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“New Jerusalem” at Stage West

This week’s “Stage” page offers an interview with Garret Storms, the actor who landed the meaty role of 17th century Jewish philosopher Baruch Spinoza...

John Wayne: “Lone Star” Films

This Sunday (Jan 15) at 2pm, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History will screen the 1934 movie Randy Rides Alone as part of...

Film Shorts

OPENING: In the Land of Blood and Honey (R) Angelina Jolie’s first film as writer-director is this English-language war film about a Serbian ...

Iron Lady: Tory Details

More than 20 years after she left office as Prime Minister of Great Britain, Margaret Thatcher now enjoys a much higher reputation in America...

Oh, the Carnage!

An ongoing motif in Roman Polanski’s career has been characters trapped in enclosed spaces. The director seems to love watching people unravel in apartments,...

The Best Movie Dialogue of 2011

I've done this before, and it's rapidly becoming my favorite blog post of the year: I've compiled this list sampling the best dialogue I...

The Best Lead Performances of 2011

Assembling the photos for this blog post made me painfully aware that there are no actors of color on this list. I'm not happy...

Breakout Talents of 2011’s Movies

Please note that some of the filmmakers and actors who announced their presence in 2011 are included in the other posts citing notable achievements...

The Best Supporting Actors of 2011’s Movies

The list of best lead performances of 2011 is forthcoming. In the meantime, without further ado... Albert Brooks It’s hard to discuss his performance in Drive...

Film Shorts

OPENING: House of Pleasures (NR) Bertrand Bonello’s film set at a Parisian brothel in decline at the beginning of the 20th century. Starring ...