Women-Made Films Mostly Ignored by the National Film Registry. Why?
The situation for women who want to make movies is grim. Despite the fact that film schools graduate as many women as men, just 4% of Hollywood directors are women.
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Antichrist Might Be God-Awful, But That Doesn't Make It Misogynistic
I don't have to tell you that Antichrist sucks. But if this audience-chafing, Cannes-enraging glob of rubbish is so irredeemable, why the hell is every publication still in existence racing to write about it?
Nous Sommes Tous Americains: France Times
While in Eastern Europe I met only one other American. As I made way out west, I met more Americans -- I think most of them had been hired by Al-Qaeda to damage America's reputation.
Splendors and Challenges at the New York Film Festival
Perhaps no film event, with the possible exception of Cannes, comes in for more scrutiny than the New York Film Festival. But this year's 47th edition has engendered outright bursts of hostility.
New York's Ear-Splitting Restaurants
In the city's restaurants, it's apparently de rigueur to have women shrieking like banshees. Couldn't the mayor institute a stiff fine for screaming in restaurants, like the one for spitting in subways?
How Service In Prison Brings Forgiveness And Healing
"Prison isn't a place... It's a state of mind." Freedom To Choose is a 22 minute documentary based on the 7th workshop conducted at Valley State Prison for Women at Cowchilla California in 2007. This film won the award in the Documentary category, Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the American Pavilion at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Theater: London Summer Roundup
Before and after the Cannes Film Festival, I spent time in London catching up on theater and museums. Here's a roundup, beginning with shows that are still running, so -- if you're headed to Europe...
My Message To Tom Brokaw: We're New Yorkers & We'll Whine If We Want To!
I'm not defending excesses and greed and those who chose to live beyond their means - I'm defending New Yorkers' right to whine!
Most Hated Director at Cannes: Lars Von Trier as Antichrist or Shaman?
The film is marked by anxiety, cruelty and power manipulation in which the climax is a clitorectomy executed with a pair of scissors.
Cannes Wrap Up: What Journalists are Saying
Fish Tank tells the story of an alienated adolescent girl fighting her way to have an identity with a mother who hates her and a peer group which shuns her.
Palme d'Or Winner of Cannes 2009: Michael Haneke's "White Ribbon"
The intent of the movie is to show how the imminent war -- or any imminent war -- results from the sickness of a culture as well as from inherent human malice.
Cannes 2009: Chat With Award-Winning Director Xavier Dolan (Video)
One of the big discoveries of the festival was Xavier Dolan, the 20 year old writer, director and star of I Killed My Mother. The film won three major...
Cannes 2009 Wrapup: Quick Movie Rundown and Sights & Sounds Of The Fest
Since I can't sneak you into screenings of the films in competition, this is as close as you can get at the moment. Enjoy, thanks for reading and au revoir!
Cannes 2009: A Return to Normalcy
This did not feel like an "off" year, but rather the beginning of a new direction... and quality.
Cannes 2009 Day Twelve: Haneke Triumphs With Top Prize
The Oscars have nothing on Cannes for brevity and wit and fun.
Cannes 2009 Day Eleven: Two Minor Films and One Major Talent
You would think after coming to Cannes for a decade that I would have the place down cold. No such luck. Thanks to ever-changing rules and an odd refu...
Vampire Gore Wins Jury Prize at Cannes: Park Chan-Wook's Thirst
I surprised by the jury's decision, as the film has too limited a subtext to justify all the gore, especially after the first hour, when things get really bloody.
Johnnie To at Cannes: Aesthetic Thrill with No Substance
It was my first Johnnie To film -- "Vengeance" -- and I was happy to find it an aesthetic experience. From the first shot of an upper-class mod hom...
Cannes 2009 Day Ten: One Bad Movie After Another
To Die Like A Man: The latest in a long line of tragic transvestites movies, this somber flick has a plot worthy of Almodovar.
"In the Beginning" Premieres at Cannes: Solid Story with Emotional Punch
It is a compelling true story: a French convict is released from prison, finds it impossible -- with a prison record -- to get work, and decides to g...
Cannes 2009 Day Nine: Parents, Palestinians and Panic
The critical consensus is as strong as I've ever seen at Cannes: the best film of the Festival is Une Prophete. Mind you, that doesn't mean the jury will pick it.
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