Features
Monday, August 29 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 9: Victor Sjöström to Luchino Visconti
Today we present a glorious spate of international auteurs that range from cinematic innovators from the silent era to those who continue to push the limits of film in their contemporary work.
Wednesday, January 14 2009
Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008
Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Reviews
Friday, September 23 2011
'Restless': The Tale of a Funeral Crashing Dropout with a Ghost for a Friend
As in the death trilogy, Gus Van Sant uses the lack of strong incident in Restless to create a sense of real intimacy between his characters.
Wednesday, November 26 2008
Milk
Milk urges optimism and action, even as it also recalls the loss of its charismatic subject.
Friday, November 14 2008
Paranoid Park
Van Sant’s narrative prowess will never be favorably compared to that of Wilder, Ford, or Tarantino. His bailiwick is character, particularly those characters who exist on the fringes: users, hustlers, hitchhikers.
Friday, March 14 2008
Paranoid Park (TIFF 2007)
Gus Van Sant is concerned with portraying the developing moral compass of a jaded youth with a heartfelt sincerity and a steady hand.
Wednesday, March 12 2008
Paranoid Park
The movie realizes Alex's desperate, poetic subjectivity in layers. His halting voiceover is perfectly unmatched with the uneven editing and skips back and forth in time.
Blogs
Friday, October 7 2011
Coping with Grief Through Quirk: 'Restless'
Working through its wistfulness with a leisurely likeability, Van Sant's latest is a weird little gem.
Thursday, December 11 2008
'Milk's Legacy More Timely Now Than Ever
Harvey Milk was more than a politician. He was more than a grass roots illustration of San Francisco's struggling gay rights movement and underrepresented population.…
News
Monday, February 23 2009
Backstage at the Oscars: ‘Milk' screenwriter speaks out
HOLLYWOOD - "Milk" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who gave a politically tinged acceptance speech on stage, continued his political bent backstage, calling on President Obama…
Thursday, December 4 2008
Sean Penn hopes film on America's first openly gay politician will help modern-day movement
SAN FRANCISCO - It has been 30 years since San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to hold such…
Wednesday, November 26 2008
'Milk' exposes paradox for screen's leading men
Gus Van Sant's "Milk" isn't just a mainstream-minded Oscar candidate; it's also a rallying cry. With Sean Penn starring as Harvey Milk, the openly gay…
