Preston Sturges

The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

Jules Feiffer's Movie: Resisting Voice Internecine Warfare Long Enough to Appreciate It

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 18, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 7 Films in Focus By Andrew Sarris The Village Voice has distinguished itself over the years by the casualness, some would say eagerness, with which it allows its contributors and even its mainstays to b ... More >>

Even with a Shirtless Robert Redford and Johnny Cash Soundtrack: 'Rotten to the Core'

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 29, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 44 Film: Little Fauss By Molly Haskell Can Robert Redford be a nasty skunk? Can Jack Nicholson be without charm? Or Jane Fonda without bail money? Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spot ... More >>

The Fourth Annual Village Voice Readers' Film Poll -- The Best Films of 1967!

"We rob banks."​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 8, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 17 Films by Andrew Sarris The readers of The Village Voice have responded in unprecedented numbers to the fourth annual poll of ten-best lists. For the record, the previous winners are "D ... More >>

David Paterson Controversy Recalls Another Scandal-Plagued Governor (No, Not That One)

​While everyone still jaws about the allegedly forthcoming David Paterson scandal, the Bowery Boys look back to historical precedent for removal of a New York governor -- not to Eliot Spitzer, but to William Sulzer. The Boys' headline is "New York governor resigns in disgrace (in 1913)!" tho ... More >>

Easy Living

​While everyone still jaws about the allegedly forthcoming David Paterson scandal, the Bowery Boys look back to historical precedent for removal of a New York governor -- not to Eliot Spitzer, but to William Sulzer. The Boys' headline is "New York governor resigns in disgrace (in 1913)!" tho ... More >>

Christmas in July

​While everyone still jaws about the allegedly forthcoming David Paterson scandal, the Bowery Boys look back to historical precedent for removal of a New York governor -- not to Eliot Spitzer, but to William Sulzer. The Boys' headline is "New York governor resigns in disgrace (in 1913)!" tho ... More >>

FOOL'S GOLD

Richard Foreman teams up with Willem Dafoe

Clip Job: Sarris Defends 'Pussycat'

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

Sullivan's Travels

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

The Lady Eve

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

A Sturges Christmas: Remember the Night

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

Essential Sturges Fetes the Director, and His Powder-Keg Muse

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

Sullivan's Travels

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 5, 1965, Vol. X, No. 42 Films By Andrew Sarris I return to the subject of "WHAT'S NEW PUSSYCAT?" mainly because I fear the concerted effort to brainwash the public into thinking that "Pussycat" is an unspeakably bad movie may b ... More >>

SCREWBALL XMAS

A double feature of unsung gems

Film Forum Celebrates Carole Lombard

The centenary of Hollywood's grande dame of ditz

Campaign Scofflaw Pedro Espada Wants to Be Majority Leader

The centenary of Hollywood's grande dame of ditz

Manny Farber 1917-2008

Remembering the painter, professor, and underground model for scores of American film critics

Manny Farber 1917-2008

Remembering the painter, professor, and underground model for scores of American film critics

Change You Can't Believe In Swing Vote

Remembering the painter, professor, and underground model for scores of American film critics

The Palm Beach Story

Remembering the painter, professor, and underground model for scores of American film critics

Leatherheads Never Gets Past 'Promising'

George Clooney's ode to the screwball comedies of yore is sooooo close. But yet.

Michel Gondry Celebrates the Bygone Days of VHS

Caught on tape: the best of do-it-yourself indie culture in Be Kind Rewind

The Comedy of Power

Yes, yes, we know. This was the YEAR OF APATOW. Beg to differ?

Two Arts, Many Dimensions

Ingmar Bergman, 1918–2007

100 Years of Barbara

Plus 007 and oh, Canada

Woman's Glib

The awful truth about Nancy Meyers

Fox, B.C.

Spencer Tracy and the studio that made him

Ain't No Sunshine

A "What's Wrong With America" indie comedy reveals what's wrong with indie comedies

Monsters in a Box

Kong is king, Lewton is lurid, and Ross is the boss in holiday DVD round-up

Popular Parsing

On the most American of American movie critics

Rack Focus

On the most American of American movie critics

Hungarian Master Keeps Feet on the Ground in Early Works

On the most American of American movie critics

Freshman Orientation

Through the looking glasses: From the big clock to the train top, Lloyd welcomed danger

Breezy Living: Sturges's Premature Maturity

Through the looking glasses: From the big clock to the train top, Lloyd welcomed danger

Bigmouth Strikes Again

Deep impact: Porno doc looks back at the culture wars set off by a landmark '70s skin flick

Answers to the World's Hardest Movie Quiz

Deep impact: Porno doc looks back at the culture wars set off by a landmark '70s skin flick

Merry Mayhem

Deep impact: Porno doc looks back at the culture wars set off by a landmark '70s skin flick

Trading Spaces

Deep impact: Porno doc looks back at the culture wars set off by a landmark '70s skin flick

Always in the Dark

They Lost It at the Movies

Look Homeward, Angel

They Lost It at the Movies

Sweet and Vicious

They Lost It at the Movies

The Vulgar Classes

They Lost It at the Movies

Guare the Heart Is

They Lost It at the Movies

Behind the Music

They Lost It at the Movies