Director Wayne Wang’s career has been a curious blend of Chinese culture, quiet personal relationships and big Hollywood movies. He followed his 1982 low-budget breakthrough, Chan Is Missing, with Chinese-focused films like Dim Sum, Eat a Bowl of Tea and the exceptional The Joy Luck Club. But take a look at his films of this […]
By his own admission, British director Paul Weiland has been unfairly accused of “paycheck directing,” of just taking the job. No one can throw that accusation at him for his latest film, Sixty Six, an autobiographical family comedy, based on Weiland’s painful experiences as a Bar Mitzvah-boy-to-be. It’s a long way from his debut film 20 years ago – […]
I spent early Monday morning on 92.9 Dave FM in Atlanta, talking lots of Dark Knight with Zakk Tyler and his cool sidekick Jane. It was a great time, and a good opportunity to pay homage to Heath Ledger’s career, not just his standout role in The Dark Knight.
And some more (unavoidable) Dark Knight stuff […]
The full review will be here Thursday night, but here’s the one word teaser from Allison: “Cute.”
Check here to know before you go. (Like that one?) See you then.
The movie poster campaign for Blindness has really caught our eye, no joke intended. The stark whiteness that blankets all the artwork for this Cannes opener is both arresting and plot appropriate. (click the poster for the large version)
The plot is simple: An epidemic of white blindness has rendered the population visionless. Except for one woman…
Our […]
UPDATE (07.31.08): Read my review of Sixty Six on filmcritic.com.
ORIGINAL POST
What’s more uncomfortable than being a 12-year-old? How about being a 12-year-old preparing for a Bar Mitzvah? Wait, it gets worse. Your Bar Mitzvah is the same day as a major event that has the country in its grip. This is Sixty Six, a 2006 production finally getting […]
