No Country for Old Men has been an incredible source of conversation here since its first weekend of expanded release. Now, the moviegoers singing its praises (like me) are seeing the film snag plenty of pre-Oscar awards.
First an amazing number of critics groups awarded the film Best Picture: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Florida, National Board of […]
HBO loves therapy. First, shrink visits were the focal point for Tell Me You Love Me (that, and all the whoop-whoop sex); now, we’re back on the couch for In Treatment, a new nightly half-hour drama starring Gabriel Byrne as Paul, the psych Ph.D.
That’s right, nightly drama. Just one reason In Treatment is an experiment of sorts […]
Fans of alternative film know Sundance ain’t the only party in Utah. Since 1995, the Slamdance Film Festival has hosted those movies considered “less commercial” than the ones in the often-Hollywood-happy Sundance festival. This year’s Slamdance winners were announced today:
Best Narrative Feature: The New Year Parade
A married couple separates and their kids pay the emotional […]
Beginning this weekend, moviegoers get a better shot at seeing all five Best Picture Oscar nominees, as studios put their prized titles back in theaters to take advantage of newfound fame. Here’s what’s up for all five movies:
No Country For Old Men
The Coen Brothers drama already enjoyed a careful, gradual release from Miramax before maxing out on […]
If you’re going to tell the story of an infamous 1970s bank robbery, you may as well do it with good looking people. So Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows star in The Bank Job, a Lionsgate thriller about one of the world’s most mysterious crimes.
THE PLOT: In late 1971, London bank thieves tunneled their way […]
For the second time in two weeks, we’re writing an obituary for a young actor. Late this afternoon, CNN reported 28-year-old Heath Ledger was found dead in Manhattan. There is no determined cause of death, but pills were found scattered near the actor’s body.
While some may have shrugged off Brad Renfro’s death since he wasn’t a “star” […]
