Film & TV
Election 2012: A Cinematic Guide
One man will prove victorious in just five days. Check out Street’s favorite election–themed films and the lessons the candidates can learn from them.
Interview: "Gimme the Loot" Director Adam Leon
Street: Could you give us a brief synopsis of your film? Adam Leon: It’s about two graffiti writers from the Bronx, Malcolm and Sofia.
Interview: "A Late Quartet" Director Yaron Zilberman
Street sat down with the Israeli–American filmmaker at the premiere of his Philadelphia Film Festival movie at the Prince Music Theater
"A Late Quartet" Makes Sweet Music and That's About it
Yaron Zilberman’s “A Late Quartet” follows the Fugue, a famed musical ensemble struggling to stay together after its revered cellist Peter Mitchell (Christopher Walken) is diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
"Gimme the Loot" is Teenagers Tagging Things
Adam Leon's “Gimme the Loot” follows two teenage graffiti artists out to tag a New York icon.
Spinnin' (Sound)tracks
Download the score to any number of recent movies, and you may hear some familiar sounds coming through your speakers.
Review: The Sessions
“The Sessions” follows the true journey of poet Mark O’Brien (John Hawkes), who, at age 38, finally decides to lose his virginity.
Review: Holy Motors
Every year, Cannes cedes one of its Hollywood–monopolized screens for a patriotic celebration of insanity.
Moviemaker Profile: Lance Wildorf
Street: What first got you interested in screenwriting? Lance Wildorf: Probably around eighth grade I realized I liked writing a lot and being creative, and when I was younger I wanted to be a comedian, but I realized I like the writing aspect more.
Interview: Antonio Campos
Film sat down with the director of this year’s “Simon Killer,” who is in town for the Philadelphia Film Festival. Campos also produced last year’s indie hit “Martha Marcy May Marlene.”
Trailer of the Week: The Canyons
The trailer for Paul Schrader’s neon–lit, lusty and dusty desert melodrama “The Canyons” communicates passion and danger in 21st century Los Angeles and an ancestral history in Hollywood pulp. What We Love: The dialogue–free trailer boasts granular, sepia–tinted cinematography and the score of a 1940s horror flick.
Review: “Simon Killer”
Despite a promising name and a promising director at the helm, Simon Killer fails to really deliver anything to its audience.
Review: “Paranormal Activity 4”
“Paranormal Activity” is nothing more than your normal spooks and scares.
Review: "Sinister" Lives Up To Its Name
“Sinister” is true horror at its finest.
Review: "Seven Psychopaths" Is Not Your Average Guys-With-Guns Movie
If you think you know what “Seven Psychopaths” is about because you’ve seen the trailers, you’re in for a big shock.
Here Comes the Blah
Kevin James underwhelms in cliche underdog story "Here Comes the Boom"
Guilty Pleasures: "Maid in Manhattan" (2002)
Before Ben Affleck was a serious, hard–hitting director of movies based on true stories (and before he had adorable Jennifer Garner–babies), he was that guy who accompanied J.
3 Questions With Kevin James
Street caught up with the “King of Queens” actor at the red carpet premiere of his new MMA–fighting comedy “Here Comes the Boom” at Philly’s Prince Music Theater.
