Film & TV
Review: The Social Network
Before Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s youngest billionaire, he was as awkward at talking to women as anyone in Skirkanich Hall. The opening sequence of The Social Network depicts a rapid-fire, cringe-worthy exchange between Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) and his girlfriend.
Extended Interview: Jesse Einsenberg, Aaron Sorkin, Armie Hammer
JESSE EISENBERG Street: What is your relationship to Facebook?
Interview With Jesse Eisenberg And Aaron Sorkin
Street sat down with Jesse Eisenberg and Aaron Sorkin to discuss interactive media, fencing and the real men behind the story.
The Fake Documentary?
“Why won’t anyone take me seriously?” asks Joaquin Phoenix in I’m Still Here, a “documentary” about the star’s bizarre transition from acting to rapping.
Deja Vu: How McQueen's funeral reminds us of Zoolander
Alexander McQueen’s passing in February was easily the biggest tragedy to hit the fashion world since the Orange Mocha Frappuccino “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” gasoline freak fire of ’01. Not to be outdone by their fictional Zoolander counterparts, the fashion elite gathered this week in a virtual reenactment of Rufus, Brint and Meekus's funeral to pay tribute to the late designer. Anna Wintour delivered the heartfelt eugoogly, no doubt sporting her signature sunglasses, mirroring Derek’s unforgettable blue-steel tinted frames. Naomi Campbell channeled Katinka Ingabogovinanana in feathers, dressed as a Greek fury. Sarah Jessica Parker, keeping it somber with a tasteful beehive not topping out at more than 10 or 12 inches, might have cast a critical eye at her fellow mourners, asking in typical voice-over fashion: “I couldn’t help but wonder, were these people here to pay tribute to a great man, or to try and one-up each other with their batshit crazy getups?” But what does it matter, Carrie?
Review: Never Let Me Go
At Hailsham academy, Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield) live in a world of Orwellian euphemisms — they are “special” children predestined to make “donations” until “completion.” While not as subtle as Kazuo Ishiguro’s masterful novel, Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go gradually reveals the grim fate that awaits these students, offering clues.
Sharp Talons
At midnight, Hedwig, the world’s most famous snow owl, invited us to tea at her ostentatious owlery at the top of the Tower of London.
Fall Film Predictions
As we transition from summer excess to academic studiouness, Hollywood too is laying down its machine guns in favor of more intellectual fare.
Review: The Town
This is not the screwing around crew Ben Affleck’s first feature, Gone Baby Gone, was an intimate drama about detectives searching for a missing girl.
Review: Easy A
We're back in high school again Easy A, the newest movie about high school, wants to be both a commentary on John Hughes-directed ‘80s films and itself a Hughes-directed movie.
Shake It Like a Salt Shaker
Anyone who saw either of the Tomb Raiders might be inclined to think Angelina Jolie + action movie = awful monstrosity.
Lez (Not So) Miserables
The biggest surprise about The Kids are All Right, popularly billed as “that movie about the lesbian moms” is that it ends up being so much more than just that.
Hopelessly Devoted to You
When we think of devotion, we immediately conjure up religious bowing and scraping or I-can’t live-without-you love stories.
Papa Don't Preach
If you’re looking for something to make Summer 2010 last just a bit longer, Father of My Children (suprisingly not a story about baby daddies) will make you feel some excruciatingly long moments.
We Didn't Start the Fire
When Swedish author Stieg Larsson finished the manuscripts for the Millennium Trilogy, he probably never expected that his books would become a must-read sensation around the world.
Raining Cats and Dogs
Explosions and Computer Graphics Imagery can be a lot of fun. That’s why they comprise the majority of the summer blockbuster.
Third Time's the Charm
It’s easy to forget that, in 1995, it was Toy Story that profoundly changed the face of animation, rendering, for the first time, a face with shine on its forehead and a realistic shadow cast under its nose.
Baby Don't Hurt Me
Probably the farthest thing from the over the top “passion” on The Jersey Shore, the Italian film I Am Love is a quietly moving and understated look at relationships.
Seriously Greeking Out
Early in the film, Get Him to The Greek, a spin-off of the brilliantly funny Forgetting Sarah Marshall, seems to have all the promise of its predecessor.
