I tell Mary Testa that the very first time I saw her was when she did a cameo in Sex and the City, playing a cabaret singer who performs “All That Jazz” as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Stanford (Willie Garson) sit in the audience. “I actually th …Read more

Bruno Dumont has become one of cinema’s strangest humanists, his characters are always flirting with tragedy or on the verge of sinking under heavy spiritual crises, and yet the filmmaker doesn’t seem to enjoy torturing them in the same way other aut …Read more

Director J.C. Chandor seems to be chronicling a recent history of America through its economic downfall. In 2011 he was one of the first filmmakers to tackle the recession in Margin Call, which centered on the actions of the employees at a Wall Stree …Read more

Editor’s Note: As we look back at 2014, we are highlighting some of the best shows, performances, theater-related products and experiences the year gave us; for we will surely be talking about them for many years to come. 1) Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar …Read more

Something magical is about to happen at the Museum of the Moving Image, which on the 19th will open an exhibition dedicated to the groundbreaking work of legendary animator Chuck Jones. Titled “What’s Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones”, the e …Read more

Into the Woods might very well be Stephen Sondheim’s most beloved, or at least most accessible, musical, and the notion of an eventual film version was in the works pretty much from its opening night on Broadway in 1987. With a winning score and a de …Read more

After his bizarre performance at the Republican National Convention in 2012, in which he addressed an “invisible” President Obama and blamed him for all that was wrong in the country, it seemed as if Clint Eastwood had finally become the ultimate pos …Read more

Let’s not kid ourselves, Tim Burton’s Big Eyes has very little value as a film worthy of the filmmaker’s talents. When Burton wants to, he can be absolutely brilliant as he proved with his inventive Batman Returns, his gothic romance Edward Scissorha …Read more

Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken opens with an impressive shot that suggests we’re about to see a much better movie than the one we end up with. The camera captures a beautiful, bright orange sun and then turns slowly towards the right as we see a squad of …Read more

Going to see The Nutcracker during the holidays is a tradition as old as eggnog and fruit cake, but most productions of the ballet have been clearly, and snobbishly, aimed for adults, or at least, audience members with the maturity to interpret the s …Read more