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  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Gangsters Love Scarface, 'Tough Life'

    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.

  • Voice Choices

    November 9, 2011

    Leningrad Cowboys Go America

    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.

  • Voice Choices

    August 31, 2011

    Sanjuro

    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.

  • Film

    April 27, 2011

    If You Pay to See This Movie, You Will Have Been Hoodwinked Too!

    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.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2011

    Director Sidney Lumet Dies at 86

    ​Sidney Lumet, the acclaimed director of such classics as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, died this morning in New York at the age of 86. His stepdaughter, Leslie Gimbel, told the New York Times that the cause was lymphoma. His filmmaking career was bookended by 1957's 12 Angry Men and ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 30, 2011

    Rashomon

    ​Sidney Lumet, the acclaimed director of such classics as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, died this morning in New York at the age of 86. His stepdaughter, Leslie Gimbel, told the New York Times that the cause was lymphoma. His filmmaking career was bookended by 1957's 12 Angry Men and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    Excerpt: Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, And The Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop, Wherein Scarface Recalls His Mental-Health-Ward Days

    ​Also-beloved friend-of-SOTC Ben Westhoff's new book, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop, will be available on May 1st from Chicago Review Press. This excerpt focuses on Southern pioneers Geto Boys and particularly beloved rapper Scarfa ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 13, 2010

    Jackie Brown

    ​Also-beloved friend-of-SOTC Ben Westhoff's new book, Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop, will be available on May 1st from Chicago Review Press. This excerpt focuses on Southern pioneers Geto Boys and particularly beloved rapper Scarfa ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 22, 2010

    THUG LIFE

    Film Forum shows off its criminal record

  • Film

    August 25, 2010

    T.I. in Takers

    This is the best baseline-competent action movie to come out all summer

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Is Leonardo DiCaprio the New De Niro?

    ​Who ever thought that little Leonardo DiCaprio from Growing Pains would emerge as one of the most sought-after actors of his generation? After showing enough quirk appeal to get an Oscar nomination with What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, he developed into heartthrob material, almost making us bel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Can A Sequel Ever Be Better Than The Original?

    ​Toy Story 3 is a smash hit that's reaped critical hosannahs suggesting it rightfully earns its place next to the first two Toy Story treats. But has a sequel ever actually been better than the movie it follows up?

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    When Does Cinematic Homage Become a Criminal Act of Thievery?

    ​A new French spy spoof named OSS: Lost in Rio climaxes with a scene on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, an obvious homage to Hitchcock, as I was so proud to have brilliantly noticed, applause applause. But when I asked the film's director/co-writer Michel Hazanavicius ... More >>

  • Film

    March 2, 2010

    Brooklyn's Finest, Three Movies You've Seen Wrapped Into One

    ​A new French spy spoof named OSS: Lost in Rio climaxes with a scene on top of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, an obvious homage to Hitchcock, as I was so proud to have brilliantly noticed, applause applause. But when I asked the film's director/co-writer Michel Hazanavicius ... More >>

  • Film

    February 16, 2010

    Scorsese's Head-Trip Shutter Island

    Stuck in the asylum with the good kind of insane

  • Voice Choices

    January 19, 2010

    Scandal

    Stuck in the asylum with the good kind of insane

  • Film

    January 5, 2010

    The Mixed Bag of 100-Years-Young Akira Kurosawa, at Film Forum

    Stuck in the asylum with the good kind of insane

  • Film

    June 10, 2009

    Blood on Tracks in Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

    In this subway series, the original Pelham wins

  • Voice Choices

    May 20, 2009

    POINT OF HONOR

    Film Forum restores Kurosawa's classic

  • Voice Choices

    September 3, 2008

    FAMILY BUSINESS

    Francis Ford Coppola restores two of his classics

  • People

    February 5, 2008

    Why Do Mexicans Always Rent Blood In Blood Out?

    Plus, Mexicans who hate illegals

  • Film

    October 16, 2007

    Sidney Lumet's Heist Melodrama

    Sibling rivalry. Daddy issues. Infidelity. Sidney Lumet crafts one hell of a melodrama

  • Film

    September 25, 2007

    The Fix Is In

    Watch your back, Grisham: Michael Clayton's no ordinary legal thriller

  • Film

    May 29, 2007

    The House Always Wins

    Ocean's Thirteen is a tired, washed-up threequel. Wanna bet Hollywood makes a bundle?

  • Film

    January 2, 2007

    This Is Their Brain On Drugs

    Cassavetes Jr. and Justin "in a box" Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

  • Film

    October 24, 2006

    'Shottas'

    Cassavetes Jr. and Justin "in a box" Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

  • Film

    January 24, 2006

    Who Let the Dog Out?

    Cassavetes Jr. and Justin "in a box" Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

  • Film

    December 6, 2005

    Six Feet Under

    Western tale of reburial knee deep in grimy detail, marred by Jones's simplistic persona

  • Film

    November 1, 2005

    Harvey and Bob Divorce From Disney With Infidelity Thriller

    Western tale of reburial knee deep in grimy detail, marred by Jones's simplistic persona

  • Film

    September 13, 2005

    The Last Action Hero

    Hometown hero Cronenberg elicits applause and shocked silence with his menacing History

  • Music

    February 15, 2005

    Guy With Ponytail Celebrates America's Bard—Selflessly

    Hometown hero Cronenberg elicits applause and shocked silence with his menacing History

  • NYC Life

    December 28, 2004

    Getting It Together: The Best in Film Share Their Secrets

    Hometown hero Cronenberg elicits applause and shocked silence with his menacing History

  • Film

    September 21, 2004

    Film

    Hometown hero Cronenberg elicits applause and shocked silence with his menacing History

  • News

    December 23, 2003

    Lost in America

    Bill Murray's Star Vehicle, Gus Van Sant's Double Comeback, and the Year of the Documentary

  • Film

    November 18, 2003

    Heaven Can Weight

    Hopscotching chronology elevates New Age mysticism in a heart transplant melodrama

  • Specials

    October 14, 2003

    Letters

    Hopscotching chronology elevates New Age mysticism in a heart transplant melodrama

  • Film

    October 7, 2003

    Enter the Dragon Lady

    After a six-year absence, Tarantino plunges once again into a cinematic hall of mirrors

  • News

    September 30, 2003

    Faster, Pussy Wagon! Kill! Kill!

    Back from the dead with the new Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantino exposes the dick drive, movie ultraviolence, and his foot fetish

  • NYC Life

    September 9, 2003

    Tarantino-Tested

    Will Quentin's Long-Awaited Kung Fu Gore-Super-Soak, Kill Bill, Inspire Moviegoing Fervor?

  • Music

    January 14, 2003

    Fuckin' Wit Da Best

    Face From the Block

  • News

    December 31, 2002

    Voice Critics' Top Tens

    Face From the Block

  • Home

    December 31, 2002

    Days of Heaven

    Face From the Block

  • Film

    July 9, 2002

    Industrial Symphony

    Face From the Block

  • Film

    November 28, 2000
  • Film

    June 27, 2000

    Reversion Therapy

    Paths Less Traveled

  • Music

    December 28, 1999

    Freeze-Frame

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Film

    August 3, 1999

    Uncomfortably Numb

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Film

    March 2, 1999

    Ganging Up

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Film

    September 29, 1998

    Back Stabbers

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

  • Film

    September 22, 1998

    Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)

    A Year (Heck—A Decade, Even) of Pop Music at the Movies

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