A Few More Words on My 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Piece

As a fan of Glenn Kenny's for a while, I'm sorry that he despised my piece on Beasts of the Southern Wild , where I detailed my pro...

The Case Against 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'

One of the things I struggle with in regards to writing on the web is this notion that there are only two types of film writing: You either ...

Erykah Badu - "Didn't Cha Know"

This blog is frighteningly low on Erykah Badu posts. Let's fix that.

Back Stage: A Great Movie Weekend Awaits You

Sometimes with my Back Stage Screen Grab column, the pickings can be extremely thin. Not this week: There are several strong films opening ...

'Magic Mike' Review

For the first hour of Magic Mike , I was convinced I was watching one of the best films of the year. Sadly, this male-stripper comedy-drama ...

'The Amazing Spider-Man' Review

In some ways, The Amazing Spider-Man is almost the odd man out in this summer's comic-book movie sweepstakes. Everybody was salivating ...

All Hail Neil Young

This weekend, Neil Young Journeys opens. It's the third and final film in director Jonathan Demme's trilogy of concert films about t...

Who Is Timur Bekmambetov?

He's the director of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter , Wanted and the Night Watch / Day Watch films. Because I liked Vampire Hunter ...

'Ted' Review

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane makes his feature debut with Ted . My prediction: Your feelings about Family Guy will be just about exac...

Back Stage: Yeah, 'Brave' Stinks

Hate to go all negative on you for your Friday, but I had huge problems with Brave . In fact, I really do think it's Pixar's worst f...

Smashing Pumpkins - "Mayonaise"

One of the bigger musical surprises this year is how strong the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Oceania , is. (Seriously, I wrote a whole revi...

'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Review

For no good reason, I held out hope that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was going to be a hoot. And a hoot it is. Totally ridiculous, of c...

I Sure Like Steve Carell

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World comes out on Friday, and it's a movie I seem to like a lot more than my colleagues . For Dead...

'Rock of Ages' and Why I Hate '80s Rock

For IFC Fix, I decided to vent a little bit about Rock of Ages and its atrocious music. It's perfectly fine if you like mainstream ...

Woody Allen Sure Loves His Prostitute Characters

Being a fan of Woody Allen requires a willingness to defend him on lots of different grounds. (There's the Soon-Yi business, the fact th...

Back Stage: Marina Abramovic, Mark Duplass and Ethan Hawke Await You

Writing projects delayed me, so I'm only now mentioning this week's Screen Grab column for Back Stage . That's unfortunate since...

'That's My Boy' Review

For the record, That's My Boy is actually a better Adam Sandler vehicle than Just Go With It or Jack and Jill . But, yes, it's sti...

Sinead O'Connor- "You Cause as Much Sorrow"

If I made a list of the 10 greatest albums of all time, there is a distinct possibility that Sinead O'Connor's I Do Not Want What I ...

My Relationship With 'Field of Dreams'

Live long enough and certain movies will start to have decades-long relationships with you, their meanings morphing before your eyes as you ...

'Rock of Ages' Review

Rock of Ages covers an era of music that, in interest of full disclosure, I've never really enjoyed. As a rule, 1980s corporate rock pr...

Andy Samberg's Future in Film

Andy Samberg is a mystery to me. I liked him fine on Saturday Night Live , and I really enjoyed (most of) his Digital Shorts. And the first ...

Is There a Glaring Factual Error in 'Under African Skies'?

I was impressed with Under African Skies , the documentary by Joe Berlinger about the making of Paul Simon's seminal 1986 album Gracela...

Back Stage: You Should See 'Safety Not Guaranteed'

Lots to recommend in this week's Screen Grab column at Back Stage . Prometheus and Madagascar 3 are both worthwhile -- although it's...

Beach House - "Myth"

"[I]t's not the band's most immediate music, but the album's challenging mix of heartbroken words and aloof sounds rewards...

'Prometheus' Review

A feast in 3D, Prometheus is a beautiful, glorious experience. From a visual standpoint, anyway -- the storytelling is a bit more problemat...

