by Sean Axmaker | Mar 11, 2014 | Home Viewing
Inside Llewyn Davis (Sony, Blu-ray, DVD, On Demand), the latest by the Joel and Ethan Coen, was almost entirely overlooked at the Oscars this year. Perhaps that’s because, despite the astounding recreation of the Greenwich Village scene and an atmosphere and...
by Richard T. Jameson | Jan 14, 2014 | Awards, Features, News, What's Hot
Images, lines, gestures, moods from the year’s films By Richard T. Jameson and Kathleen Murphy * Inside Llewyn Davis: Llewyn (Oscar Isaac) sits by in the Village club, uninvited, as “500 Miles” is performed by Jim & Jean (Justin Timberlake, Carey...
by James Rocchi | Jan 9, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot
As played by Oscar Isaac, Llewyn Davis occupies a very specific section of American space-time, somewhere between Elvis leaving the army and Bob Dylan’s first album. He’s also a folk singer in the East Village, crashing on the couches of his put-upon...
by Noah Walden | Dec 30, 2013 | News, What's Hot
Is it fair to compare a lesbian love story told by a Tunisian-French director to a documentary about a wave of killings in Indonesia in which the still living assailants recreate the scenes of slaughter? Or to state which is definitively better; the tale of man sold...
by Noah Walden | Dec 3, 2013 | News
David O. Russell, who, you may recall, had some awards-season success with last year’s Silver Linings Playbook, looks to be on track for another season of trophies with American Hustle. Russell re-teams with his Playbook pairing of Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley...
