Planet of the Apes

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 >>

Django Unchained Upends the Western

A history of violence

The Nastiest Thing I Ever Told Someone

Telling people about their bad press is a no-no, especially if you couch it in an "I'm so concerned for you" backdrop of fake-compassion. At least the one time I alerted someone to a bit of bad publicity, I did it without any disingenuous charm whatsoever. I was just flat out spiteful. This was i ... More >>

The Top 10 Box Office Films of 2011 Compared With Those of 1968

I just made the comparison, and it's absolutely shocking. Here are the top 10 box office films of 1968, domestically, in descending order. 2001: A Space Odyssey, Funny Girl, The Love Bug, The Odd Couple, Bullitt, Romeo and Juliet, Oliver!, Rosemary's Baby, Planet of the Apes, and Night of the Livi ... More >>

The Best Books of 2011

Voice writers pick their favorites of the year

Turn Hollywood Films Into Pornos! Come On!

​It's easy! Simply change a letter or two and what was a prestigious Oscar winner suddenly becomes a dirty trashathon--and something that sounds way more fun to watch. Let's not concentrate on the old spoofs like All About Beav and Schindler's Fist, OK? Let's stick to films of the last few ... More >>

Simian Disobedience

The making of a monkey activist in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

The Ambiguous "Patton" Revels in the General's Lurid Egocentricity

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 26, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 9 Films in Focus by Andrew Sarris "PATTON" seems disquieting to many critics simply for sticking to its subject without any undue second-guessing. A right-wing movie might have chuckled over the Allied d ... More >>

HELLBOY

Can a Tool artist get even darker?

The Beauty of the Bad Girl

Three Japanese actresses break the mold

Hat Trick

Melville's noir at Film Forum, plus Afro-punk at BAM and more

The Gang's All Here

Ids of Clay

Generation Ex

Some get a decade; we get a moment

Film

Beasts of Burden

Incredible Bulks in Parent Traps

NY Mirror

All as It Had Been

Hollywood Revises History, Joins the Good Fight

Fake It So Real

Room Service

A Teenager Was Recently Abducted by a Couple She Met in an Internet Chat Room. Spent Time in Cyberspace?

Devolution of the Species

Shock the Monkey

Gorillas in Our Midst

Letters

I Lost It at the Movies

It Ain't The Motion, It's The Meat

Generation Ex

Some get a decade; we get a moment

NY Mirror

Why the resistance to Cher's single? One insider told me, 'American radio doesn't go for older artists.' Perhaps they'd like some of her boyfriends.

Endgame

On The Ups And Downs Of Hollywood's Parting Shots

Going Out with a Bang

When Movies End With The End Of The World