Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart arent just two of the biggest, baddest, raddest actresses working today—theyre leading a revolt against the antiquated notions of female movie-stardom. As th...
It is so tempting to conflate characters with their creators—especially when they share common superficial traits, or are part of a particularly salacious narrative. Take Ian Fleming, creator o...
This week: Bonsai vs. The Words, two stories about writers who, in their ailing search for inspiration, bend the temporality of love and muddle the threshold of fiction in real life.
There is a gorgeous melancholy to Oslo, August 31st—an ache that emanates from each meticulously framed shot—but the film balances every moment of despair with tinges of unexpected grace ...
Australian director Baz Luhrman certainly has a knack for infusing his period films with an aesthetic sensibility that is licentious, fantastical, frenetic, and gloriously historically incorrect. Lik...
Hair-metal superstardom is the holy grail for Diego Boneta’s character in Rock of Ages, director Adam Shankman’s new big-screen adaptation of the Broadway jukebox musical co-starring Tom ...
“I read whatever is put in front of me,” says 13-year-old Kara Hayward. “I gobble up books. Right now I’m rereading Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Hayward’s voracio...
Tanya Wexler is exactly like youd hope the director of a romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator—Hysteria, out today—to be: outspoken, funny, a generous conversationalist, and...
Among the good things that came out of Sundance 2012 is Slated, a company devoted to investing in quality indie films! Here, here. Slateds first two projects are already in the works: a look into the...
Incorporating fake pregnancies, magic Mormon underwear, and schizophrenia, the plot of the new film Virginia may be appear to be a far-fetched yarn—but the dark comedy has its roots in the chil...
The undercurrents of class, money, and family run through the darkly gorgeous Elena opening this week in New York. The film follows the title character, a middle-aged housewife, as she straddles the ...
Luke Kirby has two very different films coming out in the next few weeks. As of tomorrow, you can watch the Toronto-born, Brooklyn-based actor terrorize Samuel L. Jackson in the thriller, The Samarit...
Welcome to Thursday Trailer Face-Off, a feature in which we cast a critical eye on two similar upcoming film releases, pitting them against each other across a variety of categories to determine whic...
We doubt that John Travolta will be singing the words, "Summer lovin, had me a blast" any time soon. From our experience, actors get a little upset when you ask them to repeat catchphra...
The late German filmmaker Werner Schroeter never tired of exploring his many passions—often all at once, with his muses (Candy Darling, Isabelle Huppert) inhabiting lushly colored fusions of mu...
It seems that Rudyard Kiplings short-story collection, The Jungle Book, is on Sonys remake agenda. According to Variety, the studio has already recruited Harry Potter screenwriter, Steve Kloves, to p...
This week: Lawless vs. Savages, two gangster films dealing with the complications that accompany the trafficking of illicit substances.
Dark Shadows, Tim Burtons big-screen adaptation of the cult 1960s goth soap opera, opens this week, and rounding out the cast as the matriarch of the Collins Stoddard clan is our favorite Catwoman, o...
What did you do over spring break? If you’re director Harmony Korine, then you headed down to Florida with Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and, of course, James Franco to make a t...
Self imposed tax exile, excessive and uninterrupted drug use, leachinghangers-on, and several unstable lovers sounds more like a recipe fordisaster than formula for one of the most revered rock album...
This week: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry vs. Portrait of Wally, two documentaries about art that has politically polarized bureaucratic institutions.
With the 75th anniversary of the iconic sunglasses manufacturer, Ray-Ban underway, INTERVIEW celebrates the NEVER HIDE moments of a few influential leaders in art, fashion, music and film. Weve met q...
It’s rare that an actress who so fully disappears into her roles manages to bring so much of herself to them—and even rarer when that actress’s resume is filled with an assortment o...
Were huddled together in a sterilized room of a midtown PR agency together with Harmony Korine and Val Kilmer, the star of Korines latest venture, The Fourth Dimension, which just played the Tribeca ...
For a first feature, Zal Batmanglijs Sound of My Voice shows remarkable confidence of vision; Batmanglij trusts his audience enough to leave multiple significant plot points completely open to interp...
Variety has reported a biopic of George Washington has gotten the green light and will be directed by Darren Aronofsky, who shifts his attention from Black Swan to lame duck.
At the center of Sound of My Voice is Maggie (played by Marling), a young woman who presents herself as a time traveler from 2054. She is a seducer, an oracle, and an interloper all at once, an amalg...
This week: Nesting vs. Ruby Sparks, two films about adorable hipsters who find themselves in ruts—and the surprising hijinks that transpire when they look for inspiration.
The Five-Year Engagement is the latest offering from the ever-expanding Jason Segel-NBC comedy crew. Segel himself co-wrote the script with director Nicholas Stoller and stars alongside Chris Pratt, ...
Today, wed like to wish a very happy 72nd birthday to one of the titans of American cinema, Al Pacino, who has perfected his own masterful blend of intensity, coolness, and control on the stage and s...
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