November 24, 2018–British director Nicolas Roeg, cult figure, who has made innovative and experimental films, such as “Performance,” “Don’t Look Now,” and “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” died Friday. He was 90. Directors including Edgar Wright and Duncan Jones, whose father, singer-actor-celeb David Bowie starred in “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” remembered Roeg’s […]
Spirit Award Nominations 2018: We the Animals Leads with Five Nominations
November 17, 2018 by
“We the Animals,” the coming-of-age drama, has scored a leading five Spirit Award nominations.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy as Feisty Author-Criminal Lee Israel in Oscar-Caliber Performance
November 7, 2018 by
To have a movie featuring a woman who is complicated, who is a difficult person, who commits crimes, yet who is also feisty, smart, clever and ambitious, is exciting.
Bohemian Rhapsdy: Rock Musical Dominated by Rami Malek’s Magnetism
November 3, 2018 by
The main reasons to see the flawed biopic, only semi-effectively directed by Bryan Singer (who was eventually fired) is Rami Malek’s charismatic performance and Queen’s glorious music.
Never Look Away: Interview with German Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
October 29, 2018 by
The Lives of Others explored how a person can be changed by art, and how a person’s life can be impacted by art. Never Look Away is a bit of a companion piece and a mirror image–Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
