Paramount Pictures/Courtesy From the brilliantly done “Iron Man” to the recent godly might of “Thor,” we’ve seen each of the heroes triumph as they slowly assemble into the almighty Avengers. Before summer 2012 however, the superheroes need to recover their missing leader. Enter Chris Evans, starring as the titular character Read More…
“Let’s play tennis,” says an eager Justin Timberlake after giving Mila Kunis’ curvy behind a once-over. Contrary to the popular definition of the sport, he isn’t looking for some exercise. Rather, the couple is getting action off of the courts in an attempt to prove that the act of intercourse Read More…
What would you do if you could meet yourself? Would you leap into your own arms and petition for legal marriage? Or would you recoil at the sheer mindfuck of looking into your own face, unmediated by a looking glass? Director Mike Cahill’s feature debut, “Another Earth”, investigates this premise Read More…
On the eve of her arranged wedding, Lily is told, “We are women. We are born to leave our families.” In 19th century China, women were considered property, able to be uprooted on a whim with no regard to their well-being. Thus, women created their own families with their laotong, Read More…
When one thinks of the Golden Age of American cinema, it’s only natural to associate the period with the host of actresses that defined the Hollywood star system. With titles like “To Catch a Thief” and “Rear Window” one might be inclined to give all attention to Grace Kelly’s luminous Read More…
To call Erroll Morris’ new documentary a love story would be a serious understatement. Not to mention, a slight misnomer. The kind of love found in “Tabloid” isn’t the typical fare of Hollywood melodramas where woman meets man. No, instead of roses and the warbles of Louis Armstrong, we are Read More…
It’s the end of an era, as Potter fans gather to watch the final installment of the Harry Potter series at midnight. Fans of all ages line up for hours in anticipation of Harry’s final battle.
It all began on a quiet, foggy evening in front of Number 4, Privet Drive. A curious-looking man with a long, scraggly beard and half-moon spectacles stepped before the scene. His hat, pointy. His demeanor, warm and kind. 10 years ago, this was the image that brought the enchanting world Read More…
These days, “hip-hop” is almost as nebulous a descriptor as “rock and roll.” 30 plus years after its conception, sub-genres and sub-sub-genres crowd the sonic landscape, reducing what once succinctly summed up sound, theme and attitude to an umbrella term devoid of a concise, useful definition. In 2011, labeling a Read More…
“Fucking God!,” screams an aging Marlon Brando in the 1972 film, “Last Tango in Paris.” Ragged and wilting, this certainly isn’t the virile Brando of “Julius Caesar” or “On the Waterfront.” He’s weaker here, more vulnerable and intimate. And by the end of the film, he’s cradled, dead, in a Read More…
