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South by Southwest Wrap-Up

Lena Dunham, whose “Tiny Furniture” won the Feature Film Jury Award for Narrative Features at this year’s SXSW, credits last year’s edition. “Last yea...

Thor Freudenthal on Directing ‘Wimpy Kid’

How does one begin to adapt such a seemingly uncinematic — yet wildly popular — “novel in cartoons” for the big screen?  “Literally, you can ope...

Watch & Learn: It’s a Fan’s World

While all recognize that George Lucas is the original mastermind of the “Star Wars” franchise, few argue that he has lost his grip on it. Nor do they ...

Repo Men

Creators need to enact a moratorium on Schrödinger's cat. It was first postulated in 1935 when Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger suggested that a f...

Christopher Walken in Still Life

Broker-turned-artist John W. Codling's Warholian deconstruction of the star's resolute calmness seems to nail the essence of his appeal. High-contrast...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)

When Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson died suddenly in 2004 (he was 50), he left behind three unpublished novels dubbed the “Millennium” trilogy. The ...

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PHOTO GALLERY: 2009 Rome International Film Festival - Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep honored with The Golden Marc' Aurelio Acting Award at 2009 Rome International Film Festival

PHOTO GALLERY: AFI Fest 2009 - "After.Life"

Director Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo and "After.Life" stars Christina Ricci, Justin Long, Chandler Canterbury and more.

PHOTO GALLERY: AFI Fest 2009 - "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans"

Eva Mendes, Werner Herzog, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge, Mel B and more at the red carpet screening.

Green Zone
Matt Damon's latest; deception and conspiracies in Iraq
South by Southwest Film Festival 2010
SXSW 2010 reviews and articles from special guest contributors
On Critics and Critical Thought
Why reviewers are an endangered species
'30 for 30' Documentaries
New round of ESPN documentaries passion plays for filmmakers
Adrian Grenier — ‘Teenage Paparazzo’
'Entourage' star turns tables on celebrity photographers
 
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Thor Freudenthal on Directing ‘Wimpy Kid’

How does one begin to adapt such a seemingly uncinematic — yet wildly popular — “novel in cartoons” for the big screen?  “Literally, you can ope...

Understanding ‘Marwencol’

For me, the film has been a chance to better understand a man and a world that I find complex, tragic and beautiful. It is the story of Mark Hogancamp...

The Naked Truth Behind 'Pelada'

Away from professional stadiums, bright lights and manicured fields, there’s another side of soccer. Tucked away on back alleys and concrete courts, p...

 Reviews

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Repo Men

Creators need to enact a moratorium on Schrödinger's cat. It was first postulated in 1935 when Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger suggested that a f...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor)

When Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson died suddenly in 2004 (he was 50), he left behind three unpublished novels dubbed the “Millennium” trilogy. The ...

The Bounty Hunter

“The Bounty Hunter” does what Hollywood does best: namely, putting very attractive people in a vaguely plausible premise. On the whole, however, the a...

The Runaways

Before the Go-Go’s was The Runaways, an all-girl rock band featuring Joan Jett and Cherie Currie who toured and recorded albums in the mid-’70s. Kirst...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) is stuck in the middle. Not only is he about to start his first day of middle school, but he’s tormented at home by his ...

 News & Views

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South by Southwest Wrap-Up

Lena Dunham, whose “Tiny Furniture” won the Feature Film Jury Award for Narrative Features at this year’s SXSW, credits last year’s edition. “Last yea...

Watch & Learn: It’s a Fan’s World

While all recognize that George Lucas is the original mastermind of the “Star Wars” franchise, few argue that he has lost his grip on it. Nor do they ...

Christopher Walken in Still Life

Broker-turned-artist John W. Codling's Warholian deconstruction of the star's resolute calmness seems to nail the essence of his appeal. High-contrast...

Oscar-winning 'Tenants' on Tribeca Shorts List

The 2010 Tribeca Film Festival has selected 47 short films for its program. Among them is “The New Tenants,” Joachim Back’s 2010 Academy Award-winning...

Dallas Fest Announces Lineup

The Dallas International Film Festival, which runs from April 8-18, will showcase more 153 films from 25 countries. The full lineup was announced...

Winners of SXSW Film Awards Unveiled

The ballots have been counted and the winners are in from the 2010 SXSW Film Awards. Jeff Malmberg’s “Marwencol,” a documentary about a man beate...

 Videos

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Lixin Fan — ‘Last Train Home’

Documentary filmmaker Lixin Fan discusses the social realities of the Chinese family he followed for three years in his film “Last Train Home.” The fi...

Ryan O’Nan, America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama — ‘The Dry Land’

Ryan O’Nan, America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama share the experience of being emotionally invested in a U.S. soldier’s return home in “The Dry Land....

Michael Chiklis and John Stalberg — ‘High School’

Director John Stalberg and actor Michael Chiklis come together to talk about the casting and collaboration on the new comedy, “High School.” The film,...

 

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  1. Re: The Bounty Hunter

    You must be kidding? Are you on the payroll of the producers?this woman needs a new career- like cre...

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