Reviewed by Kathleen Amboy.  Viewed at Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA.   It’s 1927 and the year of the talkies; a huge event in Hollywood where careers precariously depend on one’s voice.  Some film stars are able to make this transition easily while others fade into obscurity. George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is The Artist, a popular silent film … Continue reading The Artist (Michel Hazanavicius, 2011): France / Belgium