Talking About Friends, Kids and Production
Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) and Jason (Adam Scott) take notes as the arrival of children seems to rip the romance out …
Category Archives: Black Eye
Iranian Film Shows Family as a Necessary Fabric
In an awards season that celebrates George Clooney playing a beleaguered father/husband/family trustee who discovers his comatose wife has been …
Wim Wenders’ ‘Pina’ Projects ‘Dance Theater’ in 3D
The idea of “dance theater” (“Tanztheater” in German) evolved from expressionist dance in 1920s Vienna, with a new form developing …
Embracing the Tao of Bruce Lee
To celebrate the Chinese New Year, this Year of the Dragon, Bruce Lee, the legendary “Little Dragon” returns to screens …
The More the Academy Changes…
Let the games begin. For audiences tired or uninterested in the arcane goings-on of the numerous guilds and critics organizations …
Review: ‘A Dangerous Method’
Danger has been a factor in the recent films of David Cronenberg, but the tension and anxiety has been focused …
Michel Hazanavicius Lovingly Re-Creates the Silent Film Era
Critical backlash and a groundswell of negativity rise at this time of the year in the world of film. The …
(The Lack of Real) Carnage
It seems fitting to note that Carnage, the new film from Roman Polanski, is an adaptation based on Yasmina Reza’s …
Bolt of Melancholic Blue
Jonathan Demme gave audiences Rachel Getting Married, with its melodramatic depiction of the pre-wedding battle royale between two sisters and …
The Screening of Life – Top Ten of 2011
I have to let you in on a little secret that helps me to define just how special a year …
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