Features
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.
Columns
Thursday, December 4 2008
Frost/Nixon: An Interview with a Vampire
Frank Langella seethes and pulsates with cunning as the deposed president in 'Frost/Nixon', a far cry from the grinning cowboy executive Josh Brolin presented in 'W'.
Reviews
Friday, January 14 2011
Ron Howard's Comedy 'The Dilemma' Is Missing the Comedy
The Dilemma is a tense, uncomfortable drama about infidelity and the boundaries of friendship. The problem is, it’s supposed to be a comedy.
Monday, November 30 2009
Angels & Demons
A slight upgrade from its predecessor is not enough to recommend such a forgettable production.
Tuesday, October 20 2009
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
What did Dr. Seuss ever do to Hollywood? How did the genial children's author, responsible for many of the most memorable kid lit classics of all time turn into such a cinematic pariah?
Friday, May 15 2009
Angels & Demons
A Harvard professor is an unlikely candidate for the hero of a summer blockbuster, and Angels & Demons demonstrates exactly why. The film is filled with talk, talk, talk.
Friday, December 5 2008
Frost/Nixon
No matter Frost/Nixon's efforts to revise it, history will never be the same.
Blogs
Thursday, May 19 2011
Who Is the Real Ron Howard? 'Eat My Dust' and 'Grand Theft Auto'
The inherent value of these films goes beyond the basics of a Ron Howard resume. This is escapism at its silly, '70s best.
Friday, January 14 2011
'The Dilemma': Avoiding the Obvious... and the Humorous
The Dilemma is the kind of movie that is so aggravating, that is so stupid in its set-up and narrative execution that it makes you want to throw things.
Friday, April 9 2010
Apollo 13 (1995): Blu-ray
Apollo 13 reminds us of a time not too long ago when the United State rallied around itself to support a group of far thinkers in their endeavor to discover our planet's place among the galaxy.
Monday, October 12 2009
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): Blu-ray
What did Dr. Seuss ever do to Hollywood? How did the genial children's author, responsible for many of the most memorable kid lit classics of…
Friday, May 15 2009
'Angels' Betters 'Da Vinci'...But Not By Much
Unlike Da Vinci, which threatened to rewrite the legacy of one of the most important figures in world history, all we have here is a bunch of dead cardinals and the possibility of the Vatican being destroyed.
News
Friday, December 24 2010
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard wants to adapt film trilogy and TV series
LOS ANGELES — The creations of Stephen King have been keeping people up at night for decades, but Ron Howard has been losing sleep lately…
Friday, January 23 2009
Oscars ignore ‘The Dark Knight,' except for Ledger nomination
It was a dark day for "The Dark Knight" as the 81st annual Oscar nominations, announced Thursday, snubbed the most popular film since "Titanic." Christopher…
Thursday, January 8 2009
In battle of stage vs. screen, the play wins
As movie adaptations of stage plays go, the recently released "Frost/Nixon" and "Doubt" are among the best of recent vintage, not least because the writers…
Monday, December 15 2008
From stage to screen, Nixon's the one for Frank Langella
"I really did think it was going to be seven weeks, in and out," says Frank Langella, recalling his decision, in early 2006, to star…
Thursday, December 11 2008
Fast chat with ‘Frost/Nixon' co-star Michael Sheen
Movie-star math: Michael Sheen is to the Martin Sheen acting family as Adam Baldwin is to the Alec Baldwin acting family - no relation. The…
