Tony Gilroy's (heretofore unseen) expert light touch in Duplicity.
By Scott Foundas,
March 18, 2009
Whether it's the amnesiac super spy of the Bourne franchise or the weary law-firm fixer of Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy specializes in characters... More>>
More than a year after its first twirl at Sundance, this Amy Adams–Emily Blunt dramedy finally shrugs its way into theaters. It feels... More>>
ArthouseCompiled By Michael Leaverton and Hiya Swanhuyser,
March 18, 2009
Artists' Television Access. OpenScreening: Film and video open mike. Thu., March 19, 8 p.m. free-$5. "The Muse of Cinema": Feature-length program... More>>
That was the most offensive display of sexualized violence I have ever seen," one wilting fellow in need of a camphor hankie was overheard saying... More>>
Citizen's arrest for Wayne Kramer's tasteless immigrant drama.
By Scott Foundas,
March 11, 2009
Haven't we been here before? The inbred mutant offspring of Crash and Babel, writer-director Wayne Kramer's Crossing Over treats the subject of... More>>
It looks great, but it's ultimately a missed photo op.
By Ella Taylor,
March 11, 2009
Lovely to look at but too slow and deliberate to get lost in, Jan Troell's Everlasting Moments is a tribute to still photography filtered through... More>>
Nominated for a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2008, Russian actor/director Nikita Mikhalkov's masterful, engrossing 12 is finally finding... More>>
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March 11, 2009
Artists' Television Access. Under the Same Moon: Patricia Riggen's feature about border crossing. Thu., March 12, 7:30 p.m. $6. Journey from... More>>
Not a coveted demographic, the young African-American hipster gets a movie.
By Ernest Hardy,
March 04, 2009
"How do you define yourself?" It's not until its third act that Medicine for Melancholy's lead male character explicitly asks the question that's... More>>
Whew! Tinseltown's go-to graphic novel guy didn't ruin Watchmen. But he doesn't get it, either.
By J. Hoberman,
March 04, 2009
The most eagerly anticipated (as well as the most beleaguered) movie of the year (if not the century), Watchmen is neither desecratory disaster... More>>
Nine-year-old Phoebe (Elle Fanning) is every parent's dream and nightmare — a talented child for whom school presents few challenges, but... More>>
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March 04, 2009
Artists' Television Access. Zero Film Festival: "Underground" fest originating in L.A. Thu., March 5, 8 p.m. $6. Wholphin No. 8: A loose theme:... More>>