Sam Shepard made a big entrance into the world of movie acting as the doomed romantic farmer in Terrence Malick's critically acclaimed "Days of Heaven...
Marshall Fine | Posted 12.03.2011
The cowboy - rugged, stoic and resourceful - will always be a cinematic archetype, though the western has all but disappeared as a commercially popula...
Brad Balfour | Posted 11.29.2011
Through Bunraku, an archly-stylized swordplay fantasy, Josh Hartnett returns to the genre spotlight. This computer-enhanced tale revolves around a "Man with No Name," and draws heavily on Samurai and Western tropes in an alternate-world dystopia.
Robin Koerner | Posted 08.02.2011
An increasing number of people are coming to understand that our currency has no inherent value. Many also realize that it is not even a fixed measure of value.
Posted 07.09.2011
Via Beautiful/Decay: "Guitar Backstabs" The Midwest, motorcycles, cowboy boots, blue jeans, football—imagery associated with classi...
Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011
The newly found bravery of Arab youths has spread from one country to another. The right to free expression and assembly, long restricted in Arab countries, has now been extracted as a result of the sacrifices in the streets.
Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011
DAY 9: JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, VIDEO GAMES AND HORROR FILMS NEDS ** The first half of Neds (short for Non-educated Delinquents) had me very excited. D...
Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011
On Tuesday, a group of local faith and community leaders, along with Jim Wallis and Noel Castellanos, called on the Governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer, t...
Linda Constant | Posted 05.25.2011
Nigeria's image in Western media is a complex combination of exoticism, intrigue and danger. While most people are well acquainted with Nollywood (now...
Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011
With his feature film retrospective going on at the Lincoln Center Film Society's Walter Reade Theater and the August 28th release of Taking Woodstock, Taiwan born director Ang Lee is being put into an ever-bright spotlight.
Grant Whitney Harvey | Posted 11.17.2011
Suddenly, his heart jumped and his breath slipped, a reaction to which he responded somewhat shocked. He felt caught. He felt as guilty as ever.
Jake Whitney | Posted 05.25.2011
In addition to killing the aid program, Dambisa Moyo prescribes free-market policies such as delving into the capital markets and creative financing such as micro-finance.
Minneapolis Star Tribune | COLIN COVERT | Posted 12.12.2011