NYC Weekend Watch: ‘L’Avventura,’ Wong Kar-wai, Akira Kurosawa, John Cassavetes & More
Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repe...
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Errol Morris Takes Feature Detour with ‘Holland, Michigan’; MLK Biopic ‘Selma’ Finds New Helmer
As some (such as yours truly) anxiously await the release of his Donald Rumsfeld documentary, The Unknown Known, and a rare narrative feature, Freezing Peop...
Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, and Sebastian Silva Share the Unusual Trip of ‘Crystal Fairy’
After speaking to Michael Cera, Gaby Hoffmann, and writer-director Sebastián Silva, it’s clear that their new film, Crystal Fairy, ultimately sprang from li...
Red Band Trailer for Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ Remake Finds Josh Brolin Out For Revenge
Yes, a fanboy foreign favorite has been given the American treatment. Will the devoted make it to October? If a red band trailer for Spike Lee's Oldboy (how...
Listen: Complete Soundtrack For ‘The World’s End’ Featuring Blur, Pulp, The Doors & More
From the early days of Channel 4's Spaced to his most recently released feature, Scott Pilgrim (that highly recommended purchase can be made here), Edgar Wr...
[Review] Crystal Fairy
It is not before the two-minute mark when we realize that, in Crystal Fairy, something is different about Michael Cera. His feeble, awkward-sad stylings have, b...
Dev Patel Looks to Headline Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Chappie’; Stellan Skarsgard Heads to ‘Cinderella’
Mild concerns that The Newsroom would end up being Dev Patel's last "big" role have been quelled: according to THR, he's managed to nab a lead role in Neill Blo...
Guillermo del Toro Plans Cumberbatch-Led ‘Frankenstein’; ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Still On Deck
The five-year gap between features taken into account, you can understand why Guillermo del Toro has more than a couple of Pacific Rim follow-ups on the bra...
Big Directors, Small Films: Could Gore Verbinski Learn From These Three Helmers?
The particulars of The Lone Ranger’s budget woes have been so strong a matter of public record that it perhaps, even in small doses, dulled curiosity and an...
Stream David Lynch’s New Album ‘The Big Dream’ as Next Hint of Upcoming Film Arrives
Just ahead of its July 16 release, David Lynch's next album, The Big Dream, is available to stream (in full!) from Pitchfork. By now, you have some idea of ...
