Al Pacino

Jerry Schatzberg's Road Pictures Scarecrow Hits Film Forum

25 Actors Who Turned Down Amazing Roles

Julia Roberts could have done Blind Side, but opted for Valentine's Day instead. Jack Nicholson was offered the role of Michael Corleone, but felt it was an offer he could refuse. Michelle Pfeiffer didn't want to be Clarice Starling, and Jeremy Irons pooh poohed the part of Hannibal Lecter, both t ... More >>

Adam Sandler Is A Genius, IMHO

Bear in mind I loved Sofia Coppola in The Godfather III and enjoyed Pierce Brosnan's singing in Mamma Mia! But still, hear me out. Adam Sandler is roundly derided for putting out crappy, unfunny comedies which get scathing reviews and tons of awards--Razzies, that is. But I just saw Just Go With ... More >>

Aw, Nuts: A Brief History of Movie Characters Getting Whacked in the Balls

Al Pacino Deserves Better Than Stand-Up Guys

Broadway Hits Have Become Critic-Proof Like Movies!

It used to be that a Broadway show that got raves would have a pretty good chance of being a hit and one that got trashed by critics would most likely fold. This was the complete opposite of movies, whereby something that got great reviews could easily flop if it didn't have mass appeal, while the ... More >>

James Franco Reimagines The Controversial Gay Movie Cruising

Here's Leonard Maltin's description of the 1980 William Friedkin film Cruising, starring Al Pacino. "Cop Pacino goes underground to ferret out bloody killer of homosexuals in this distasteful, badly scripted film. Gay world presented as sick, degrading, and ritualistic. Filmed on authentic N.Y.C. l ... More >>

Golden Boys? Stand Up Guys Is a Blow to Al Pacino's Legacy

Glengarry Glen Ross

Jessica Chastain: "They Said I Wasn't Pretty Enough"

Jessica Chastain is not only an acclaimed actress, she's quite beautiful, so I was stunned to hear her tell the TimesTalk audience last night about her shaky reception when she first went on auditions in L.A. "Many people didn't know what Juilliard was," she said, "or didn't care about my theatrica ... More >>

How Hollywood Movies Led to Genocide: The Act of Killing at the Toronto Film Festival

Film critic Karina Longworth is reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival this week. The best, most daring and form-defying documentaries in the world right now are being funded by the Danish Film Institute, and so it goes that the nonfiction knockout of TIFF thus far is The Act of Ki ... More >>

Jack and Jill

Celebs Who Are Only Children: Here's The List

I always assumed I was the only Italian-American only child in creation -- those people tend to procreate a lot -- but it turns out Al Pacino is one, too! I'm not alone! And I did a little research (and glanced at Us magazine) and found some other famous folk who have gone through life without sib ... More >>

The Year's Most Present Actress By Far

​I think that sounds nicer than "omnipresent," since it's not her fault that every movie she's ever done seems to be coming out all at once. She's Jessica Chastain, the 31-year-old beauty who's showing her range--and incredible aptitude for achievement--in the following 2011 films:

Ceferino Perez, Cocaine Kingpin, Did Excellent Photoshop Work

​Ceferino "Papo" Perez, an East Harlem cocaine kingpin, was apparently so fond of Al Pacino's role in Scarface that he did some pretty amazing Photoshopping and put his face right on top of Pacino's in the movie poster (check it out, at right). The results, which he displayed on his nightstand ... More >>

Daniel Radcliffe Snubbed By Tony Awards!

​Last year, the Tony awards fawned over Hollywood types, and a lot of died-in-the-wool theater people didn't have much of a chance against them. Well, this time the nominating committee obviously listened to the criticism about all that and swung the curve back to the real theater stars. (He ... More >>

The Panic in Needle Park

Judi Dench Hates The Merchant of Venice

​I don't mean the current smash production with Al Pacino and Lily Rabe. I mean the play itself--you know, the one by old whatshisname. In her new memoir, And Furthermore, Judes remembers agreeing to play Portia in a 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of Merchant despite her utter dis ... More >>

Fancy Upper West Side Building Hires Its Own Creative Director

​Ever felt that the seafoam green interior and moldy moldings of your Lower East Side walkup just don't "go" with the authentic door paint or vintage-scented elevator or occasional atmospheric shrieks and scufflings? Ah, if we lived at the Upper West Side's historic condo The Apthorp (resident ... More >>

Leftists, Ladies, and Lenders--After the Revolution, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and The Merchant of Venice

New work from Amy Herzog and Jeffrey Lane and David Yazbek; plus Shakespeare hits Broadway

This Week in the Voice: Summer of Whippets

​It may not be the summer of love (in fact, we're pretty sure it isn't), but that doesn't mean that you can't spend the next two months "jamming to the familiar hiss of hippie crack." In this week's cover story, John H. Tucker goes inside the Nitrous Mafia, a surprisingly organized group made ... More >>

Al Pacino in the Park--The Merchant of Venice, plus The Winter's Tale

The Public stages two Shakespeare plays in rep

Shakespeare in the Park, Scarface Edition: How to Navigate the Yearly, Insane Free Ticket Tradition Starting Next Week

​Every summer, one of the hottest dates in town emerges out of Central Park. And it's back. With Al Pacino.

Summer Guide: Directors Ivo Van Hove and Peter Stein Anchor at Governors Island

The Lincoln Center Festival brings high art to the harbor

Who's The Best Male Movie Actor of the Sound Era?

​My choices in ranked order: (1) James Stewart (2) Robert DeNiro (3) Spencer Tracy (4) Jack Nicholson (5) Jack Lemmon

Dog Day Afternoon

CRIMINAL MINDS

Chant 'Attica!' with Al Pacino in Bryant Park

Angels in America

Al Pacino and Kitty Winn Rexamined in The Panic in Needle Park

Junkie love in New York's classic shoot-'em-up

Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Righteous Kill

FAMILY BUSINESS

Francis Ford Coppola restores two of his classics

88 Minutes Counts Down to Self-Parody

Ridiculous Al Pacino stars in ridiculous running-down-the-clock thriller

1968

1972

'Two for the Money'

Rack Focus

Pound of flash: Pacino master class can't save Merchant

Film

NY Mirror

NY Mirror

Beyond Neurosis

What Kind of Political Theater Are We Really After?

Spook Easy

The Langley Burbs and the Latin Diaspora

Dictator Tots

Waking Life

Under the Stars

Do The Strokes

England Discovers New York Again

We Got Game

How Sports Took Over American Culture

End Games

End Games