Category: Film

  • up in the air

    Frank Rich has a great column in the Times about the new George Clooney movie Up In The Air: “Up in the Air” is not a political movie. It won’t be mistaken for either a Michael Moore or Ayn Rand polemic on capitalism. What makes it tick is Ryan’s struggle to reclaim his own humanity,…

  • repo man at lincoln center

    In the NY TIMES week ahead section they highlighted the upcoming showing of REPO MAN at Lincoln Center saying, REPO MAN “could serve as a manifesto for much of American independent film over the succeeding 25 years.” I made a similar argument in an article on Nerve.com called PUNK PLANET. Read it. Some of my…

  • MIX NYC 2009

      2009 MIX NYC: The 22nd Queer Experimental Film Festival Since 1987, MIX NYC has been making history and legends by challenging mainstream notions of gender and sexuality through the preservation, promotion and production of queer experimental film and avant-garde cinema.  Characterized by vanguard screenings, exciting interactive installations and infamous parties, all of the media…

  • Where the Wild Things Are

    Just saw Where the Wild Things Are which is a dark, moody, psychologically adroit and incredibly moving film. Not really for kids – though it speaks directly to your inner child in an archetypal, Jungian way. I was deeply moved and almost as deeply troubled – more like rattled. The film just had this child-logic…

  • untitled the movie

    i’m looking forward to this. or maybe i’m not. NOTE TO CASTING DIRECTORS: IF ADAM GOLDBERG IS UNAVAILABLE, I’M ALWAYS AVAILABLE AND LOOK REALLY SIMILAR.

  • Capitalism: A Love Story

    Just got back from Capitalism: A Love Story, the new Michael Moore movie. Go see it. It is not his best – in fact at times it feels a bit rote – but it is still a powerful film. The stunts feel less important than the central premise – that democracy has been hijacked by…

  • Jennifer's Body

    Anybody who knows me (Andy) knows my love of teen girl flicks from Valley Girl to Clueless to Mean Girls and beyond. Well, Jennifer’s Body, despite the flogging it has received in the press, is a masterpiece of the genre. I mean, how can you not love a movie where the lead character gets sacrificed…

  • The Promise of New York Screenings – FINALLY!

    Hi All – the movie that I’m in is finally screening in NYC!!!! MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!! In the midst of Michael Bloomberg’s controversial third bid for mayor, The Promise of New York, an award-winning documentary film that combines irreverent humor with thought-provoking political discourse, will be holding 3 special screenings before the September 15th…

  • bueller? bueller?

    Like, OMG. John Hughes is dead at 59. That’s young. I need some time to process and write something eloquent about this filmmaker who, basically, defined my adolescence.

  • Repo Man at 25

    It just occurred to me that one of my fave movies of all time turned 25 this year. So I thought I’d post a link to an article I wrote for Nerve.com several years ago about this extraordinary punk masterpiece.

  • Shot Backstage

    The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) presents the fourth BAC Flicks screening of the season featuring Shot Backstage (1998) on Monday, June 29 at 7PM in BAC’s Howard Gilman Performance Space. The film, by Trisha Brown, was shot by Ms. Brown from the wings of the Teatro Principal in Valencia, Spain, during a performance of her…

  • Cine Brunch at Le Poisson Rouge

    This definitely looks like a good time for tough times: Cine-Brunch presents The Bicycle Thief 12:30pm doors | 1pm screening FREE Brunch and Cocktail specials under $10! 18+ or accompanied by legal guardian This is a First-Come, Fully Seated event. Cine-Brunch at (Le) Poisson Rouge is a new take on the summer movie season –…