Arts & Entertainment

The Comedian: The Comedian is one of the only superheroes allowed to continue his work after the Keene Act, the government’s ban of masked crusaders, is passed.
February 26, 2009 at 1:18 am

“If you are great, El Topo is a great film. If you are limited, El Topo is limited,” director Alejandro Jodorowsky said of his epic spaghetti-western, whose wide-scale distribution is owed largely to the efforts of John Lennon.
February 26, 2009 at 1:16 am

In Gomorrah, director Matteo Garrone offers a refreshingly meditative take on the crime movie.
February 26, 2009 at 1:14 am

Cherry blossoms are traditionally known for their brevity. They bloom during one season and make audiences wait another year for the pleasure of their company.
February 26, 2009 at 1:04 am

In the tradition of major concept albums of years past, Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon of N.A.S.A. (that is, North America South America) have constructed The Spirit of Apollo, which focuses on the transcendent theme of unity through music.
February 25, 2009 at 11:32 pm

Tight Knit has more in common with grass, Vetiver’s namesake, than front-man Andy Cabic could have ever hoped.
February 25, 2009 at 11:26 pm

If you think you’ve never heard Taylor Swift’s “Love Story,” or the album Fearless, you’re wrong.
February 25, 2009 at 11:22 pm

Nominated, but robbed: 1. Citizen Kane (1941) Lost to: How Green Was My Valley 2.
February 18, 2009 at 11:06 pm

Hell, yeah! The Best Picture is awarded to the movie that has mastered all of the individual elements of film-making — musical score, direction, casting, script, acting and more — making them work together to produce a real piece of motion picture art.
February 18, 2009 at 11:04 pm

How would the Academy have received Witness minus Harrison Ford and all that murder mystery stuff?
February 18, 2009 at 11:01 pm

Not to knock the Oscars or anything, but it’s been 81 years — we think it’s about time the Academy got a little more innovative with its categories.
February 18, 2009 at 10:57 pm

Street: What’s so new about DJ Newby? Matt Newberg: Everything is new about DJ Newby because I am hip-hop.
February 18, 2009 at 8:40 pm

Six years our senior and fresh off the middle school bus, my best friend’s sister Ali was the unquestioned arbiter of cool.
February 18, 2009 at 8:38 pm

Despite wandering into Explosions in the Sky’s territory, the epic (post-rock) fail that is Sagarmatha won’t land the A-Cast a spot on the Friday Night Lights soundtrack anytime soon.
February 18, 2009 at 8:36 pm

Three years after the critically acclaimed The Ringleaders of the Tormenters, Morrissey returns with more wrist-cuttingly good times.
February 18, 2009 at 8:23 pm

Looks like bank failure isn't the only thing to worry about in the financial world. In The International, one of the world's most successful banks gets its dough from the small arms trade, prompting Interpol agent Clive Owen, doing his normal shtick as the rugged, intense hero, and Manhattan ADA Naomi Watts, foregoing her natural Aussie accent, to go after the bad guys (do the filmmakers really expect us to think that forces from completely different jurisdictions would work so well together?). Thankfully, for the first time in recent movie history, our two leads do not hook up, but they do kick some serious ass.
February 15, 2009 at 9:30 pm

The critical darling of last year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Class snuck in under the radar and screened on the last night of the competition, surprising many and deservedly taking home the illustrious Palme d’Or.
February 12, 2009 at 12:08 am

Director Stanley Donen is remembered, when he’s remembered, for films like Singing in the Rain and Arabesque, big-budget musicals designed to be instantaneous crowd pleasers.
February 12, 2009 at 12:05 am

A recent headline from The New York Times read: "Stocks Slide as New Bailout Disappoints." Okay, so the economy is at an all-time low.
February 12, 2009 at 12:04 am

It’s tough to think of people other than your love du jour over Valentine's Day. But if you prefer the Peace Corp to petunias, check out this week’s selections from the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
February 12, 2009 at 12:02 am