Alexander Payne is far from a perfect filmmaker — count me among those who think his last film, The Descendants, was solid, but overrated — but there are few directors who can ma... Read more
Despite a ton of big names, this year was pretty weak for Oscar nominees. Many of the films or performers I thought should have been, at the very least, nominated weren’t and those th... Read more
I’m a terrible movie buff. In the wake of the Giants win against the packers I almost completely forgot that the Golden Globes were going to be on. Luckily I was able to catch some o... Read more
The Women Film Critics Circle has announced its 2011 nominations for the best movies this year by and about women, and outstanding achievements by women, who get to be rarely honored histori... Read more
Last night, Alexander Payne’s (Sideways, About Schmidt) new film, The Descendants, closed out the 2011 NYFF. Melissa and I had seen the film earlier in the day and thoroughly enjoyed... Read more
Closing out theis year’s New York Film Festival is Alexander Payne’s new film, The Descendants. Set in beautiful Hawaii, it stars George Clooney (The Ides of March, The American) as Ma... Read more
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