Film

An Oscar for America’s Hubris An Oscar for America’s Hubris

What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing.

Mar 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer

Noted. Noted.

Stuart Klawans on radical filmmaker Leo Hurwitz; John Nichols on the primary fight for Blanche Lincoln's Senate seat.

Mar 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Editors

‘Avatar’: The Prequel ‘Avatar’: The Prequel

Will earth's last stand sweep the 2013 Oscars?

Feb 23, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael T. Klare

No Way Out No Way Out

The Red Riding trilogy; Martin Campbell's Edge of Darkness.

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Alice’s Wonderlands: On Alice Guy Blaché Alice’s Wonderlands: On Alice Guy Blaché

The first decade of filmmaking belonged to one woman alone: Alice Guy Blaché.

Jan 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl

Imaginariums Imaginariums

James Cameron's Avatar, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and more.

Jan 7, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Focus on Israel Focus on Israel

A spate of new films address the human toll the Israeli-Palestinian conflict takes on both sides.

Dec 22, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

The Revolution Will Be Televised The Revolution Will Be Televised

The oral history of America's radical tradition--performed by big Hollywood names like Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Danny Glover.

Dec 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / YouTube

Containing Welles Containing Welles

Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, Jason Reitman's Up in the Air and Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces.

Dec 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Survivors Survivors

Lee Daniels's Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, Oren Moverman's The Messenger, Alexander Sokurov's The Sun

Nov 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

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