even though she never gets into the groove with this schmaltzy tale about disabled dancers. Read the rest of this entry »
Susan Granger
Susan Granger is a product of Hollywood. Her natural father, S. Sylvan Simon, was a director and producer at R.K.O., M.G.M. and Columbia Pictures; her adoptive father, Armand Deutsch, produced movies at M.G.M.
As a child, Susan appeared in movies with Abbott & Costello, Red Skelton, Lucille Ball, Margaret O’Brien and Lassie. She attended Mills College in California, studying journalism with Pierre Salinger, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Phi Beta Kappa, with highest honors in journalism.
During her adult life, Susan has been on radio and television as an anchorwoman and movie/drama critic. Her newspaper reviews have been syndicated around the world, and she has appeared on American Movie Classics cable television.
In addition, her celebrity interviews and articles have been published in REDBOOK, PLAYBOY, FAMILY CIRCLE, COSMPOLITAN, WORKING WOMAN and THE NEW YORK TIMES, as well as in PARIS MATCH, ELLE, HELLO, CARIBBEAN WORLD, ISLAND LIFE, MACO DESTINATIONS, NEWS LIMITED NEWSPAPERS (Australia), UK DAILY MAIL, UK SUNDAY MIRROR, DS (France), LA REPUBBLICA (Italy), BUNTE (Germany), VIP TRAVELLER (Krisworld) and many other international publications through SSG Syndicate.
Susan also lectures on the ”Magic and Mythology of Hollywood” and ”Don’t Take It Personally: Conquering Criticism and other Survival Skills,” originally published on tape by Dove Audio.
Articles by Susan Granger
DARK SHADOWS - Review by Susan Granger
Slyly laced with weird, supernatural humor, Tim Burton brings back the cult classic series with deliciously demonic Johnny Depp as gothic vampire Barnabas Collins. Read the rest of this entry »
THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL - Review by Susan Granger
Culture shock lies in store for seven, cash-strapped senior Brits who board a plane from London to Jaipur, ready to embark on the third act of their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
GIRL IN PROGRESS - Review by Susan Granger
Preoccupied with juggling waitressing/cleaning jobs, an avalanche of bills, the attentions of busboy Mission (Eugenio Derbez) and an illicit affair with a married gynecologist, Dr. Harford (Matthew Modine), self-absorbed Seattle single mom Grace (Eva Mendes) doesn’t seem to have much time to devote to her precocious tween daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez). Read the rest of this entry »
MONSIEUR LAZHAR - Review by Susan Granger
Nominated this year for a Foreign Language Academy Award, this French-Canadian film revolves around a 55 year-old Algerian immigrant who has sought political-asylum in Quebec. Read the rest of this entry »
MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS - Review by Susan Granger
Marvel Studios has been preparing audiences for this thrilling, collaborative action-adventure for the past few years, beginning with “Iron Man” and continuing with its sequel, plus “The Incredible Hulk,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Read the rest of this entry »
SAFE - Review by Susan Granger
Boaz Yakin’s action/crime-thriller incorporates so many elements of Jason Statham’s “Transporter” series that it’s difficult to know where one ends and the other begins. Read the rest of this entry »
THE HUNGER GAMES - Review by Susan Granger
How well does this movie accomplish what it sets out to do? That’s the primary question that propels my writing each review. In cinematically adapting the first of Suzanne Collins’s young adult novels, the answer is superbly. Read the rest of this entry »
FRIENDS WITH KIDS - Review by Susan Granger
Social commentary makes relevant filmmaking, as evidenced by perceptive writer/director/producer Jennifer Westfeldt, who reveals how parenthood defines character in this witty, contemporary romantic comedy. Read the rest of this entry »
DR. SEUSS’ THE LORAX - Review by Susan Granger
The 3-D animated adaptation of this iconic, cautionary environmental fable focuses on taking responsibility for the devastating effects of industrialized society on the environment. Read the rest of this entry »