Terror’s Advocate (review)

Barbet Schroeder’s talking-head documentary on French lawyer and activist Jacques Vergès starts out as if it’s going to explore, at least tangentially, some of the toughest legal and moral concepts for even the most liberal-minded of us to accept.

WGA East rally in Washington Square Park tomorrow

The East Coast arm of the Writers Guide of America is hosting a rally in Washington Square Park in NYC’s Greenwich Village tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27, from noon to 1:30pm. On hand will be such personages as Senator John Edwards, Congressman Jerry Nadler, Tim Robbins, Michael Emerson, Joe Pantoliano, Colin Quinn, Aasif Mandvi, Tony Goldwyn, … more…

my week at the movies: ‘The Golden Compass,’ ‘The Orphanage,’ ‘There Will Be Blood,’ ‘Grace Is Gone,’ ‘Juno,’ ‘What Would Jesus Buy?,’ ‘Awake’

Back from the long holiday weekend, and I feel strangely agitated. I goofed off work enough not to get anything done, but not enough to make me feel relaxed and rejuvenated. How does that happen? There’s a major assault of movies coming in the second half of December: eight movies will open wide between Friday, … more…