Theatrical Review: Hunger

Adam Schartoff reviews Steve McQueen’s Hunger. [...]

SXSW 09 Music: Oh. My. God.

Coming soon to Austin….Futomomo Satisfaction! [...]

Turks Sue Christopher Nolan, Warner Bros. Seriously.

Batman, Turkey sues Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan. Really. [...]

WTF Is Going On With All This Beheading!?

What’s going on with all these beheadings? I mean, WTF!? [...]

Prison Break In Afghanistan, 1,100+ Prisoners Freed, 400 Taliban

Massive prison break in Afghanistan frees 1,150, including 400 Taliban. [...]

Video: Alex Gibney On “Taxi To The Dark Side”

Alex Gibney’s recently Oscar-nominated documentary, Taxi to the Dark Side is the rather grim story of a young Afghani goat herder and taxi driver who is mistakenly suspected of being a terrorist. Here is a short review and a few of clips of Gibney discussing the making of his film. [...]

Theatrical Review: Persepolis

The Film Society of Lincoln Center wisely chose Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s Persepolis to close its 45th Season. The French language animated film, mostly in black & white, opens in theaters in both NYC and LA today. [...]

Pakistan Under Martial Law: Whither The News?

Today Pakistan’s president General Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan, suspending the constitution and declaring martial law….doesn’t this deserve more than haphazard TV news coverage? [...]

A Little Scooby In Czech

A few seconds of Czech Scooby Doo, recorded at about 5am, on my way up to my room from Hell in the basement of the Hotel Thermal in Karlovy Vary on July 7th.

Happy Birthday, Jimmy Carter!

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter, Jr., the 39th president of the United States turns 83 today and I want you all to wish this amazing man a happy birthday in whatever way you can. [...]