SLASHINGTHE GENRE

SLASHINGTHE GENRE  BEHIND THE MASK:  THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (3 out of 4 stars)  Directed by  Scott GlossermanStarring: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals,Robert Englund, ... Continue Reading →

ART – LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST

LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST ART FILM OF THE WEEK Winning the Venice Film Festival’s Silver Lion in 1988, Greek director Theo Angelopoulos set his poetic lamentation on the road to nowhere ... Continue Reading →

THIS IS SPARTA!

THIS IS SPARTA 300 (2 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY ZACK SNYDERSTARRING: GERARD BUTLER, LENA HEADEY, DOMINIC WEST, DAVID WENHAM, VINCENT REGAN, MICHAEL FASSBERDER 118 MINUTES, ... Continue Reading →

A HOST OF OTHERS

A HOST OF OTHERS AN INTERVIEW WITH BONG JOON-HO Having already subverted the serial killer narrative with his haunting 2003 gem Memories of Murder, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho has ... Continue Reading →

WHAT’S MY NAME?

WHAT’S MY NAME? THE NAMESAKE (3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY  MIRA NAIRSTARRING: IRRFAN KHAN, TABU, KAL PENN122 MINUTES, RATED PG-13 How frustrating it must be to be Kal ... Continue Reading →

STOP YER CRYIN’

STOP YER CRYIN’ TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER(3 out of 4 stars) DIRECTED BY WISIT SANSANATIENGSTARRING: CHARTCHAI NGAMSAN, STELLA MALUCHI, SUPAKORN KITSUWON, SOMBATI MEDHANEE113 MINUTES, ... Continue Reading →

ART FILM – SALÒ

PIER PAOLO PASOLINI’S SALÒ ART FILM OF THE WEEK  Italian, Catholic, Communist, and homosexual, the infamous Pier Paolo Pasolini wrote his own eulogy with this hard-hitting ... Continue Reading →

OSCAR PAYS HIS DUES

OSCAR PAYS HIS DUES One of the most surprising Oscar seasons in recent memory ended Sunday night with a tribute to lifers — to Hollywood heavyweights who were finally celebrated ... Continue Reading →