“Inside Llewyn Davis” star Oscar Isaac talks about how he got here, the way an actor can use music to express
what’s not there in dialogue, and the difficulty of playing a guy who
might be considered a jerk.
The new co-production from three cable networks doesn’t give them much bang for their bucks.
Ian Grey visits Sherlock Holmes, and deduces why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective is perfectly suited to episode television—and endlessly re-inventable.
Erik Childress looks at the first awards of the season and their possible impact on the Oscar race.
Gerardo Valero sees the potential for a good remake in “Escape from New York.”
Director Joe Dante talks about his sideline running the Trailers from Hell website, which showcases the much-maligned film preview.
Omer Mozaffar reflects on “12 Years a Slave.”
Sheila O’Malley picks her favorite piece of Roger’s writing.
The first in a monthly series of video essays about unloved films, Scout Tafoya’s video essay is an appreciation of Alien 3, the debut feature by David Fincher.
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013; the war on smarm; Bilge Ebiri on “Inside Llewyn Davis”; Christmas with X-Men; the fan-led revival of “The Assassination of Jesse James.”
The National Board of Review selects “Her” as best picture; is Jennifer Lawrence the new Anne Hathaway?; Melissa Anderson considers Barbara Stanwyck; how to defend your high school musical; Afghanistan returns to the movies.
New York Film Critics Circle deems “American Hustle” best picture; the Oscar documentary shortlist; the earning potential fo the regional film festival circuit; Ted Hope’s 30 really bad things in the indie film biz; Buffalo’s remaining movie theater may go dark.
Critics group nominates “The Wolf of Wall Street” for several awards, perhaps without seeing it; why the kerfuffle between Elan and Diane on that plane last week is a lesson on why people shouldn’t believe everything they read; hwo Disney successfully misrepresented “Frozen.”
Seventy-five years late, an early film production by Orson Welles finally had its New York City premiere.
Paul Walker, who died yesterday in a car crash at 40, was an action film star known for his Everyman charm and his ability to provide a dependable center for the craziness around him.
That a film as searing and necessary as “12 Years a Slave” is having trouble drawing large audiences is a testament to the power of denial. That so few mainstream films have been made about slavery in America is also a testament to the power of denial.
An update from Steve James regarding his documentary about Roger, “Life Itself.”
