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The September Movie Break | The Terror Issue: Calvaire, Vinyan, Donkey Punch

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:53:39 -0400

The September Movie Break | The Terror Issue: Calvaire, Vinyan, Donkey Punch:

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

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:07:46 -0400

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 Every Zodiac Sign

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:28 -0400

Movie Review | 'What’s Your Raashee?': A Woman for Every Zodiac Sign:

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’

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:25 -0400

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 Sympathizers

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:34:24 -0400

Swiss Move Against Polanski Outrages His Sympathizers:

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.

Smarts and Stiff Upper Lip in Times of War and Murder

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:48 -0400

Smarts and Stiff Upper Lip in Times of War and Murder:

The entire run of the British series “Foyle’s War” has now been collected in a five-DVD box.

You Ain’t Seen the Best of Them Yet

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:48 -0400

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.

Biblical Adversity in a ’60s Suburb

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:47 -0400

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.

Indie Filmmakers: China’s New Guerrillas

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:47 -0400

Indie Filmmakers: China’s New Guerrillas:

Moviemakers like Zhao Dayong pursue their art in apparent violation of the law.

Dvds: Back to Yellow Brick Road and That Long Dusty Trail

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:47 -0400

Dvds: Back to Yellow Brick Road and That Long Dusty Trail:

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.”

Stepping Into the Skates of the Director

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:28:46 -0400

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

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:47:36 -0400

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

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:47:36 -0400

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 Scriptwriter’s Life

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:44 -0400

Movie Review | 'The Blue Tooth Virgin': Writing a Scriptwriter’s Life:

“The Blue Tooth Virgin” starts out feeling a little too “inside Hollywood” and only grows more so as it rolls along.

Movie Review | 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men': How Are Guys Flawed? Let Us Count the Ways

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:43 -0400

Movie Review | 'Brief Interviews With Hideous Men': How Are Guys Flawed? Let Us Count the Ways:

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 | 'Blind Date': Alternative Possibilities

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:43 -0400

Movie Review | 'Blind Date': Alternative Possibilities:

While “Blind Date” does not quite work as psychological inquiry or cogent drama, it is an interesting project.

Movie Review | 'The Providence Effect': Unrelenting Hard Work

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:43 -0400

Movie Review | 'The Providence Effect': Unrelenting Hard Work:

More an infomercial than a movie, “The Providence Effect” is, at best, a well-earned tribute to one man’s unwavering vision.

Movie Review | 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell': More Boys, More Beer, More Banter

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:43 -0400

Movie Review | 'I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell': More Boys, More Beer, More Banter:

“I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell” is a mediocre gross-out movie that barely pushes the envelope.

Movie Review | 'Surrogates': Avatars and Their Meat-Puppeteers

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:42 -0400

Movie Review | 'Surrogates': Avatars and Their Meat-Puppeteers:

In “Surrogates,” Bruce Willis has little to do but hit his predictable marks and mouth the generic dialogue.

Movie Review | 'Fame': Another Optimistic Bunch, Determined to Live Forever

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:37:42 -0400

Movie Review | 'Fame': Another Optimistic Bunch, Determined to Live Forever:

While “Fame” suffers from a surfeit of flash, it nonetheless offers the undeniable power of young performers pursuing art at peak dexterity.