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October 06, 2010, 11:00AM EDT

Film & Music: Nowhere Boy

Director Sam Taylor-Wood talks about entering “the world of Lennon” with her biopic about the beloved Beatle’s early years: if she didn’t get things right, she knew she’d hear about it.

 
September 29, 2010, 03:30PM EDT

Film & Literature: HOWL

Engaging audiences in a movie about poetry sounds like a daunting proposition, but with James Franco as the Beat bard Allen Ginsberg, filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman do just that.

 
June 01, 2010, 01:44PM EDT

Film & Politics: Convention

Reporters, protesters, politicians, oh, my! For the ensemble doc Convention, director AJ Schnack led a dream team of filmmakers through the logistical spiderweb of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Convention
 
December 14, 2009, 05:30PM EST

Film & Food: Happy Holiday Hangover

In this festive time of year, one holiday tradition receives the cold shoulder—The Hangover, which is also a movie out on DVD this week. Recipes for just such an occasion included, courtesy of biggirlssmallkitchen.com!

The Hangover: Happy Holidays!
 
December 02, 2009, 11:00AM EST

Film & Literature: American Malaise

Director Jason Reitman, stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick, and author Walter Kirn discuss the timely Up in the Air, a beautiful film about job loss and human connection.

Up in the Air
 
November 25, 2009, 10:30AM EST

Film & Literature: Father and Son

Director John Hillcoat talks about adapting Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic classic The Road into a brutal and beautiful film starring Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee.

The Road
 
October 28, 2009, 05:00PM EDT

Film & Literature: Push to Precious

Screenwriter Geoffrey Fletcher talks about the challenges and joys of adapting a devastating-novel-with-hope (Push, by Sapphire) into Precious, the provocative new film by Lee Daniels.

Gabby Sidibe as Precious
 
October 20, 2009, 04:30PM EDT

Film & Sports: Muhammad and Larry

Former heavyweight champ Larry Holmes charmed the audience at last night's screening of Muhammad and Larry, the new doc by Albert Maysles and Bradley Kaplan, part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series.

Larry Holmes in Muhammad and Larry
 
October 06, 2009, 11:41AM EDT

Film & Fashion: A Fashion Education

John K. weighs in on how you can get the sweet and sexy 60s look embodied by the new flick An Education and made trendy by AMC's Emmy-winning series Mad Men.

 

 

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To Protect and Serve: Patriachy and Power in Rampart

Writer/director Oren Moverman discusses his collaboration with James Ellroy, men in uniform and the transformation of Woody Harrelson into one of the most corrupt cinematic cops in recent years.
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Fresh Meat: Horror Ingenues

Since Jamie Lee Curtis has retired her crown, Sara Paxton leads the charge of the new era of the scream queen with her latest film, The Innkeepers.
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Splinters: Surfin' Papua New Guinea

The aptly-named Adam Pesce shipped out to Papua New Guinea with only a camera and an interest in a remote village's pastime: surfing. Opens Friday!
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Gnarr: Comedy and Politics in Iceland

Meet the director who captured a political marvel: the election of a comedian as mayor of Reykjavik, on a platform of free trips to Disneyland. He refuses to work with anyone who doesn't watch The Wire!
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