Get ready Bond fans, the new Spectre trailer is here. Returning from their collaboration on Skyfall, director Sam Mendes and lead actor Daniel Craig look to build upon the new order that was establis…
Top Forgotten Film Homages: Part 1
The reinvention of a famous film sequence, or a film homage, is a extremely delicate art form, so nuanced that the allusion may become altogether lost by a modern audience. Although film homages may b…
2014: Tribeca Talks: After the Movie: NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
As noted in our previous article, we had the chance to interview the cast of NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage at Tribeca, where members of the play and even House of Cards came to watch the filmR…
2014: Tribeca Talks: After the Movie: NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage
Double trouble here! Tribeca premiered the documentary NOW: In the Wings on a World Stage, which follows the cast of Richard III as they debut their performance worldwide. After the film’s premiere, w…
The Film Canon: American Beauty (1999)
It begins with the voice over of a dead man. If you recall, Billy Wilder’s black comic masterpiece Sunset Blvd. also begins with narration courtesy of a corpse. Like William Holden and Gloria Sw…
Oscar Buzz: The Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards Are Here!
Compared to the last few years, the road to this year’s Oscars has moved rather quickly. At least to me, it has. But the fun hasn’t really started yet. This morning, Oscar host Seth MacFar…
Oscar Buzz: We Predict the Nominees
Hollywood is aflutter with anticipation (and in some cases anxiety) over the impending nominations for the 85th Academy Awards. At 5:30 tomorrow morning, the ubiquitous Gangster Squad star Emma Stone …