Scout Tafoya's video essay series celebrates Frank Perry's Play It as It Lays, as adapted from the book by the late Joan Didion.
An interview with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about his new two-volume book collection, Cinematic Encounters.
The familiar story, told with a naturalistic sheen, strong songwriting, most of the old contrivances, and a few new ones.
The glorious, frizzy-haired, big-bearded '70s welcome Striesand and Kristofferson into the pantheon.
Reviews from the New York Film Festival of the latest by Nancy Buirski and Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
A review of the fourth season of Netflix's BoJack Horseman and look at the themes that have made the show such a success.
Jessica Ritchey on the personal power of Guillermo del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth."
A piece on the newly reissued Eve Babitz book "Eve's Hollywood."
The conversation about Woody Allen's personal and professional lives intertwining continues, but to what end?
Advice for Journalists and writers of color; the virtues and pitfalls of tossing brickbats online; 'Eyes Wide Shut' at 15; 'Pickpocket' on Blu-ray.
A plea for "sanity" in discussing Allen/Farrow; Phillip Roth on why he's not going back to fiction; Russell Brand on addiction; The Tonight Show's forgotten host.
I cried yesterday at a retreat while listening to Michael Buble's rendition of "Smile." The tears came from out of nowhere. Music has a way of cutting through all of your defenses. It goes straight to the heart and just zings you. I have been on the go continuously for the last two months since Roger passed. I have been smiling through it all, remaining stoic, having my private moments but standing straight and steadfast. These tears came as a shock to me. But, oh, what a welcome relief.
Q. Went to see Howard Stern's "Private Parts." Can't tell you how pleased I was to see scenes featuring "Kenny," the program director teaching Howard to pronounce "W-NNNN-BC!" I was an intern at WNBC during my senior year in college in 1980, and while there I gave a demo tape to "Kenny," whose real name was Kevin Metheny. He listened to it and trashed it, which would've been OK, except he did it in a hallway in front of my girlfriend (who despite this became my wife). Despite his predictions, I went on to have a pretty good on-air career, including doing morning radio with my wife. My question: Since Howard mentions people like Don Imus in his movie by name, and has already referred to Metheny as "Pig Virus" on the air, why couldn't he use the guy's actual name in the movie? (Jim Crossan, Columbia, S.C.)
During the earlier days of the Venice Film Festival, the face of Frank Perry had worn a slightly distracted look. He was there, he was listening, he was talking, but somehow his mind seemed to be on a slightly different frequency than anybody else's. This is a common state and not unique with Perry; all movie directors have it as the day for the first public showing of their newest movie grows near.