Watch Damien Chazelle’s iPhone-Shot Rehearsal for the Opening Number of ‘La La Land’
Nearing the $350 million mark worldwide, it's safe to say that Damien Chazelle's modern musical La La Land is one of the biggest success stories of the last...
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Mira Nair on Mississippi Masala’s Enduring Impact, Body Language, and That Phone Call Scene
After being lost in the tendrils of rights issues for many years, Mira Nair’s 1991 masterpiece Mississippi Masala is finally being brought back to audiences wi...
Cinematographer Alice Brooks on tick, tick…BOOM!, Shooting Musical Numbers, and Making Jonathan Larson’s Dreams a Reality
Marking Lin-Manuel Miranda's screen directing debut, tick, tick...BOOM! follows composer Jonathan Larson as he struggles to stage a musical show despite the ov...
[TIFF Review] iNumber Number
The South African director behind cinematic adaptations of John van de Ruit’s comedic, teen-lit Spud series hits the Toronto International Film Festival with hi...
[Review] The Numbers Station
If John Cusack doesn’t watch out, he’s going to become Nicolas Cage. OK, maybe it’s unlikely that the amiable and snarky Cusack will ever achieve the wild-eyed ...
[Interview] ‘The American Scream’ Team Talk Halloween, Lucky Number 13 and More
The American Scream is a pure joy to behold. Halloween is definitely one of my favorite holidays, so I come in with bias, yet everything director Michael St...
[Review] I Am Number Four
When a movie has the sole aspiration to entertain its audience, without any hint of deeper meaning or a hidden agenda, it is interesting to learn what Holly...
Cannes Review: Fallen Leaves is a Charming, Bittersweet Romance From Aki Kaurismäki
In 2006, Aki Kaurismäki was asked what he felt young filmmakers lacked. His response was almost Cartesian: “Humility," the director suggested, "Above all, it i...
BIFF Review: Landlocked is a Reconciliation Story Made of Authentic Little Moments
Nick's (Dustin Gooch) mother just passed away. One more source of stress to go along with marriage, parenthood, and the reality that a year of not taking a pay...
‘Burning Cane’ Review: A Visually Poetic Debut Told with Stark Honesty
Helen Wayne (Karen Kaia Livers) can't cure her dog of mange. Everyone tells her their surefire remedies and she attempts them all—one month with borax, another ...