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15 Films that Offended Religious Groups

June 19, 2008 – 2:00 pm

In more than a century of cinema, tons of films have upset different religious groups. Here are 15 of the worst offenders in alphabetical order.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Lists, Politics | Comments (11)

Trade Roughage 12/07/07

December 7, 2007 – 10:00 am

Handicapping the weekend, the strike, and the dark art of Oscar handicapping.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Awards, Hollywood, Screenwriting | Comments (0)

BlogNosh 12/04/07

December 4, 2007 – 4:34 pm

With all this hand-wringing over THE GOLDEN COMPASS, we should thank God someone’s paying attention to what kids might learn from ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Community | Comments (0)

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 [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Film Reviews, Film festivals, Foreign Films, NYFF 2007 | Comments (6)