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February 9, 2010
Ben Hecht, the highly prolific and often uncredited writer in Hollywood’s heyday, once said about directors, “They scowled at the…
April 20, 2009
When one thinks of towns in the United States known for their international flair and diversity, Syracuse, New York is…
February 5, 2009
What are the top 10 things that come to mind with the release of every new romantic comedy? Do you…
January 29, 2009
Since first winning acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2008, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire has gone on…
January 22, 2009
By the time Oscar nominations come around each year, there are few surprises and this year proved no exception. Leading…
January 16, 2009
He grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson in New York State and graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University,…
January 15, 2009
In 1940, when The Spirit was introduced to audiences by way of the Sunday paper, creator Will Eisner didn’t have…
January 12, 2009
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association held its annual Golden Globes awards ceremony last night, Sunday, January 11, 2009, after a…
January 8, 2009
The first image that comes to mind when you hear “movie producer” is likely not a gray-haired, pudgy 60-year-old. But…
December 31, 2008
“Without making too much of it, we think of the Spider-Man comics as the first to present a story of…
December 23, 2008
The year was 2002 when D.J. Caruso, best known at that point for directing episodes of “Dark Angel” and “Smallville,”…
November 13, 2008
When The Dukes screened at the International Rome Film Festival in October 2007, audiences gave it a standing ovation, critics…
November 4, 2008
October 16, 2008
There’s so much more to Sayed Badreya than what appears on the surface. Born in Port Said, Egypt, the actor…
October 1, 2008
Only after years spent employed at various other ventures—including stints as a theater director in Chicago and a Web entrepreneur—did…
September 22, 2008
September 18, 2008
In January of 2007, when the film industry descended upon the Sundance Film Festival, there was the usual buzz surrounding…
September 17, 2008
September 10, 2008
In 1999 a plastic bag floated in the wind—the most beautiful thing ever seen by the strange boy next door—and…
September 3, 2008
“I’m trying to make films for the quiet places of our hearts,” explains Aaron Wiederspahn, director of the independent feature…
August 22, 2008
It’s hit or miss when cast members from NBC’s “The Office” land themselves a lead role in a big-screen comedy.…
August 15, 2008
Titus (1999) d. Julie Taymor Rape, murder, mutilation and cannibalism—Titus Andronicus contains so many atrocities that some critics have dismissed…
August 8, 2008
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) directed by Baz Luhrmann In the stunningly inventive world of William Shakespeare’s Romeo +…