Behind the Scenes with Six Masters of Design
Chances are you didn’t know who decided to make Jimmy Stewart a stamp collector in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but it…
Reviews
3-D (Like it Used to Be) in ‘53
In 1953 and ‘54, this critic was popping the popcorn, changing the marquee, and patrolling the aisles of the Ritz…
Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “Cairo Time”
Cairo Time (Ruba Nadda. 2009. Canada/Ireland/Egypt. 89 min.) We’ve all logged time in the stranger-in-a-strange-land movie, but rarely with the…
Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll”
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (Mat Whitecross. 2009. UK. 115 min.) Imagine the headshot of actor Andy Serkis. Watch his eyes—the man can act…
Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “Visionaries”
Visionaries (Chuck Workman. 2010. USA. 90 min.) If you were tasked with pulling together a comprehensive history of experimental cinema…
Defending Tribeca in an Era of Megabrands
Those French scamps who walked off with this year’s Best Short Oscar (LogoRama) didn’t sneak in a Tribeca Film Festival…
Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “The Killer Inside Me”
The Killer Inside Me (Michael Winterbottom. 2010. USA. 109 min.) Deep into Michael Winterbottom’s indelibly accurate rendering of Jim Thompson’s…
Tribeca 2010 Critic’s Choice: “The White Meadows”
The White Meadows (Mohammad Rasoulof. 2009. Iran. 93 min.) “My job has to do with people’s heartaches,” says Rahmat the…
Best of the Shorts: Tribeca 2010
At the movies, I want to laugh out loud, clutch my armrest in terror, weep uncontrollably, and be amazed. I’ll…