Review: Puccini for Beginners
Tuesday January 30, 2007
Seven years after her delicious debut The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love, Maria Maggenti returns to the big screen with a grown-up romantic comedy. The film's Lothario ... Read More
Shilpa Shetty Wins British TV Reality Show
Monday January 29, 2007
Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty won the British reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother" after gracefully enduring racist taunts by other members of the show. She received 63 percent of viewers' ... Read More
Sundance 07: The Awards
Saturday January 27, 2007
Robert Redford's indie fest came to a close last night. As in years past, the coverage centered on slick films featuring big name celebs: Vera Farmiga, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi, ... Read More
Sundance Update: Deals and Dakota
Wednesday January 24, 2007
Deals Murdered movie director Adrienne Shelley's Waitress sold to Fox Searchlight for $4M. With relief, Premiere Magazine gave the film their seal of approval, calling it "a delight, a refreshing ... Read More
The 2007 Oscar Nominations
Tuesday January 23, 2007
Every year, the Oscar nominations get us down. After the heady rush of year-end top ten lists, when critics everywhere shout out their quirky selections, the best of the year ... Read More
Sundance Business Report Take One: Grace is Gone
Monday January 22, 2007
The first sale at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival has been made. Weinstein Co. bought the rights to Grace is Gone for $4 million. John Cusack stars as a bereaved ... Read More
The Sundance Film Festival 2007 Is On
Friday January 19, 2007
Robert Redford took to the stage last night after the screening of the 2007 Sundance festival's opening documentary, the anti-war film Chicago 10. Redford has earnest hopes: for ... Read More
New on DVD: Mouchette
Tuesday January 16, 2007
The relentless black and white portrait of an impoverished adolescent girl, Robert Bresson's 1967 Mouchette is being released today as DVD from the Criterion Collection. Nadine Nortier stars in the ... Read More
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan To Wed
Monday January 15, 2007
The rumors are true: two of Bollywood's biggest stars are getting married. Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan exchanged engagement rings in a small ceremony this Sunday. No official date ... Read More
Sundance Shorts Online
Saturday January 13, 2007
The Sundance Film Festival kicks off next Thursday, January 18, and runs for ten straight days--and for the first time, short films premiering at the fest will be available online. ... Read More
Review: Tears of the Black Tiger
Wednesday January 10, 2007
Even if you’ve never seen a Thai western in your life, much of Wisit Sasanatieng's hyper-stylized gunslinging melodrama will seem mighty familiar from somewhere. Tears of the Black Tiger opens ... Read More
Review: Perfume
Wednesday January 3, 2007
From the director of Run Lola Run comes the adaptation of Patrick Süskind's bestselling novel about a strangely gifted murderer in 18th century France. Tom Tykwer's version of the dark ... Read More
Review: The Dead Girl
Tuesday January 2, 2007
With the help of a richly talented cast, Karen Moncrieff's episodic film tells five short stories surrounding a young woman's death. With Brittany Murphy, Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Giovanni Ribisi, ... Read More