May 2011
18 posts
When Life Throws Those Curveballs →
In “Beginners,” an autobiographical film from the writer and director Mike Mills, the main character’s 75-year-old father comes out of the closet.
'Love is...' by Barnaby Barford, London →
After a foray into the land of fairytale with Damaged Goods - a love story played out by figurines on film - ceramic artist Barnaby Barford has returned to decidedly more smutty realms with his new…
Clerkenwell Design Week 2011 →
Building on its noteworthy debut last year, Clerkenwell Design Week returned on Tuesday, armed with its ever-widening reach of new designer line-ups and venues in the mix. Spanning from 24 - 26 May,…
Movie Review | 'The Tree of Life': Heaven, Texas... →
“The Tree of Life,” directed by Terrence Malick, envisions the origin of the universe and ponders some of life’s deepest questions.
Whitney Museum extension breaks ground →
If you had the chance to head to the corner of Gansevoort and Washington streets in New York this morning, you were probably part of a moment in architectural history. The site, part of the…
Movie Review | 'Tuesday, After Christmas': Case of... →
“Tuesday, After Christmas,” a Romanian film directed by Radu Muntean, tells the story of a married regular guy who is having an affair with his daughter’s dentist.
Hollywood Presses Its Global Agenda →
More films are opening globally before release in the United States and a new film trade event, ScreenSingapore, aims to capitalize on the trend.
Critic’s Notebook: Cannes Gives Top Prize to ‘The... →
The Palme d’Or went to the film by the American director and writer Terrence Malick.
Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’ Wins Top Honors at... →
Kirsten Dunst named best actress for her role in “Melancholia”, while Jean Dujardin won best actor for the silent film “The Artist.”
Arts & Leisure: Notes of a Screenwriter, Mad as... →
The screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky left behind a large cache of his notes for his incendiary, Oscar-winning script for “Network.”
Tracey Emin retrospective, London →
Tracey Emin’s work may be as depraved, egotistical and confrontational as ever - there’s even a used tampon thrown into one of her new pieces - but she’s never been more in favour. Not only has she…
Derailed Director Cites Urge to Entertain →
Lars von Trier says his newfound sobriety led to his fumbling performance at a Cannes Film Festival news conference that resulted in his expulsion from the festival.
Critic’s Notebook: A Provocateur Steals Cannes... →
Cannes declared the Danish director Lars von Trier a persona non grata on Thursday, the same day as the premiere of “This Is Not a Film,” by Jafar Panahi.
The Park Hotel Hyderabad, India →
The Park Hotel Hyderabad is the result of a riotous infusion of influences, from classical Indian architecture to high-end, big-style 1960s kitsch, all carefully balanced by renowned US architects…
Schwarzenegger’s Next Film May Have a Familiar... →
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s next film, “Cry Macho,” is expected to have some parallels to his recent personal revelations.
Book: Micro Green - Tiny Houses in Nature →
Mimi Zeiger’s Micro Green is succinct but high on style. This mini monograph, subtitled ‘Tiny Houses in Nature’, is designed to appeal to everyone who has ever fantasised about a rural retreat, a…
Critic’s Notebook: Malick’s Film Adds a Dose of... →
In “The Tree of Life” Terrence Malick takes a direct approach in asking some big questions.
Critic’s Notebook: At Cannes, Synergy but Not... →
One of the finest films in competition at Cannes so far is Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s “Kid With a Bike,” though critics have welcomed it with polite yawns.
September 2009
194 posts
The September Movie Break | The Terror Issue:... →
Ormai sembrerò diventato cultore dell’horror. Ma non è così, quando intravedo il talento gli corro dietro. Di pochi mesi fa è stato il post sulla nouvelle vague orrorifica francese (quella di Aja e…
Wallpaper.com guest editor: Cool Hunting →
When we decided to give over our chairs at wallpaper.com to guest editors we chose people who understand the web and specialise in individual areas we cover, but maybe have a different take on…
Movie Review | 'What’s Your Raashee?': A Woman for... →
Ashutosh Gowariker’s new movie, an adaptation of a Gujarati novel by Madhu Rye, is epic in length only.
Arts, Briefly: Seconds, Please, With ‘Meatballs’ →
For the second weekend in a row, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” the animated 3-D movie based on the 1978 children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett, led the weekend box office.
Swiss Move Against Polanski Outrages His... →
As European officials and artists lined up to defend Roman Polanski, the filmmaker’s lawyer said he would fight extradition on a 1978 sex conviction.
You Ain’t Seen the Best of Them Yet →
Six students from the current version of New York’s so-called “Fame” school compare themselves and their cinematic counterparts in two movies.
