McElwee discusses, among other things, his new film and staring down the loss of his son.
Let us recommend five films that will remind you that not all monkeys are rabid psycho killers.
Watch as we unveil one winner prediction every day until the Saturday before Oscar night.
A time to taste small, savory dishes from all over the world before the bigger feast of the upcoming New Directors/New Films series.
It’s a shame not to be able to hear such a strong critic week in and week out.
“We Belong Together” earned its title long before this year’s nominations were even announced.
“I think it’s very easy for us to look down on James Whale from our 21st-century perches.”
Alonso Duralde is the arts and entertainment editor of The Advocate, a longtime friend, and one my favorite people to argue with.
Garrett Brown might be the most influential filmmaker that the moviegoing public hasn’t heard of.
We’ll be completely honest. Predicting Oscar nominees is just no fun anymore.
Hill suggests that the western’s slow decline was probably due to two factors.
Angelenos are lucky. Our FM airwaves are second-to-none in terms of diversity and quality of programming.
Mariah wasn’t the only one making a comeback in 2005.
Socio-politically-minded Big Idea films were all the rage in 2005.
It’s fitting that Stefani should open her Harajuku Lovers Tour with Debbie Deb’s “When I Hear Music” booming from a giant tower of speakers.
Of all the acknowledged masters of cinema, the Japanese director Mikio Naruse is perhaps the one least known in the West.
Slant Magazine sat down with the director to discuss the making and politics of HellBent.
The film is one for the ages, and in anticipation of its first-run release, we met with Sachs at his office in downtown Manhattan.
When scurrying about film festivals, even non-juried ones like the Toronto International Film Festival, it’s best to keep your eyes on the prize.
Two thousand and five will go down in the festival’s history as the year when the movies got a little crappier and the celebrities got a little crabbier.
As usual, the festival will be remembered equally for the films left outside its door.