Thursday, May 24 2012

Cannes 2012: Day 7 - ‘Killing Them Softly’ + ‘Holy Motors’

By Jordan Cronk

Cannes rolls along with Andrew Dominik’s anticipated return, Killing Them Softly, and Holy Motors, the first film from Leo Carax in 13 years.

Friday, October 19 2007

The up-and-coming Affleck: younger brother Casey, in 2 new films

By Steven Rea

Friday, September 21 2007

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

By Cynthia Fuchs

By turns brutal and lyrical, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford considers Wild Western mythology and masculinity, violence and madness.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Chopper (2000)

By Nikki Tranter

It's a confrontational, if manipulative, style, never offering excuses for Chopper's behaviour. There's no obligatory flashback to an unfavourable childhood. There's no real evidence of the influence of drugs. He is who is because he is. That's it.