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Here's Nick Pinkerton on two highly anticipated films from NYFF's main slate: Brian De Palma's Passion and Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha: Brian De Palma and Noah Baumbach have become thick as thieves--odd when one considers that the two filmmakers' bodies of work seem, on the surface, to have positive ... More >>
With ineptitudes removed, just another drippy musical
Today in El Diario, that newspaper at your bodega you always wondered about... Two recent crimes involving Scarface have left many wondering whether the gangster world is nostalgic about the movie, the Spanish-language daily reports.
Ghost Protocol lets Tom Cruise, the Bankable Movie Star, live another day
The 67th Venice Film Festival, where I'm currently on jury duty (although not on the jury headed by Quentin Tarantino) opened majorly pop with Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's warmly received and borderline risible follow-up to his 2008 Golden Lion winner The Wrestler. Although a generic horr ... More >>
Magyars invade tinseltown, and the rest is history
The director's great balls of fire
A look back at a year when the whole world was watching
Horror in the heartland: Coming through loud and clear
Private eyes are watching you, but Look can't be bothered to care
With outrage to spare, a fierce Brian De Palma returns to the war zone. Take cover.
The divisive director's controversial new film is, he says, just one man's attempt to stop the war
Yes (I'm Not There !), NYFF 45 (Blade Runner?) plays to its base (Don Rickles!), but what's so bad about that? (Redacted.)
Where old masters, drunk teenagers, and Asia Argento make the fest's first week a blast
Children of Men and the value of an unedited shot
Prom queen meets drag queen in this revamped bloodfest
A pair of sunshine noirs go in search of Hollywood's heart of darkness
The Critics Speak
Flashback: The Year in Movies
