Arcade Fire’s ‘Hunger Games’ song: “Abraham’s Daughter” mp3
It was supposed to be an "Entertainment Weekly" exclusive premiere, and it even had an interview with Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler, now it's...
‘Bullhead’ looks for heart in one grim bruiser of a man
I caught Bullhead (Rundskop) at a preview screening ahead of its loss to A Separation at the Oscars® last weekend. I can see how...
An antidote for Oscar hype: My 20 favorite films of 2011...
Continuing on from part 1 of yesterday's post, here are the upper 10 of my 20 favorite films of last year that will most...
An antidote for Oscar hype: My 20 favorite films of 2011...
Of course since posting my year-end list of my 10 favorite films of 2011, my opinion has changed. I've seen a few more movies,...
‘Declaration of War’ finds humor and joy in a dark place
Though dealing with quite a morbid subject: a toddler stricken with a malignant brain tumor, the French film Declaration of War tackles the subject...
‘La Rafle’ resonates in the details of the ’roundup’ of Jews...
If there is a moment in history that does not need overwrought drama, sentimentality and heavy-handedness it is the roundup of Jews to Hitler’s...
‘Granito – How To Nail a Dictator’ explores routine complexity of...
It takes a true independent filmmaker to make a movie that dares to implicate the CIA in its role of facilitating the genocide of...
‘Le quattro volte’ skips the dialogue to tell precise and profound...
If you got the Tree of Life (unlike Sean Penn), time now to upgrade to Le quattro volte. The film may be from Italy,...
Though beautiful to look at, ‘House of Pleasures’ presents dark picture...
Often depicted as a supplemental aspect used to illuminate a larger story in Hollywood movies, or, worse, as a joke, prostitution rarely receives a...
The best films I saw in 2011 (so far)
OK, I hate giving up this list so early, but 'tis the season of lists and best of's, so below you will find 10...