The word “solidarity” — basically, agreement between and support for members of a group — is not hard to define. But it can be hard to wrap your mind around, in a world more oriented toward personal development and individual success than the common good. People who are willing to sacrifice their own freedoms or … Read more
The Marvel Cinematic Universe was vastly different when the last Captain America movie premiered nine years ago. In “Captain America: Civil War,” the supervillain Thanos had not yet snuffed out half of humanity, Tony Stark was still alive and the vibranium shield of Captain America still belonged to Steve Rogers. Now, in “Captain America: Brave … Read more
“Delancey” also holds the appeal of many New York-set films of the 1970s and 1980s: as a snapshot of a city in flux, an accidental documentary of a Gotham that no longer exists. (Full disclosure: I wrote a book about New York City movies, so I have a vested interest in this topic.) Vintage NYC … Read more
Burnett remembered how Jones threw himself into the part. (Jones so much enjoyed eating the curried goat that Fish cooks, Burnett said, that he would continue eating after a cut was called, risking continuity issues — but it was fun to watch.) And even though Jones had knee troubles, he worked to make the demon-wrestling … Read more
Paddington was not part of my childhood. I was a Muppet kid, and Fozzie was my comfort bear of choice. Instead, Paddington came to me as an adult. In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and … Read more
‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ The charmingly disheveled heroine Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is back in this sequel directed by Michael Morris, and this time she’s tackling life as a single mother after her husband dies. From our review: Even though Bridget Jones fans are used to zany plot developments, few could have anticipated … Read more
Obediah Johnson — the lost-and-found soul played by a magnificent James Earl Jones in “The Annihilation of Fish” — has a barrel chest and a voice that sounds like it emerged, warmed and polished, from unfathomable depths. It’s an instrument that many know from “Star Wars” and “The Lion King,” in which Jones voiced two … Read more
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their movies. See new episodes in the series on Fridays. You can also watch our collection of more than 150 videos on YouTube and subscribe to our YouTube channel. An architect defends his work to concerned … Read more
No intern task is too small. Not getting coffee, not running errands and certainly not rummaging through piles of old films only to dig up a long-lost piece of history. When Dan Martin was asked to sort through dozens of old film cans, some of which were rusted shut, at Historic Films Archive, a stock-footage … Read more
