By modern standards, Quentin Tarantino would be considered an auteur; a director whose films reflect that his personal creative vision. But what exactly is that vision, and how is it reflected in his work?...
The new domestic trailer for Cannes 2009 Un Certain Regard winner Dogtooth is fantastic. Being released by Kino International later this month, the dramatic satire is directed by Giorgos Lanthimos....
Alejandro Amenábar’s historical epic Agora is high-minded and visually pleasing, but doesn’t quite pull itself to maintain an entertaining momentum. It has many of the hallmarks of an epic, from the swelling music, to the sweeping city views, to the main characters ability to meander through surrounding violence unscathed, but the pace is often stalled by wordy monologues and the need to impart information, causing a loss of emotional impact. What we are left with is a story about religious intolerance and the resulting powerlessness of reason....
The summer blockbuster season has unfortunately stumbled at the starting line and fell right on its face after disappointments each weekend. Will we get our first great time at the theater this month? Check out what I think will be working checking out below....
Today brought the tragic news of Dennis Hopper’s passing after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. Hopper had many contributions to American cinema, so in honor of his memory we’re going to look back on the early films that helped him rise to fame....
From time to time, filmmakers, film critics, and film buffs will make references to a period in film history known as the French New Wave. For some people this is a term to throw out just to sound impressive [...]...
Blockbusters aren't your thing? Explosions and half-naked women filling the screen each weekend definitely brings in the money for big studios, but what are some films that may slip under the radar? Here are twenty that I'm looking forward to....
One film that really stood out at this year's Cannes Film Festival was Carlos, a five and a half hour epic by French filmmaker Oliver Assayas, who could be argued is one of the pioneering provocateurs in the emerging new wave of controversial French cinema alongside the likes of Gaspar Noe....
Big thanks to The Playlist for tracking down the first production still (above) of Terrence Malick's The Tree Of Life. It features Jessica Chastain "inside a '50s Texas home." ...
