June 2007 - Posts

The week's critic wrangle: "Fido," "Eagle Vs. Shark," "Lights in the Dusk."
Fri, Jun 15 2007 2:54 PM

+ Fido: Andrew Currie's film, the latest zombie reevaluation to hit theaters, is intended more to provoke laughs and poke...

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NYAFF: "Memories of Matsuko."
Thu, Jun 14 2007 9:31 PM

A middle-aged woman is murdered by the river. There's no one to mourn her —€” she lived alone in squalor,...

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NYAFF: "Exte."
Thu, Jun 14 2007 4:28 PM

The New York Asian Film Festival starts June 22 — leading up to the festival, we'll be publishing reviews here...

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Wednesday odds: Ours and theirs.
Wed, Jun 13 2007 7:32 PM

At the Star-Ledger, Charles Taylor writes that The British zombie thriller '28 Weeks Later' suggests just how much the world...

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Empowerment and other quotables.
Wed, Jun 13 2007 6:01 PM

A quick turn 'round the interview circuit: In an earlier interview with Erik Davis at Cinematical, Eli Roth bashed After...

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Hero, heroine.
Wed, Jun 13 2007 4:14 PM

At the London Times, Kevin Maher has an entertaining piece inspired by the aging 4s (those would be Live Free...

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Like Mike?
Wed, Jun 13 2007 12:54 PM

Whenever we rewatch Roger and Me or an episode of TV Nation or, in general, see Michael Moore deliver a...

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In the works: Acid Test.
Tue, Jun 12 2007 2:23 PM

In the works: Tom Wolfe's psychedelic road trip tale The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is headed to the screen, with...

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Living in a lonely world.
Tue, Jun 12 2007 12:06 PM

Sopranos creator David Chase, having skipped town for France in order to avoid all the outcry following the show's already...

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Defective typewriter.
Mon, Jun 11 2007 5:20 PM

Dana Stevens at Slate writes In last week's review of Knocked Up, I made passing mention of the virtual nonexistence...

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Ousmane Sembène, 1923-2007.
Mon, Jun 11 2007 4:14 PM

From A.O. Scott in the New York Times: Widely seen as the father of African cinema, Mr. Sembène took up...

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IFC News: Zombies.
Mon, Jun 11 2007 3:30 PM

This week on IFC News: As Fido, which opens in theaters this week, is but one of the nouveau zombie...

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Alter ego.
Fri, Jun 8 2007 5:07 PM

We haven't actually seen Mr. Brooks, though you can bet we have a date with it in the nearish future...

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The week's critic wrangle: "La Vie en Rose," "Pierrepoint - The Last Hangman," "12:08 East of Bucharest."
Fri, Jun 8 2007 1:00 PM

+ La Vie en Rose: Coming out of a splashy premiere at Berlin early this year, this Edith Piaf biopic...

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Wednesday odds: Portmanteau.
Wed, Jun 6 2007 8:57 PM

At his blog, David Bordwell has some fine musings on anthology/omnibus/ portmanteau films, both in the 50s and 60s and...

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