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Back in January I dropped a post and put up a trailer for this film that originally screened at Sundance and now it's starting it's official U.S. theatrical tour. If you are in N.Y.C this week then you are fortunate enough to be in the city that's premiering the theatrical release of Terence Na...read more
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So everyone has their list of all-time favorite movies that usually include a number of mainstream titles that most of us have likely seen already. So I wanted to do a twist on that and compile a list of my favorite unique and worthy films that many of you may have never seen or in some cases eve...read more
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I just finished watching the documentary Senna about the legendary Brazilian Formula One race car driver, Ayrton Senna, and was really moved despite the fact that I initially had no interest in watching a movie about a race car driver. It gave me a moment for pause. I think it's easy sometimes to...read more
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to see an early screening and Q&A with the filmmakers and cast of Pariah, a new film by NYU (woot! woot!) alumni, Dee Rees. It won the 2011 U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance film festival as well as an award for Excellence in Cinematography. It is not ...read more
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In case you missed the original event on LiveStream.com last week, here's a link to a cool conversation with many (although not all) of the major characters from Scarface including Al Pacino. There are some great behind-the-scenes anecdotes and observations on how the film evolved into such a cult...read more
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My man, Rashaad Ernesto Green's debut feature film, Gun Hill Road, is now out in theaters and making much noise on the indie circuit (#1 independent debut in America it's opening weekend). It's also been getting good reviews from IndieWire and others. So if it comes through your town, drop that ...read more
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Yesterday the NY Times posed the conversation-starting question on it's blog, "What's the Scariest Film You Ever Saw?". My personal answer is William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" starring Linda Blair which I actually saw in the theater during it's original release when I was just 6 years old. (Yes,...read more
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A new Current TV series will discuss "The 5o Greatest Docs to See Before You Die" with the filmmakers that made them, starting next week Tues. Aug. 2nd. ...read more
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(Fan art by The Countess) My man Dustin Chang director of the indie, Obviously Subtle, is one of the single most prolific cinema-philes I know. This guy knows and has turned me on to really great obscure little movies from all over the planet that I would've never discovered were it not for his rec...read more