Film & TV

Do award shows confer legitimacy, or are they just political tools? Do they reflect the will of the masses or broadcast the view of the super elite?
November 6, 2008 at 2:53 am

The Cutting Edge 1992 If it were possible to distill the essence of the early ’90s to its purest form, the result would be a VHS copy of The Cutting Edge, the tale of two zamboni-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of the decade’s ice skating craze.
November 6, 2008 at 2:51 am

Street: Did you have any inclination to do Wet Hot American Summer-type things with this film? DW: Not really.
November 6, 2008 at 2:49 am

It’s an ode to dorks. Referencing everything from L.A.R.P.-ing (live action role playing) to KISS trivia, Role Models brings out the pedant in us all.
November 6, 2008 at 2:48 am

Election 1999 Alright, technically Election isn’t a guilty pleasure. With a 93% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this brilliant satire is nothing if not a cult classic and critical darling.
October 30, 2008 at 2:43 am

It’s not difficult to tell when a film is fishing for an Oscar, and that effort sometimes pays off.
October 30, 2008 at 2:42 am

Street: You had to appeal to the MPAA to overturn Zack and Miri’s original NC-17 rating. Did anything have to be edited out? KS: No.
October 30, 2008 at 2:41 am

Perhaps one of the most aptly named films to come along in a long time, Zack and Miri Make a Porno allows director and writer Kevin Smith to explore the tricky territory of “friends with benefits.” Best friends since forever, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Penn alum Elizabeth Banks) run into hard times and resort to the wonderful world of adult entertainment to keep themselves afloat.
October 30, 2008 at 1:42 am

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Jimmy Stewart’s earnest depiction of a small-town man’s ascent to the Senate and his surprisingly tough stand against political corruption have captured the hearts of American moviegoers for nearly 70 years.
October 30, 2008 at 1:37 am

Few films in cinematic history have withstood the test of time better than Charlie Chaplin’s City Lights.
October 23, 2008 at 2:45 am

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, based on the eponymous novel by John Boyne, recounts the tragedy of the Holocaust as filtered through the innocent screen of childhood naiveté. The plot centers on an eight-year-old German boy, Bruno (newcomer Asa Butterfield), whose father (David Thewlis) is put in charge of a Nazi death camp.
October 23, 2008 at 2:45 am

Xanadu 1980 I have a secret that threatens to destroy my credibility among my serious-theater friends: I cannot get enough of Xanadu.
October 23, 2008 at 2:44 am

Woody Allen + Diane Keaton The on- and offscreen sparks between Woody Allen and Diane Keaton are redolent of a connection Scarlett Johansson can only dream about.
October 23, 2008 at 2:42 am

Trailers are more than the reason you can come 15 minutes late to a movie. A good preview can get an audience buzzing about a film months before its release, and a bad one can ensure that no one shows up on opening day.
October 16, 2008 at 3:17 am

A female-dominated cast in a coming-of-age story rife with racial intolerance and the search for identity are the perfect recipe for a total cheesefest.
October 16, 2008 at 3:15 am

As the days of our current Commander-in-Chief's presidency come to an end, Hollywood is churning out its own version of history.
October 16, 2008 at 3:13 am

Center Stage 2000 Hi, my name is Darina, and I’m a dance-aholic. Well, dance movie-aholic, to be precise.
October 16, 2008 at 3:11 am

Although Rachel Getting Married is directed by Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs), the only gore here is the open wound of familial dysfunction.
October 16, 2008 at 3:09 am

Have you ever found yourself wishing that you were sightless and locked in an abandoned mental institution while post-apocalyptic chaos, dredged from the seediest underbelly of humanity itself, masticated and regurgitated the values that you held most dear?
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am

Converting a novel into a film is a daunting task: the screenwriter must pare down the script, eliminate irrelevant subplots and commercialize the characters.
October 2, 2008 at 12:00 am