November 14, 2007 – 12:00 pm
A genius performance by Nicole Kidman as the titular emotional vampire is undone by Noah Baumbach’s lack of direction.
October 25, 2007 – 10:23 am
Noticing a fair amount of thematic overlap amongst the films selected for this year’s New York Film Festival, Filmbrain has created a visual aid, awarding 15 of the Festival’s official selections unhappy faces for their representations of things like divorce, adultery, and daddy issues. The exercise reveals that, amongst the 30-something films on this year’s [...]
October 15, 2007 – 2:03 pm
Thoughts on THE LAST MISTRESS and GO GO TALES.
October 11, 2007 – 3:14 pm
Christ — even the trailer is a masterpiece.
October 11, 2007 – 9:00 am
DePalma is apparently resigned to defeat in the battle over REDACTED.
October 10, 2007 – 3:38 pm
Peter Bogdanovich returns to the New York Film Festival after 36 years with his 4+ hour documentary on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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October 4, 2007 – 3:13 pm
In a last minute schedule change, the legendary director will make a press appearance at the New York Film Festival to defend his controversial new film, REDACTED.
October 3, 2007 – 11:15 am
Amongst the small cadre of film bloggers and critics that have been filing dispatches from the New York Film Festival’s press screenings for the past three weeks, Stellet Licht (Silent Light) seems to be the surprise hit of the festival. I wrote a glowing review last week; with the film’s second and final public screening [...]
September 28, 2007 – 1:53 pm
A look at the NYFF films we’ve reviewed so far. Plus, details on when you can see them, even if you’re not in New York.
September 25, 2007 – 12:43 pm
Those who love Carlos Reygadas’ Silent Light and those who hate it tend to use the same kind of lazy shorthand to describe its pleasures (or tortures). The story of Johan, a devout husband and family man who struggles–spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically–against his feelings for another woman, Silent Light’s languid, desperately sad narrative takes a [...]
