Movies Archives
A Face in the Crowd - Success, as Woody Allen observed, only makes you more of what you already are. If you don’t believe that, just consider the case of Larry "
A Poet on the Frontline: The Reportage of Ryszard Kapuscinski, directed by Gabrielle Pfeiffer - Over 40 years, he covered 27 revolutions and coups, mostly in Africa.   He was sentenced to death four times.   John Le Carre: “He is
After the Wedding, directed by Susanne Bier - “After the Wedding” could be the best film I've seen in a decade. And I say that even though I didn't see all of it --- like just abou
Alexander Nevsky, directed by Sergei Eisenstein - The greatest score in all of film --- so good that it inspired John Williams' shark theme in “Jaws” and James Horner's music for “
Amadeus, directed by Milos Forman -     February 27, 2006: Mozart's 250th birthday. He's looking good for someone his age.
An Inconvenient Truth, directed by Davis Guggenheim - A few years ago, Naomi Oreskes got tired of the Bush administration's insistence that "most" scientists disagree with the notion of g
Arlington Road - My Favorite Wainwright: No, not Rufus. Martha. Here's the cheat sheet.
Bad Day at Black Rock, directed by John Sturges - So there I was, an unworldly teenager incarcerated at a prep school in the mid-50s, surrounded by a cluster of sophisticated, condescending, rich
Bang the Drum Slowly, directed by John Hancock - I’m a sucker for author questionnaires, and Shelf Awareness --- a daily newsletter for the bookstore crowd --- has a great one.
Battle of Algiers, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo - Almost every war movie stacks the deck. Enemy soldiers wear heavy boots, are unshaven, speak in accents and die in large numbers at the end.
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater - Before Sunrise/Before Sunset directed by Richard Linklater Videos Before Sunrise Before Sunset
Between the Folds, directed by Vanessa Gould - One piece of paper. Folded. No cuts. Yes, origami.   On a rainy day when you were a kid, you made a bird. Now? Please.
Billy Connolly -       My distress with the theater has reached the point where I skip almost all plays and only venture out
Bloody Sunday, Paul Greengrass (director) - It took a 12-year investigation that cost $280 million and filled 5,000 pages. But now we know. In the words of British Prime Minister David Came
Brokeback Mountain, directed by Ang Lee -       Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee The story of two cowboys who fall in love in Wyoming in 1963 and dare not tell
Brothers, Susanne Bier (director) - Once upon a time in Denmark, there was a good brother and a bad brother.   When we meet them, Jannik, the bad brother, is just getting out of pri
Buck Brannaman, the Horse Whisperer - Buck Brannaman specializes in the improbable. Got a skittish, poorly trained horse? A bucking bronco?
Burn, directed by Gillo Pontecorvo - How much do you love Marlon Brando?  Thought so.   So…have you seen the film that Brando thought had “the best acting I've ever
Closer,  directed by Mike Nichol -       Closer directed by Mike Nichols A line from a James Tate poem kept running through my head as I watched
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season One, created by Larry David -     "Curb Your Enthusiasm" --- Season One created by Larry David The first time Butler caught this show, he thought, "This man made ab