Friday, August 19 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 6: Ernst Lubitsch to Vincente Minnelli
Today runs the gamut. Hollywood to indie art house, female perspective to male, screwball comedy to chamber drama. The odyssey from Ernst Lubitsch to Vincente Minnelli will provide illumination on how film's first special effects were used, how two brothers presciently preceded reality TV in the Hamptons, and why some directors prefer to work about once a decade on average...
Thursday, June 5 2008
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
What a quirky pair of brothers do Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke make.
Friday, October 26 2007
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Family tensions run high throughout Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.
Thursday, October 18 2007
Paul Newman’s Influential, Classic Performances in The Hustler and The Verdict
In an era of relatively reserved American cinema, when most actors would be concerned with their images as leading men, Newman was not afraid to experiment and go with his artistic impulses.
Friday, March 17 2006
Find Me Guilty (2006)
You might find Vin Diesel guilty of any number of offenses in Sidney Lumet's new film. First, his hair.


































