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.
Friday, January 16 2009
Best Complexities in 2008
The most remarkable films of 2008 were small, smart, and complicated. While they're surely worth seeking out for their own pleasures, they also represent the sort of movies that will find theatrical releases even harder to manage in the shrinking economy.
Reviews
Monday, September 14 2009
Trouble the Water
The Lower Ninth Ward, where less than 20 percent of the houses are occupied, is still as bad as it was pre-Hurricane Katrina -- or worse.
Friday, August 22 2008
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water reveals not only the terrors of the hurricane but also the political and personal valences of its legendary mismanagement.
Blogs
Wednesday, December 2 2009
Trouble the Water
Trouble the Water - Tia Lessin and Carl Deal - Zeitgeist Films [$29.99]
Thursday, September 18 2008
'Trouble' Celebrates the Power of People
Survival is instinctual. It goes to our very nature as life loving beings. It can be mistaken for desperation or arrogance, but the need to…
News
Friday, October 17 2008
‘Trouble the Water' directors found an ideal subject for their Katrina documentary
Originally, Brooklyn-based filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin thought they'd make a post-Katrina documentary about Louisiana National Guardsmen struggling to provide disaster relief. "After a…
