Movies
Rivercrest Yacht Club Shooting Video
Anthony MarianiThough the Rivercrest Yacht Club has taken a break from performing, the hip-hop quintet has been writing new material and will be shooting a video to the song “Hustle and Grind” on Saturday starting at noon in Southwest For...
The Best Movie Dialogue of 2010
Kristian LinI did a version of this post for last year’s movies, and I have a lot of fun compiling these scenes. I will admit to being inspired by a similar feature in the New York Times’ recap of the year’s movies, but my list isn...
Sundance Screens “Pioneer”
Jimmy FowlerDallas writer-director David Lowery and Fort Worth producer James M. Johnston made a splash on the national film festival circuit with their locally shot, 2009 kids-create-a-world-of-their-own feature St. Nick. Now their short ...
Memorable Moments from 2010′s Movies
Kristian LinI don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier: Film Comment used to do a feature in their print version called “Moments Out of Time” to recap the year in films. They stopped about 10 years ago, but revived it five yea...
The Best Supporting Actors in 2010′s Movies
Kristian LinSupporting actors can add so much to a film and even occasionally steal them out from under the leads. Here are the most memorable supporting performances I saw in 2010, along with some citations for ensemble casts: Christian B...
Breakout Talents of 2010′s Movies
Kristian LinNotice that the title of my post doesn’t say “breakout stars,” like some other similar lists do. That’s because my list includes filmmakers as well as hot new actors. What all these people have in common is that they al...
The Best Documentary Films of 2010
Kristian LinJust as I did last year, I start off my cinematic blog posts with a list of the year’s best documentaries. Back in August, Cinematical mused that this year might be special for nonfiction films, and indeed it seems as this ye...
Free Jafar Panahi!
Kristian LinTerrible news from Iran, as filmmaker Jafar Panahi has been sentenced to six years in prison and banned from making movies for the next 20. The director of The White Balloon and Offside was arrested last March but freed on bail...
R.I.P., Blake Edwards
Kristian LinOne of Oklahoma’s greatest gifts to the moviegoing world is dead. Yesterday, director Blake Edwards passed away at the age of 88. That name might not mean much to you if you’re under a certain age. That’s what...
Merry “Black Christmas”
Jimmy FowlerAs the yuletide draws near, my heart turns to… slasher flicks! Seriously, if you want a creepy diversion from holiday festivities that manages to subvert the season to great effect, the basic cable channel Turner Classic Movi...