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NYFF 2014: Last Hijack
Last Hijack is a hybrid of documentary and animation, set in the failed state of Somalia and told from the perspective of a former pirate struggling to resist the temptations of the life he left behind. Tracking Mohamed, the...
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Exclusive: First 10 Minutes of ‘The Calling’
We have an exclusive clip of the first 10 minutes of The Calling, the new serial killer thriller starring Susan Sarandon and Topher Grace. Sarandon plays Hazel Micallef, a detective in a quiet town who comes across a chain...
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‘Listen Up Philip’ Trailer Reveals Jason Schwartzman’s Alienating Author
Writer/Director Alex Ross Perry‘s follow-up to his micro-budget feature The Color Wheel, Listen Up Philip now has released a new trailer ahead of its upcoming appearances on the fall film festival circuit. Strong reviews of the film and Perry’s...
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Starred Up
Fans of the terrific cult British teen drama Skins have long suspected that it was only a matter of time before Jack O’Connell rose to star status. Fantastic as many of the young actors of that series were, O’Connell...
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Way Too Indiecast 4: Darlings and Busts of TIFF 2014, Festival Wrap-up
We highlight TIFF titles that we liked and disliked from the festival on this Way Too Indiecast.
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This Ain’t No Mouse Music
The setting is an outdoor blues concert in Louisiana. Sitting in a chair in the middle of the audience wearing earth tones and a baseball cap is Chris Strachwitz, the 83-year-old founder of Arhoolie Records, one of the leading roots music...
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J.C. Chandor’s ‘A Most Violent Year’ Gets Year-End Release Date
J.C. Chandor‘s first two films, Margin Call and All Is Lost couldn’t have been more different — the first was a talky, smart depiction of Wall Street’s collapse and the second a quiet, small-scale tale of one man’s survival....
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Amy Adams v. Christolph Waltz in Tim Burton’s ‘Big Eyes’ Trailer
It’s been two years since Tim Burton brought us Frankenweenie and Dark Shadows. One of which was a lovely dark children’s story, and the other a sad and uninspiring take on a gothic soap opera. After these, and the...
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Criterion Club: December Releases, Jacques Demy
Because their self-involvement knows no end, Bernard and CJ have found another excuse to grace your computer and mobile screens with their mangy mugs to talk about the Criterion Collection in the inexplicable second installment of Criterion Club. In...
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Arhoolie Records Founder Chris Strachwitz on ‘Hardcore’ Music, the Joy of Record Hunting
“If somebody wants to sing, sing god damn it!” Chris Strachwitz, founder of Arhoolie Records and purveyor and evangelist of obscure, down home blues music, isn’t the biggest fan of modern pop music. He likes the “hardcore stuff” (whatever...
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Laggies (TIFF Review)
Coming off a disappointing previous film (Touchy Feely), director Lynn Shelton returns with Laggies to what she does best —examining likable but flawed characters at a crossroads in their life. Working from a script she didn’t write (a first for...
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Altman
Simplicity can be the most effective method sometimes, especially in the case of Ron Mann’s documentary Altman. Instead of taking an ambitious approach to legendary director Robert Altman’s life, Mann shows the life and career of his subject with...
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Adam Wingard & Simon Barrett On the Challenges and Opportunities Modern Audiences Present
The team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett made what was one of my favorite films of last year, the stylish, playful, home-invasion thrill ride You’re Next. 2014 is another year, and another home run for the duo as their new...
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‘Heaven Knows What’ Talent On How All Movies are Documentaries & Working with First-Time Actors
The story behind indie filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie’s Heaven Knows What is simply fascinating (read our review). While researching a completely different project, the siblings unintentionally met a woman named Arielle Holmes, who they discovered lives a pretty...
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