Every family has its secrets — that’s a given. But we don’t all choose to interrogate our own family members about those secrets and then air them to the world in a heady, eye-opening documentary. That’s what filmmaker Sarah Polley has done with ” …Read more
The IFC Center: Friday, November 15 @ 11:00am “Free Willy”. Shamu. SeaWorld. T-shirts. Stuffed animals. Orca whales are one of the most adored animals kept in captivity in America, with millions of visitors from around the world flocking to see …Read more
Phase 2 of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe took flight earlier this year with “Iron Man 3” and now continues with “Thor: The Dark World”. Both of these films had a difficult task set for them: how to wow audiences with a film centered around a single su …Read more
The Motion Picture Association Of America (MPAA), founded in 1922, has many jobs, including helping to protect the six major Hollywood studios against the increasing problem of piracy. But their main role in the industry is, and always has been, the …Read more
Summer is a distant memory, the cold is setting in, and the season of the blockbuster is officially over. With a few exceptions (“Thor: The Dark World”, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, “The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug”), the remaining months …Read more
If you’ve heard the title “Ender’s Game” in the news lately, it’s probably in reference to the book’s author, Orson Scott Card, and his blatant anti-homosexual views — or about the proposed boycotts against his work and its film adaptation. But let …Read more
Now that all the new TV shows for Fall 2013 have been on the air a few weeks, it’s time to look back at this season’s biggest winners and losers. Here is a list of all the new dramas, ranked by the ratings of their most recent episodes. (Keep in mi …Read more
NBC Fridays @ 10pm ET What’s it about? It’s the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He’s especially interested in the new tech …Read more
This year’s Palme d’Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival has absolutely none of the trappings of a mainstream success. It centers around a lesbian love story. It contains extended, graphic sex scenes. It was slapped with an NC-17 rating by the MP …Read more
Ridley Scott. Cormac McCarthy. Michael Fassbender. Penélope Cruz. Javier Bardem. Brad Pitt. Cameron Diaz. With such an impressive roster of talent involved, you might think that “The Counselor” would be a slam dunk, sure to captivate audiences …Read more
