See why patti smith loves this depraved French classic
Only in Hollywood could the year's highest-grossing feature also be the biggest flop, but that's what happened with Cleopatra, the 1963 Joseph Mankiewicz-directed epic of Egyptian headdresses, cleavage, and makeup, all done with a distinctly 1960s American slant. The main attractions were Richard B ... More >>
A knife is never just a knife in these sex-crazed Italian thrillers
This week in the Voice, out today, Jessica Lussenhop looks at schools' failure to address gay bullying but notes the paradigm shift in discipline: "Gay kids have long been a target of bullying. Until recently, incidents could be laughed off as 'pranks,' and no one suffered any consequences, save for ... More >>
Today in unexpected Cannes headline news: a convicted felon turns in one of the best performances at the festival thus far (and it's not Roman Polanski -- rimshot! -- who was the subject of a softball vanity documentary which screened here earlier in the week, and isn't really worth talking abou ... More >>
Every year, The Village Voice holds their own awards ceremony for theater free from the pomp, circumstance, and promotional intent towards profit that most other Dog and Pony extravaganzas do: The Obies. And the awesomeness that was this year's was no exception. Voice theater critic and Obie ... More >>
(Because newer is not always better)
One of the zingiest presences on the scene, Dirty Martini--aka "the chairman of the broad"--is a Rubensian beauty who knows how to shake it up (literally) while stirring an audience so fervently they're afraid to get up because the seat is wet. I gave the good-time gal a call (and no, it was ... More >>
Nate "Igor" SmithFun times at Roxy Cottontail's party. This is what Zach's birthday dinner looked like too. In the week that both Zach and Roxy Cottontail celebrated their birthdays, Rob posted a great moment in Wu-based subway-ad vandalism that became a whole shitload of peoples' Facebook profile ... More >>
Two Guevara movies in one four-hour sitting
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From the old guard to the young gun, a welcome cinematic winterlude
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Doc dupes entire nation, makes trenchant case against consumer culture
Debating Romanian independence on the boob tube
Plus Best of 2006 and Taxi tales
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Best served cold, Park Chanwook's brutal revenge feast comes with a side of live octopus
Gods and monsters: Thai fest balances imports, local wares
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Girl
Housekeepers, Bullfighters, Demonlovers
Shopping in the Spirit of May Day
Tigers, Copulating Horses, Camel(s)
French Choreographers Transform American Moves
Peter Mullans Debut: An Orphan No More
A French Director's Star-Making Debut