Smarts and Stiff Upper Lip in Times of War and... →
The entire run of the British series “Foyle’s War” has now been collected in a five-DVD box.
Biblical Adversity in a ’60s Suburb →
A life is falling apart. Does God care? So asks “A Serious Man,” the latest film from the Coen Brothers.
Dvds: Back to Yellow Brick Road and That Long... →
This week on DVD comes a 70th anniversary edition of “The Wizard of Oz” and a new edition of John Ford’s 1950 western “Wagon Master.”
Indie Filmmakers: China’s New Guerrillas →
Moviemakers like Zhao Dayong pursue their art in apparent violation of the law.
Stepping Into the Skates of the Director →
“Whip It,” Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, prizes feminine self-possession while also relishing the idea of life played out as unapologetic performance.
London Design Festival 2009: Part two →
Half way through the London Design Festival and, blessed with good weather, spirits are high. The second installment saw us take in Tom Dixon’s ‘The Dock’ and much of the Brompton Design district in…
The Chabot Museum, Rotterdam →
A true representation of early 20th century innovation and an expression of the modernist hope for the future, the Chabot Museum seemed the perfect environment to showcase our 30 bespoke residential…
Movie Review | 'The Blue Tooth Virgin': Writing a... →
“The Blue Tooth Virgin” starts out feeling a little too “inside Hollywood” and only grows more so as it rolls along.
Movie Review | 'Blind Date': Alternative... →
While “Blind Date” does not quite work as psychological inquiry or cogent drama, it is an interesting project.
Movie Review | 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell':... →
“I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” is a mediocre gross-out movie that barely pushes the envelope.
Movie Review | 'Brief Interviews With Hideous... →
What do men want? This reversal of Freud’s famous question drives John Krasinski’s “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men” into a blind alley.
Movie Review | 'The Providence Effect':... →
More an infomercial than a movie, “The Providence Effect” is, at best, a well-earned tribute to one man’s unwavering vision.
Is That Monster’s Face Really a Fake? →
The movie memorabilia world has been rocked by claims that a Georgia-based collector has corrupted the market for classic horror film posters by selling or trading forgeries.
Movie Review: In Space No One Can Hear You Eat... →
“Pandorum” may sound like a disease suffered by fuzzy black-and-white mammals, but the only fuzziness in this apocalyptic nightmare is between the characters’ ears.
Movie Review | 'Fame': Another Optimistic Bunch,... →
While “Fame” suffers from a surfeit of flash, it nonetheless offers the undeniable power of young performers pursuing art at peak dexterity.
Movie Review | 'Surrogates': Avatars and Their... →
In “Surrogates,” Bruce Willis has little to do but hit his predictable marks and mouth the generic dialogue.
Film: Two ‘Sisters’ From Time of Mao Star Again →
Xie Jin’s “Two Stage Sisters,” a 1965 backstage melodrama, is the main attraction of a Chinese film series beginning on Saturday at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
Cosa ci stiamo perdendo, parte 2: il mocassino →
“-Era vera quella storia di Charlie Wallser?”
”- Non potrei giurare su ogni dettaglio ma è senz’altro vero che è una storia.”
[No Country for Old Men]
I dettagli di…
London Fashion Week blog →
With fashion week and the design festival spread across London at the same time this year, divide and conquer was really our only option. Lucky then that we have many light feet and good eyes,…
London Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2010 →
The womens Spring Summer 2010 collections are upon us. Not known for our patience to sit and wait with the crowds we stole some time with the models before they hit the catwalks and this is what…
Wallpaper* collaborates with B&B Italia on B&B&3 →
Tuesday evening saw the launch of Wallpaper*s collaboration with furniture design giant, B&B Italia. The event, which takes residence in B&B Italia’s expansive, blanched South Kensington showroom -…
The Mother of Reinvention →
Coco Chanel’s life and style have always been in fashion. In new movies and books, she emerges as a post-feminist.
Media Decoder: Sony Announces Huge, Multi-Network... →
Sony Pictures to preview two-minutes of its upcoming disaster epic, “2012,” on three major networks and several cable channels at roughly the same time.
Movie Review | 'Paradise': Episodes That Offer... →
Michael Almereyda’s “Paradise” is essentially a series of home movies, but home movies of a very high order.
Movie Review | 'The Boys Are Back': A One-Parent,... →
“The Boys Are Back” has a burnished, high-quality look and a heart swollen with maudlin self-regard.
Movie Review | 'Coco Before Chanel': The... →
With a mixture of brutal candor and tender sympathy, “Coco Before Chanel” charts the rise of an ambitious, difficult woman.