Cannes

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‘You Will Meet A Tall Dark’ Trailer

Even though it didn't make much of an impression in Cannes, Woody Allen's next film, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger, is Woody Allen's next film. Somehow...
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Javier Bardem In ‘Biutiful’ Trailer

Empire has provided us with the first trailer for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful, which has still yet to pick up a U.S. distributor. (However, the r...
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US Trailer For Cannes Winner ‘Dogtooth’

The new domestic trailer for Cannes 2009 Un Certain Regard winner Dogtooth is fantastic. Being released by Kino International later this month, the dramatic satire is directed by Giorgos Lanthimos....
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[Review] Agora

Alejandro Amenábar’s historical epic Agora is high-minded and visually pleasing, but doesn’t quite pull itself to maintain an entertaining momentum. It has many of the hallmarks of an epic, from the swelling music, to the sweeping city views, to the main characters ability to meander through surrounding violence unscathed, but the pace is often stalled by wordy monologues and the need to impart information, causing a loss of emotional impact. What we are left with is a story about religious intolerance and the resulting powerlessness of reason....
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10 Films To See In June

The summer blockbuster season has unfortunately stumbled at the starting line and fell right on its face after disappointments each weekend. Will we get our first great time at the theater this month? Check out what I think will be working checking out below....
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Remembering Dennis Hopper

Today brought the tragic news of Dennis Hopper’s passing after a decade-long battle with prostate cancer. Hopper had many contributions to American cinema, so in honor of his memory we’re going to look back on the early films that helped him rise to fame....

French New Wave: The Influencing of the Influencers

From time to time, filmmakers, film critics, and film buffs will make references to a period in film history known as the French New Wave. For some people this is a term to throw out just to sound impressive [...]...