Jeff Daniels

Nothing Is Holy (Holy! Holy!) in Howl

Tonight! Teeth Mountain, Arbouretum, Pontiak, And Jeff Daniels

Teeth Mountain on Judge Judy, for old time's sake. So, Teeth Mountain, the band that appeared on Judge Judy to settle a case of smashed TV's and the untimely (alleged) death of Trips the Cat, is headlining Silent Barn tonight. Ironically, despite the group's self-destructive tendencies, their mus ... More >>

Jeff Daniels

Teeth Mountain on Judge Judy, for old time's sake. So, Teeth Mountain, the band that appeared on Judge Judy to settle a case of smashed TV's and the untimely (alleged) death of Trips the Cat, is headlining Silent Barn tonight. Ironically, despite the group's self-destructive tendencies, their mus ... More >>

The Ecstasy, the Agony: Live Blogging the MTV VMAs

In honor of 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, we've invited SOTC buddies and pop savants Sean Fennessey and Ryan Dombal to lend a certain wisdom and perspective to these sure-to-be completely dignified proceedings. Gentleman? John Shearer​ 9:00pm Sean: We're coming to you live from one or two or ... More >>

Jeff Daniels Lends Much-Needed Idiosyncrasy to The Answer Man

In honor of 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, we've invited SOTC buddies and pop savants Sean Fennessey and Ryan Dombal to lend a certain wisdom and perspective to these sure-to-be completely dignified proceedings. Gentleman? John Shearer​ 9:00pm Sean: We're coming to you live from one or two or ... More >>

This Week's Voice: Antibalas Offspring Fu-Arkist-Ra, Jovanotti, and No, Pollution,

Jackie SnowJovanotti In this week's Village Voice, Carol Cooper writes about Italian stadium pop star Jovanotti. Michael Downes introduces Antibalas offspring Fu-Arkist-Ra. Adam Ganderson digs into the toxic stew you ignore and finds No, Pollution, who are defiantly not on Twitter. In Film, Scot ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Concert Writer Speaks!

Talking with the smart Jeff Daniels and plotting our Tonys revenge.

Jack Nicholson Doesn't Know It All

That's the message of this week's column, in which Jeff Daniels--currently in the rom-com The Answer Man--tells me that when he worked with Jack ages ago in Terms of Endearment, he was amazed to learn that the superstar isn't always the answer man himself. Daniels also tells me about whether he's g ... More >>

Some Humility From Tony Soprano

In the next column, I talk to Jeff Daniels about his new movie The Answer Man, but also about Broadway's Tony winning God of Carnage, in which he costars with James Gandolfini in a rare stage role. I had heard that Gandolfini wanted to do everything imaginable to not dominate the play p.r.-wise and ... More >>

This Week in the Voice

The Deutsche Bank fire is Mayor Bloomberg's "defining debacle," says Wayne Barrett, "a failure of leadership, accountability, and transparency, revealed in one law enforcement report or news story after another." But with the help of a complaisant press, the Mayor's getting off the hook. Asked why ... More >>

Dave Eggers's Away We Go a Work of Staggering Something

The Deutsche Bank fire is Mayor Bloomberg's "defining debacle," says Wayne Barrett, "a failure of leadership, accountability, and transparency, revealed in one law enforcement report or news story after another." But with the help of a complaisant press, the Mayor's getting off the hook. Asked why ... More >>

Tony Award Nominees Announced

The Tony Award nominees have just been announced. The best musical nominees are Billy Elliot, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, and Shrek the Musical. (Rock of Ages being a jukebox musical, its place in the Best Score category was taken by 9 to 5; [title of show] replaced it in the Best Book list.) Best ... More >>

Acting Fleshes Out God of Carnage; Even Stars Can't Animate Impressionism or Exit the King

The Tony Award nominees have just been announced. The best musical nominees are Billy Elliot, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, and Shrek the Musical. (Rock of Ages being a jukebox musical, its place in the Best Score category was taken by 9 to 5; [title of show] replaced it in the Best Book list.) Best ... More >>

FAMILY TIES

Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage

Less Money, Fewer Hits at Midpoint of Sundance 2009

The Greatest: a mourning-family turkey with all the trimmings What is the shape and size of a human soul? Does it look like a chickpea? A gumdrop? A pet rock? And if you could somehow extract your soul from your body, what would be left? Would you still be you? These are among the concerns taken u ... More >>

J-Schooler Covers Own Class, Heavy Thinking Ensues

The Greatest: a mourning-family turkey with all the trimmings What is the shape and size of a human soul? Does it look like a chickpea? A gumdrop? A pet rock? And if you could somehow extract your soul from your body, what would be left? Would you still be you? These are among the concerns taken u ... More >>

No-Fly Zone

2007 Olivier-winner makes NYC debut. Shrug.

Oh, The Humanity of a Heist

Noir screenwriter makes strong directorial debut; Joseph Gordon-Levitt awes again in character-driven theft thriller

Lear Window

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

'RV'

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

Noah Baumbach's Comedy of Humiliation

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

NY Mirror

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

Co-Ed Boston Duo's Keyboard Swagger Helps Normal Guy Beat Corruption

Kevin Kline prepares to scale the mad king's heroic heights and war-torn politics

Arrested Development

Noah Baumbach revisits the fallout of a boho Brooklyn divorce

Killer Whale

Noah Baumbach's ink-stained memoir is a heartbreaking and hilarious comedy of humiliation

Film

Noah Baumbach's ink-stained memoir is a heartbreaking and hilarious comedy of humiliation

Auto Focus

Noah Baumbach's ink-stained memoir is a heartbreaking and hilarious comedy of humiliation

As a Grieving Mother, Weaver Chases Pot and an Oscar Nod

Noah Baumbach's ink-stained memoir is a heartbreaking and hilarious comedy of humiliation

Free and Freerer

Notes on the Dumb-Buddy Film

As New Like It

He Stoops to Conquer

Trauma Centers

Let Their Freak Flags Fly

Old Tales Retangled

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo

Dances With Woolf

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo

Hungry Hearts

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo

Raise the Spoof

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo

Sleeping With The Enemy

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo

On the Bus

'Fifth' Still Has Kick, but 'Kimberly' Is All Akimbo