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Review: Amigo
"One is never immersed in the jungle or completely lost in the swoon of emotion or first-person experience. Sayles wants you awake; it’s not a dream, it’s a conversation. As with all good conversation, dialogue is the key, and it’s Sayles’ forte: tough, colloquial, randy, smart, smart-ass. He swings naturally from the good-naturedly profane to the bluntly poetic."
Amigo | Review
John Sayles takes on the Philippine-American War with tough compassion for both sides.
The Descendants Closing Cannes Heavy NYFF
The New York Film Festival revealed today that its Closing Night Gala film will be Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants,’ which reviewers have described as an adroit dramedy starring George Clooney about a man who takes his daughters on a road trip to find his wife’s lover.
Sony Pictures Classics Nabs NYFF Gala Spots for ‘Skin’ and ‘Dangerous Method’
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is looking to leverage its brand-spanking-new facilities as much as possible for the upcoming 49th annual New York Film Festival, which takes place from September 30-October 16. Already promising an expansion of screenings and panels, the FSLC announced today that it is adding two Gala nights to accompany screenings of two of the fall’s most anticipated films, David Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method,’ and Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Skin I Live In.’
Review: The Guard
He’s a lover of mothers and whores alike, and spends equal time in the company of both. He’s a man who, when he goes off-duty for the night, kicks back with a beer and flips on the telly not for the football or a little light viewing, but instead to watch Jerzy Skolimowski’s cryptic, terrifying psychodrama, ‘The Shout’. He’s warmhearted; he’s a prick.
