CAPERNAUM’s Nadine Labaki on Art and Politics.
Nadine Labaki and her star, Zain al-Rafeea received a 15-minute standing ovation after her film, CAPERNAUM, screened at the Cannes Film Festival. It would go on to win the … Continue reading
MARIA BY CALLAS by Tom Volf
Click here to listen to the interview. Full disclosure. I appreciate opera as an art form, but I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan. In a way, that made me … Continue reading
Glenn Silber on the Current State of Art and Culture.
Glenn Silber was nominated for an Oscar for 1979’s THE WAR AT HOME, a seminal documentary about how the war in Vietnam tore apart the city of Madison, WI. Currently … Continue reading
What Gives Alex Honnold Pause?
Alex Honnold is the only human being to have free-soloed Yosemite’s El Capitan (for we non-climbers, that means ascending that very sheer wall without a rope). Even before that, … Continue reading
Damien Chazelle in Retrospect
With his latest film, the extraordinary FIRST MAN, set to open this week, it seems like the perfect time to walk down memory lane with Damien Chazelle, starting with my … Continue reading
Marcello’s Greatest Hits
Here’s the challenge. Pick five films from the copious oeuvre of the legendary actor Marcello Mastroianni for a one-day tribute. Of course there will be Fellini’s LA DOLCE VITA, with its … Continue reading
Paul Feig is A Snappy Dresser
He also makes movies that are smart, funny, and pointed. Think BRIDEMAIDS and THE HEAT. Oh, and don’t forget.Freaks and Geeks, his television series starring, among others, Seth Rogan, James … Continue reading
The Better Life of Demián Bichir
Click here for the interview with Demián Bichir and Chris Weitz for A BETTER LIFE. In 2003, the Mexican MTV Awards created a special category, Best Bichir in A Movie … Continue reading
Rotimi Agbabiaka is SEEING RED
It has become a 4th of July tradition for me to see the inaugural show of the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s season. What could be better than celebrating a holiday … Continue reading
The Waking Life of Richard Linklater.
There are many things that I adore about the intellectually eclectic films of Richard Linklater. If he had done nothing except the incisive, heartbreaking, and romantically dizzying BEFORE SUNRISE, BEFORE … Continue reading
