Over the next two months, Film Forum is showing the complete films of both Alfred Hitchcock and Francois Truffaut. In honor of this pairing, we will preview the Hitchcock films using insights from the directors’ own conversations in Hitchcock/Truffa …Read more
In “The Cold Lands” (in theaters March 14), director Tom Gilroy tells the story of Atticus (dazzling newcomer Silas Yelich), a young boy living with his nature-loving mother Nicole (Lili Taylor) who brings him up in a bubble of hippie ideals and anti …Read more
NBC Sundays @ 9pm ET What’s it about? Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature, see the future… since she was born, Bo has had gifts she could neither fully understand nor control. But now that she is 10 years old, her powers have bec …Read more
Taking a break from the world of drama, and coming fresh off a 16th century period piece, Bertrand Tavernier tests his hand in the world of comedy. “The French Minister”, adapted from the comic book “Quai d’Orsay”, is a whimsical political satire, wh …Read more
Rithy Panh fled his native Cambodia for Thailand in 1979, and soon after his family died in a refugee camp. Panh ended up in Paris and became interested in film. Life under the Khmer Rouge and its legacy became the subject matter of his new life as a …Read more
Though it ultimately stumbles, Tom Gilroy’s “The Cold Lands” begins a promising observance of the intricate forces capable of driving mothers and sons apart. The always-welcome Lili Taylor plays Nicole, single mother of Atticus (Silas Yelich), an ele …Read more
Last night, ABC premiered their newest drama to the network’s biggest midseason audience since 2010. 13.3 million people tuned in to watch “Resurrection” and, judging by a quick scroll through online message boards, many of them seem to be having tro …Read more
“Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1” marks the first half in the final installment of Lars Von Trier’s depression trilogy. The film, which has been the source of endless debates over its cinematic legitimacy, is a racy, provocative, and challenging exploration of …Read more
After celebrating the 75th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” at the Oscars on Sunday, it seems as if all roads point to the magical Emerald City this week. Today marks the release of a new trailer for “Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return”, a 3D-animated …Read more
To the eyes of some, Irene (Jasmine Trinca) leads the life of a regular Italian young woman. She struggles to maintain a balance between the different parts of her life, she tries to sort out her feelings for her married quasi-boyfriend, and she mai …Read more