Eric Rohmer, R.I.P.
Eric Rohmer emerged in the 1960s as part of the French New Wave of critics-turned-directors that included Francois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Claude Chabrol. Rohmer, who died Monday at the age of...
View ArticleOscar roulette: or, don’t forget the year ‘Crash’ won
QUICK VIEW- Who will win? Best Picture | Director | Actor | Actress | Supporting Actor | Supporting actress | Screenplay For a few weeks every year, people who aren’t even that interested in movies get...
View Article‘Conversations and Cosmopolitans’: wit & wisdom of the Raves
I don’t think enough has been written about the sheer good luck of being born to a terrific mother. Talk about an advantage in life! No one will ever love you more or be more ready to rise to your...
View Article‘David and Lisa’: indie classic celebrates 50th anniversary
Sometimes it is best not to test a fond memory. A friend recently told me about watching a favorite film of his youth — the 1966 antiwar comedy “King of Hearts” — and being disappointed by it. The...
View ArticleRobert Redford puts another nail in Pauline Kael’s coffin
A great writer, but not such a great person. That’s the picture that has been slowly developing since film critic Pauline Kael died in 2001. A glance at any of Kael’s published collections will reveal...
View ArticleWhere is the (actor) love for Robert Redford?
The word “snub” is overused when people talk about the Oscars, but clearly the acting division of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sent a message to Robert Redford this morning — We...
View ArticleWomen win the U.S. multiplex battle — again
Women filmmakers and audiences received a big boost over the weekend when the relatively low-budgeted “Pitch Perfect 2” killed the very expensive “Mad Max Fury Road” in the box office sweepstakes —...
View Article‘Scenes from a Marriage’: quality TV pioneer
The centenary of Ingmar Bergman’s birth has been celebrated with a number of events this year, including a retrospective at Film Forum, a new Criterion Collection boxed set, and the addition of many...
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