Unlike many epic motion pictures, Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” zips forcefully through its narrative, an ambitious retelling of the ark and the great flood that delivers on biblical proportions—cubits, Read More
In the director’s commentary on James Gray’s “The Yards,” Gray is joined by Steven Soderbergh who’s there to keep Gray’s obnoxious ego-stroking in check. Though Gray agrees with Read More
It’s tempting to applaud director David Gordon Green’s newest motion picture, “Prince Avalanche,” just because it’s different from his recent heroic schlub tales like “Pineapple Express” or “Your Read More
While perusing a new book on the films of Paul Thomas Anderson (“The Master,” “There Will Be Blood”), I came across an observation on the relationship between fathers Read More
When the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awarded in 2013 French director Leos Carax “Best Foreign Language Film” of 2012 for his movie, “Holy Motors,” Carax sent this Read More
You know how these hallucinations play out. A character sees a friend from afar (in a desert?) until they get close enough to see it’s just a reflection, an Read More
Is there anything more boring than listening to a director talk about a movie he or she made and what they were trying to convey in it? Not Read More
Unless we’re watching a motion picture at the movie theater or enjoying one at home with a surround speaker system, we can forget the role sound plays in Read More
In Imogen Sara Smith’s “World Weary” article regarding Noir City, San Francisco’s annual film noir festival, she concludes an overview of some of the festival’s motion pictures (and Read More
You shoot a video ad for a Superbowl commercial contest, and your video is voted to run during the hallowed Sunday TV event. Then you’re working on “Avengers Read More
