Yesterday, I began my annual far-fetched wishlist of films and individual achievements that, in a perfect world, I'd like to see mentioned in Tuesday's Academy Award nominations, beginning with the craft categories. T...
Some years back a young Kenneth Lonergan visited Italy, his first trip to a country where English wasn't the predominant language. He experienced a powerful bit of self-awareness. "My God," he thought. "...
The New York Film Critics' Circle award may be the only significant trophy Meryl Streep has claimed so far this season, but she's certainly keeping her end up in terms of career honors. On the heels of an elaborate tr...
With over two months left of Oscar talk that isn't even half as oppressive now as it will feel in a few weeks, I find myself eagerly looking forward to the mini-wave of winter festivals that will bring some fresh film...
When director Patty Jenkins ("Monster," "The Killing" pilot) departed "Thor 2," the ever-present "creative differences" were cited as the reason.
It's now becoming apparent t...
So we've spent a week digesting and considering every critics organization's list of winners from LA to New York and everywhere in between. It's probably resulted in a numbing effect, the sheer volume of ann...
The Boston Society of Film Critics dished out its annual list of kudos this morning amid a flurry of other groups doing the same. Last year they stood out somewhat by handing Juliette Lewis their Best Supporting Actre...
It's been more than 25 years since we last saw Maverick, Goose, Ice Man and the rest of the "Top Gun" gang fly the friendly skies, and rumors have persisted about a possible sequel.
Now, star Tom Cr...
Mike Leigh, the seemingly mild-mannered master of contemporary British realism, is famously a man who takes no prisoners, and one imagines this extends to the jury table at film festivals. While serving as a Cannes ju...
Zooey Deschanel has combined again with songwriter/producer M. Ward for their very pop pairing She & Him, for a very darling Christmas set. "The New Girl" girl sings on the majority of the classic-heavy ...
