Features
Friday, January 16 2009
The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008
Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.
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.
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, December 5 2008
Frost/Nixon
No matter Frost/Nixon's efforts to revise it, history will never be the same.
Blogs
Wednesday, December 24 2008
'Frost/Nixon' Feigns Actual History Well
Those of us who lived through it will never forget how it unraveled before our unbelieving eyes. As each new day brought another revelation, as…
Wednesday, December 3 2008
Frost/Nixon Stills and Trailer
FROST/NIXON Release: 5 December and 12 December (limited) and 25 December (wide) Director: Ron Howard Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam…
News
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…
Sunday, December 7 2008
Tricky shtick: Nixon film portrayals are irresistible to actors, but essence is elusive
Richard M. Nixon adored the movies. He walked out of "West Side Story," which he dismissed as "propaganda," but he revered John Ford, kept up…
