Tuesday, March 24 2009
Part 2: The Virgin Suicides to The Blair Witch Project (May - August 1999)
In Part Two of our look at the most memorable films of 1999, we experience music, foul-mouthed mayhem, and a late, great auteur's final cinematic statement.
Thursday, April 24 2008
Resurrecting the Champ
An interesting tale about the intent of lying and the strengths of good old-fashioned work.
Friday, October 19 2007
30 Days of Night
The most impressive effect in 30 Days of Night is Danny Huston's haircut.
Friday, August 24 2007
Josh Hartnett sees reporters from the other side of the story
"I would love to play a rock star," he said. "If somebody said it was time to make The Iggy Pop Story, I'd be there."
Resurrecting the Champ
Maybe Erik just is so dim that he doesn't understand what's at stake in his storytelling, the way it reflects and repeats a history of storytelling.
Thursday, June 14 2007
The Lisbon Bunch
Purposefully ending one's life is often seen as a last act of personal desperation. But in Jefferey Eugenides' poignant, bewitching novel, it may actually be a form of salvation.
Friday, September 15 2006
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Why the detectives are obsessed with the murder is never clear, though it may have to do with the vacuum of a movie swirling around them: they've got nothing else to do.
Friday, April 7 2006
Lucky Number Slevin (2005)
Despite the title of the movie he lives in, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is only partly lucky.
Tuesday, August 16 2005
Sin City (2005)
Like the guys, the girls are undone by their reliance on conventional male power signs.
Friday, April 1 2005
Sin City (2005)
Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead.
