Culture
Agon review – ice-cold, machine-tooled inspection of the dark side of athletic perfection
Here is a fascinatingly experimental debut feature from Italian film-maker Giulio Bertelli, son of fashion designer Miuccia Prada; a machine-tooled movie, intensely designed and controlled. It’s a kind of...
Film & Art
‘Imperfect Women’ Star Elisabeth Moss on Mary’s Suspicions About Howard and Why Her Kids Matter Most: ‘Who Gives a S— About the Affair?’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains stories from Episode 7 of “Imperfect Women,” now streaming on Apple TV.
Elisabeth Moss is no stranger to portraying a desperate...
Culture
‘In two years, nobody will care’ if actors are AI or not, predicts La Haine director
His hit film was a masterpiece capturing the gritty truth of the Paris suburbs, but the director of La Haine is now sold on...
Film & Art
Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Miami Vice’ Reveals Title, ’80s Setting as It Locks Michael B. Jordan, Austin Butler as Leads
Joseph Kosinski’s Miami Vice movie finally has a title, Miami Vice ’85, and Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler have officially signed on to...
Books & Literature
A Poem by Christopher Kondrich
The fantasy of chaining myself to a redwoodas the distance between my body and the chainsaw
decreases. The fantasy of lying between a harvesterand old...
Culture
Stars line red carpet at London premiere of Devil Wears Prada 2
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt were among the actors who appeared on the red carpet.
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Film & Art
‘Scary Movie 6’ Targets Michael Jackson Child Abuse Allegations With ‘Michael’ Spoof Poster and Tagline: ‘Touching Fans Everywhere’
The new “Scary Movie” isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to celebrity jokes, and Michael Jackson is in the crosshairs for some new...
Books & Literature
“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary
It’s the night before my first trip to the archives, and I still haven’t decided where I’m going to start. I open the Doubleday...
Culture
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Mark Gatiss terrifies as Brecht’s fascistic cauliflower racketeer
Bertolt Brecht’s comic grotesque parable for Hitler’s rise to power has been compared to Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator, and there is something distinctly...
Film & Art
‘Mandalorian & Grogu:’ Lucasfilm to Sneak 25 Minutes at Imax Fan Event
Lucasfilm will celebrate May the 4th — the unofficial Star Wars holiday —by hosting a special fan event for the upcoming Star Wars: The...
Books & Literature
Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?
Suburbs, those physical settings closely associated with the American dream, remade the world as a set for smaller-scale shows. They were developed as responses...