Archive for October 11th, 2007

Lost in the Maize

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

“King Corn” is a gentle, meandering entry in the Truth-Seeking Comic Hero genre, as practiced by Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock.

Ecological and Religious Dimensions

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Eerie, muddled and gorgeous, “Khadak” tells the story of an epileptic Mongolian sheepherder who embraces his destiny as a shaman when his village is threatened.

Bollywood Spectacle

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Even by the extravagant standards of Bollywood movies, “Bhool Bhulaiya,” a lavish comic epic about psychiatry, mythology and spiritualism, has a lot of plot.

Swinging Singers

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

In “Naked Boys Singing!” 10 grown men (including one natural redhead) go full monty while belting out show tunes and high-kicking like muscular Rockettes.

Haunting Songs of Heartbreak, Done by a Man With Experience

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Where “Control” might have been literal-minded and sentimental, it is instead enigmatic and moving, much in the manner of Joy Division’s best songs.

A Formidable Legacy and a Heavy Heart

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

What happens when idealism becomes power? That question is the driving force of Jeremy Kagan’s inert yet strangely compelling film “Golda’s Balcony.”

At New York Film Festival: Upheaval in Iran, Fiasco in Westchester

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.

Big Screen Embraces Hot Muse: Rock Stars

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

There seem to be enough current and planned movie projects about musicians to fill a jukebox.

Critical Consensus: No Debatin’ Clayton, Night Almost Owns, Elizabeth Not Golden

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

This week at the movies we got lawyer types (Michael Clayton, starring George Clooney and Tilda Swinton), dueling brothers (We Own the Night, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg), virgin queens (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, starring Cate Blanchett). What say ye, critics?

Anton Corbijn on Control — More Than Just a Joy Division Movie

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Renowned rock photographer Anton Corbijn comes full circle this week when his award-winning feature film debut, Control, debuts stateside. Corbijn spoke exclusively with RT to discuss music videos, Joy Division, and his critically acclaimed (and Certified Fresh) rock biopic.