Director Jake Kasdan notes that the roles of Annie and Jay were written expressly for Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel. “Working with Cameron and Jason on Bad Teacher was one of the great experiences I’ve ever had,” says Kasdan. “And I really wanted to find something else for them – I knew that they were hilarious together […]
Boyhood: Linklater’s Masterpiece–Classic Tale for the Ages
July 10, 2014 by
Boyhood, the strikingly original, deeply moving epic, shot over a period of 12 years, is one Richard Linklater’s best films; the other is Dazed and Confused of 1993.
Next Stop, Greenwich Village: Mazursky’s Autobiographical Film
July 6, 2014 by
This romantic dramedy, set in the early 1950s, is evocatively written and directed by Paul Mazursky, who draws on his own youth.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Darker, Poignant, Evocative
July 6, 2014 by
“Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” is a visually darker, thematically more poignant segment of Fox’s popular franchise than the previous chapter, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” in 2011.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Superior Sequel
July 1, 2014 by
In Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes, led by Caesar, are threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus of a decade earlier.










