“Pan”‘s Labyrinth
Rooney Mara is playing Tiger Lily in the new “Pan.” Eric Haywood took notice of the casting on Twitter and the response was fascinating.
Rooney Mara is playing Tiger Lily in the new “Pan.” Eric Haywood took notice of the casting on Twitter and the response was fascinating.
An excerpt from “Rainer on Film: Thirty Years of Film
Writing in a Turbulent and Transformative Era”
on “The Night of the Hunter.”
Our short film series continues with Peter Capaldi’s “Franz Kafka’s It’s a Wonderful Life.”
The new poster for Music Box Films’ “Beloved Sisters.”
A tribute to Jessica Lange on her acceptance of the Kirk Douglas Award.
An interview with Jürgen Fauth, longtime film critic for About.com, and author of the anthology “Raves.”
An appreciation of Nastassja Kinski, on the occasion of a tribute to her at the Film Society at Lincoln Center from November 27-December 3, 2014.
How “Maleficent” subverts Christian symbolism; A crash course in diva; Anne de Mare and Kirsten Kelly on “The Homestretch”; “Sports Night” was Aaron Sorkin at his best; Peter Erskine on “Whiplash.”
Remembering Mike Nichols; Kathryn Bigelow’s experimental short; The rational wonders of Christopher Nolan; Interviewing Billy Wilder; RIP Leigh Chapman.
A moment with Gena Rowlands, legendary actress and star of the new Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.
A piece about how differently “Fury” and “The Imitation Game” transport viewers to World War II and what that says about film in 2014.
Hollywood’s “female stuff” problem; Mike Leigh got John Ruskin all wrong; Update on Lindy Chamberlain; Miyazaki working on manga; Nolan defends “Interstellar” sound.
A piece on the wave of new Black women directors, including Gina Prince-Bythewood, Amma Assante, Ava DuVernay and Dee Rees.
“Raiders” remake nearly complete; Mind-trick to improve movies; Lincoln, Malick and “The Better Angels”; “Follow That Bird” is indelibly tragic; Age-subtracting men are multiplying.
Retire the Disney Death; Seven problems with “Interstellar”; Cubicles on the rise; John Oliver is outdoing “The Daily Show”; Ernie Hudson is haunted by “Ghostbusters.”
A report from the macing incident at yesterday’s AFI screening.
An excerpt from “Missing Reels” by Farran Smith Nehme.
The November Bright Wall/Dark Room Excerpt on Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt.”