- April 26, 2010 | Feature
- The Allure of a Bald Head
Catherine Keener, amateur phrenologist, on giving and taking.
- March 29, 2010 | Feature
- From Yemen to Soho: New Directors Worth a Look
No New York festival introduces excellent filmmakers more consistently than MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s “New Directors/New Films.”
- March 8, 2010 | Feature
- A Wonderland of Alice
From James Joyce to Jefferson Airplane and, now, Tim Burton, Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland novels have inspired more than a century of literature, fashion, art—even crime!
- February 22, 2010 | Feature
- Marty on Leo
Behind the scenes of their latest collaboration, Shutter Island.
- February 8, 2010 | Feature
- The Sundance Seven
A film festival known for stunning breakout performances produces its latest batch.
- January 4, 2010
- Boy Wonder
Michael Cera has sewn up the innocent adolescent in movies. He doesn’t care if you mock him for it. He’d prefer that you do.
- December 7, 2009 | Feature
- Being in the Room
Harry Benson got shots you just don’t see anymore.
- November 30, 2009 | Feature
- A Holiday Movie for Every Stocking
The age-old dilemma: What movie will Dad not hate? Is there any film the whole family can agree on? And, oh, God, please say it’s not Alvin & the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. No ho-ho! The nine below offer something for everyone. Best of all, they come wrapped in Oscar buzz.
- November 30, 2009 | Feature
- Is Supporting Actor the Charm?
How Colin Farrell and Jude Law are restoring their images with humble turns as supporting men.
- November 16, 2009 | Feature
- The Wild, Wild Ways of Nicolas Cage
“There’s a very fine line between Method actor and schizophrenic,” Cage has said. Which might explain this unpredictable star, who ricochets between inspired, offbeat performances and empty blockbusters; indulges in confounding extravagance; and names a son after Superman. How did Nicolas Coppola become Nicolas Cage?