Movie Guide and Film Series
Thursday, October 25th, 2007MOVIES.
Archive for October 25th, 2007
A Man, His Movies and, Sometimes, His Monkey
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Whether you dig “Lynch,” a feature-length video visit with the director David Lynch, will largely depend on your views of his work.
All the World’s a Soundstage for the Writer-Director-Star
Thursday, October 25th, 2007“Slipstream” is Anthony Hopkins’s third film as a director and his first as a quasi-avant-garde filmmaker working well outside the mainstream.
A Collision Course and Its Outcome
Thursday, October 25th, 2007“Rails & Ties” is so self-consciously unadorned that it feels as if its director didn’t want us to think that she was trying to make a cinematic statement. She hasn’t.
Loud, Proud and Busted: 3 Decades and No Regret
Thursday, October 25th, 2007The flashy documentary “Mr. Untouchable” looks at the life of Nicky Barnes, once one of the most powerful drug dealers in Harlem.
Hammering Out Songs of Freedom (and Nuance)
Thursday, October 25th, 2007As the loving documentary, “Pete Seeger: The Power of Song,” makes clear, Pete Seeger is still busy, still angry, still hopeful, still singing.
On the Road to Legacy With an Ex-President
Thursday, October 25th, 2007Jimmy Carter isn’t a real saint, but he plays one in “Jimmy Carter Man From Plains.”
A Family Just Like Yours (if You Lived in a Movie)
Thursday, October 25th, 2007“Dan in Real Life” is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant.
What Do You Do After Nothing?
Thursday, October 25th, 2007No, Jerry Seinfeld hasn’t been idle; he’s been as busy as a … well, you know.
Robbing a Mom and Pop Store, Too Close to Home
Thursday, October 25th, 2007“Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” is a chronicle of destruction — physical, spiritual and moral.