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Red Shoes: Bruce Beresford's 'Mao's Last Dancer' tracks epic journey of Chinese prodigy
Chi Cao and Camila Vergotis in a pas de deux.
Mao’s Last Dancer is a Chinese Billy Elliot who goes West—way out West, to Texas—becomes a star with the Houston Ballet, and is now a stockbroker in Melbourne. More »
Pilgrim's Progress: Cult director Edgar Wright guides Michael Cera in genre-bending comic romp
After the one-two punch of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz made him an international superstar in the world of geek cinema, it was only a matter of time until British filmmaker Edgar Wright went Hollywood. More »
The Grandson also rises: Dean Zanuck takes an indie path with Robert Duvall starrer 'Get Low'
In the film business, the word Zanuck still translates as something akin to “Open Sesame,” and it has opened doors for a third generation of filmmakers, admitting 37-year-old Dean F. Zanuck, who just formed Zanuck Independent, a movie company that stresses strong and/or unusual story values. More »
Family dynamic: Lisa Cholodenko explores modern parenthood in 'The Kids Are All Right'
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Lisa Cholodenko’s upcoming The Kids Are All Right hits all the right notes with its superb cast wonderfully putting across a story that deserved and got some special care. More »
Despicable glee: Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio brainstorm 3D animated tale of evil genius
“Make the other guy laugh.” That’s the litmus test for screenwriters Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. More »
Summer Knight: James Mangold's blockbuster quest pairs Cruise and Diaz, action and comedy
Once upon a time, the only things a summer blockbuster typically required for box-office success were a pair of glamorous movie stars, an exotic setting and a plot with an enjoyable blend of action, comedy and romance. More »
Famiglia e amore: Tilda Swinton stars in Luca Guadagnino's drama of passion and power
Luca Guadagnino's lushly produced I Am Love offers the viewer a totally cinematic escape both in terms of its setting—the aristocratic Milanese environs of an haute-bourgeois industrial family—and its subject, which is an exploration of love in its myriad forms. More »
Ogre and out: Mike Mitchell creates an alternative universe for 'Shrek Forever After'
“We’ve earned the title ‘The Final Chapter.’ We really summed it all up.” More »
House arrest: Alex Gibney's 'Casino Jack' probes the Abramoff scandal
The center of a lobbying scandal that stretched from sweatshops on the Marianas Islands to casinos in Texas, Jack Abramoff became for many the face of corruption in American politics when he was indicted in 2005 for fraud and conspiracy. More »
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REVIEWS
Film Review: Machete
Robert Rodriguez’s unofficial sequel to his half of Grindhouse is a lot like its predecessor—gory, funny and, in the end, somewhat disappointing. More »
Film Review: Going the Distance
An aspiring journalist and a music-industry slacker discover the many downsides of long-distance romance in this formulaic comedy, which relies too heavily on the charm of stars Drew Barrymore and Justin Long. More »
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