November 27, 2007 – 8:06 am
There’s not much news to report from yesterday’s strike talks (looks like Nikki was right about that pesky press blackout), but we do know that Democrat presidential candidate John Edwards is a expected to join Tim Robbins and Gilbert Gottfried at a star-studded strike rally today in New York’s Washington Square. Meanwhile, this week Carson [...]
October 19, 2007 – 12:05 pm
From Harvey Weinstein dropping off suicide watch, to a movie about suicide that’s not really about suicide, here’s a look at the past five days in SpoutBlog history.
October 18, 2007 – 5:53 am
AMPAS finally gives it up for obscure dialects.
October 12, 2007 – 6:12 am
A web series helps clarify the real excitement around Internet video. Also, Karina’s favorite film from the New York Film Festival is probably not coming to a theater near you, yet.
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October 11, 2007 – 3:14 pm
Christ — even the trailer is a masterpiece.
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 [...]
