Film
English
Published: May 24, 2013
"Captured," 1959 British docudrama demonstrated waterboarding years before "Zero Dark Thirty."
Drama
HONG KONG – If King of Pop Michael Jackson was an aerialist, how would he somersault in hits like “Smooth Criminal,” “...
NAHA - Quvenzhane Wallis was just five years old, though she claimed to be six, when she walked into the casting...
Director Derek Cianfrance went 12 years between his first two feature films, “Brother Tied,” which he says “...
Considering how few of us actually want to relive our youth, it’s amazing how many films focus on this period in a...
It wouldn’t be surprising if Italian director Matteo Garrone had difficulty finding the right project to...
BERLIN – Juliette Binoche is currently in Berlin to present Bruno Dumont’s latest film, “Camille Claudel 1915,” in...
Art Films
Rialto Films, which specializes in forgotten French films from the ‘50s and ‘60s, has recovered another lost gem, or...
The work of photographer Gregory Crewdson is full of cinematic allusions and references, from 1940’s film noir to the...
“I wanna rob,” deadpans a chain-smoking post-Hogwarts Emma Watson in the infectious trailer for “The Bling Ring,” Sofia...
The Gold Coast Film Festival (GFCC), Australia’s preeminent pop culture film festival, has launched in Queensland with...
“The influence of anxiety” is one way of describing many of the 31 films in the Museum of Modern Art’s impressive “The...
Digging up relics from the dustbin of history, Los Angeles-based experimental filmmaker Lewis Klahr makes films that...
Comedy
Rialto Films, which specializes in forgotten French films from the ‘50s and ‘60s, has recovered another lost gem, or...
Turkish filmmaker Hakan Algül doesn’t do art-house. In fact, unless his movies can reach the maximum possible audience...
It wouldn’t be surprising if Italian director Matteo Garrone had difficulty finding the right project to...
Woody Allen’s name is all over the newspaper ads for “2 Days in New York” and you can find his fingerprints on Julie...
Over the last eight years, Woody Allen has taken a touristy approach to the European settings of most of his films, but...
Released three summers back, Lynn Shelton’s mumblecore bromance “Humpday” was often very funny in its travesty of...
Reviews
CANNES – “Behind the Candelabra” is Steven Soderbergh’s 30th film and according to the filmmaker, the last feature-...
CANNES – Another day at the Cannes Film Festival, another lush premiere. On Monday Paolo Sorrentino presented...
Rialto Films, which specializes in forgotten French films from the ‘50s and ‘60s, has recovered another lost gem, or...
CANNES – The Cannes Film Festival is almost halfway through and audiences are finally getting to see the event's most...
CANNES – A viciously realistic Chinese epic from director Jia Zhangke is, perhaps, one of the best competition entries...
CANNES – Hirokazu Kore-eda’s movies have not been in competition for the much coveted Palm d’Or of the Cannes Film...
News & Features
MEXICO CITY – First time director Diego Quemada Diez’s “La Jaula de Oro” is the latest work from Mexico to appear at...
“I wanna rob,” deadpans a chain-smoking post-Hogwarts Emma Watson in the infectious trailer for “The Bling Ring,” Sofia...
Last week, I mentioned that “Iron Man 3” felt overly focus-grouped. The filmmakers, it seems, were so busy trying to...
The Cannes Film Festival gets underway on Wednesday with Australian director Baz Luhrmann's 3D extravaganza "The...
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she...
HONG KONG – If King of Pop Michael Jackson was an aerialist, how would he somersault in hits like “Smooth Criminal,” “...
Trailers
The Gold Coast Film Festival (GFCC), Australia’s preeminent pop culture film festival, has launched in Queensland with...
“Once you’ve flown the nest, return at your peril” is the message encoded in the title of “Hello I Must Be Going,” a...
Brandon Cronenberg probably hates being compared to his legendary director father David, but man, do the two share a...
It’s a great day for animation lovers as the trailer for Studio Ghibli’s latest film, “From up on Poppy Hill,” has...
Up until now, there hasn’t been too much information available about Kathryn Bigelow’s new film “Zero Dark Thirty.”...
Brad Pitt and Australian director Andrew Dominik have teamed up for “Killing Them Softly,” a New Orleans-set crime...
