Features
Monday, August 8 2011
The 100 Essential Directors Part 3: George Cukor - John Ford
Spiritual possession, screwball comedy, German kinks, and the quintessential American Western genre are among the disparate characters we shine a light on today as PopMatters counts down the 100 Essential Film Directors. Today we look at George Cukor through John Ford. Who falls in the middle might surprise you...
Wednesday, January 14 2009
Tough and Tender - The Top 20 Female Performances of 2008
Twenty talented ladies, 20 performances worthy of multiple little gold men. Unfortunately, as in all years, someone has to come out on top. But after looking over this impressive list, picking the preeminent turn of 2008 seems almost impossible.
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.
Wednesday, September 10 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008
What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience.
Reviews
Monday, May 23 2011
'Something Wild' Is a Film You Will Feel Was Made Just for You
Jonathan Demme’s unclassifiable oddball masterpiece finally gets the recognition it deserves from Criterion.
Friday, April 9 2010
Neil Young Trunk Show
Trunk Show earns the highest compliment a concert film can get: you forget you're watching a movie and instead feel like you've got the best seats in the house.
Tuesday, October 7 2008
Rachel Getting Married
In Rachel Getting Married, Kym and Rachel's relationship is routinely rocky, abetted by what's unspoken by everyone else.
Monday, April 14 2008
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
The question arises: if Carter can’t criticize Israel, then who can? Apparently the answer is no one.
Friday, October 26 2007
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
He's not like Bill Clinton, he's not a rock star. He is instead a politician and a diplomat, facing rejection and resentment as well as respect, absorbing all responses as part of an ongoing, crucial "conversation".
Blogs
Tuesday, August 30 2011
100 Essential Directors - Jonathan Demme
100 Essential Directors celebrates directors of distinct vision, who have honed their respective crafts, who have brought something new and exciting to the medium, and who continue to push the boundaries of the form.
Tuesday, October 13 2009
Stop Making Sense (1984): Blu-ray
For many a devoted Talking Heads fan, 1983 was either the best year ever for their favorite band, or the telltale beginning of a slow…
Friday, October 24 2008
Camera Trick Undermines 'Rachel''s Realism
It's a staple of the cinematic form, drama's go-to position when anything outside biology becomes unobtainable. In fact it's such a stalwart that the independent…
News
Saturday, March 20 2010
Director Demme can't get enough of that Neil Young
PHILADELPHIA — Along with an Academy Award-winning career directing dramatic films — he won for "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991) — Jonathan Demme has…
Thursday, October 16 2008
Fast chat with ‘Rachel Getting Married' director Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme has long had one of the most interesting careers in the film business. An Oscar-winning director ("The Silence of the Lambs"), the 64-year-old…
