Jeffrey Goldberg does a profile on Quentin Tarantino and his new movie Inglourious Basterds. Hostel director Eli Roth plays a soldier in it: “It’s almost a deep sexual satisfaction of wanting to beat Nazis to death, an orgasmic feeling,” Roth said. “My character gets to beat Nazis to death. That’s something I could watch all (More…)
Since its Indian release and Academy award field day, Slumdog Millionaire has picked up its share of detractors, as a quick Google search will attest. Most of the complaints seem like they could apply to any past Oscar winner — too optimistic, trivializes “serious” issues, not optimistic enough, etc. (Crash, anyone?) But Arundhati Roy launches (More…)
Days of Heaven A good movie to watch if you recently enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire. It has more of those dreamy sunset scenes and hand-held panoramas of trains going off into the distance. But frankly, what Terence Malik achieves here–Days of Heaven, in 1978, was the first movie shot entirely with natural light–is visually light-years ahead (More…)
“We will be together. It is destiny.” If I had told this to a cute girl when we were toddlers, then fate would reward me for the rest of my life. At least, this is what I’ve learned from Slumdog Millionaire, the Oscar-sniping pathos machine directed by Danny Boyle. Score one for good old Hollywood (More…)
Ever have a friend ask you to see a movie you’ve never heard of? They hear it’s good. You hesitate, wondering if you should read a review or watch the trailer. Next time, don’t think twice. Just say yes and watch it. I saw three recent films on a suggestion and a whim: Synecdoche, New (More…)