What Went Wrong With the Snow White Films?

I was never particularly enthused about the fact that two revamps of the Snow White story were coming our way this year. Living down to my e...

Adam Sandler substitui Mark Wahlberg em "Three Mississippi"

O Vulture afirma que Adam Sandler vai substituir Mark Wahlberg como o protagonista de " Three Mississippi ", uma comédia que será ...

"Drive" vai mesmo ter uma sequela

James Sallis, o autor do livro que deu origem ao filme " Drive ", de Nicolas Winding Refn, revelou ao The Independent que a seque...

Sequela de "O Diabo veste Prada" está para breve

O EW revela que Lauren Weisberger está prestes a terminar de escrever a sequela literária de " O Diabo veste Prada ", um famoso b...

Novo filme de Spielberg "Robopocalypse" é adiado em mais de um ano

Robopocalypse, o próximo projeto de ficção científica de Steven Spielberg nos cinemas, foi adiado pela Fox (distribuidora do filme) em mais ...

Is Ridley Scott a Great Director or an Overrated One?

I'm going to cheat and say "both." For Gawker , I explain why the director of Prometheus is not one of my favorites , even th...

Novo Trailer - "The Babymakers" (Comédia) com Paul Schneider, Olivia Munn, Kevin Heffernan e Wood Harris

Aqui está o trailer de " The Babymakers ", a última comédia do realizador  Jay Chandrasekhar (" Super Troopers ...

Guy Ritchie vai realizar uma nova versão de Treasure Island

O Deadline revela que a Warner Bros. contratou Guy Ritchie (" Sherlock Holmes ")  para realizar uma nova e moderna adaptação cinem...

Michael Emerson é confirmado no elenco do novo filme de Woody Allen

O Deadline afirma que Michael Emerson vai entrar no novo filme de Woody Allen. Emerson junta-se assim a Sally Hawkins, Cate Blanchett e Alec...

Kick-Ass 2: Nicolas Cage confirma presença

Após a Universal Pictures confirmar o realizador Jeff Wadlow (" Na Pele do Lobo ") no comando da sequência do sucesso " Kick-...

Novo Trailer - "A Casa do Fim da Rua" (House at the End of the Street) (Terror) (2º Trailer) com Jennifer Lawrence e Elisabeth Shue

A  Relativity Media  divulgou o trailer completo de " A Casa do Fim da Rua ", filme de terror protagonizado por Jennifer Lawrence ...

Novo Trailer - "O Legado de Bourne" (The Bourne Legacy) (Ação) com Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton e Rachel Weisz

A e strela Jeremy Renner  vai  assumir a franquia Bourne no novo filme " O Legado de Bourne ", ao interpretar não o su per-...

Stallone vs De Niro em "Grudge Match"

Depois do famoso papel em " Rocky Balboa ", Sylvester Stallone volta ao ringue. Com 65 anos contracena com outra super estrela, o ...

Novo Trailer - "Lay the Favorite" (Comédia) com Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, e Catherine Zeta-Jones

O novo trailer   foi lançado para o drama " Lay the Favorite ", protagonizado por Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, e Cathe...

Novo Trailer - "Encomenda Armadilhada" (Premium Rush) (Ação) com Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon e Jamie Chung

" Encomenda Armadilhada ", o novo filme de ação com Joseph Gordon-Levitt ( 50/50 ), ganhou o seu segundo trailer e com ainda...

Sequelas de "X-Men Primeira Classe" e "Planeta dos Macacos" ganham datas de estreia

A 20th Century Fox anunciou hoje as datas de estreia de dois dos seus mais esperados projetos: as sequências de " X-Men Primeira Classe...

Novo Trailer - "Red Lights - Mentes Poderosas" (Thriller) com Robert DeNiro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver

Novo filme do escritor / realizador  Rodrigo Cortes ("Buried"), um  thriller psicológico, com Robert DeNiro  que desempe...

Eels - "That Look You Give That Guy"

A little more than two years after I conducted my first interview for it, my book on the Eels, Blinking Lights and Other Revelations: The St...