Carnage (review)
Sometimes it’s easy to separate the artist from his art. Roman Polanksi’s latest makes this really tough.
Roman Polanski
critic’s minifesto #1: it’s not personal
When I review a movie, it’s never personal. It’s always about what we are presented with as an entertainment artifact.
The Ghost Writer (aka The Ghost) (review)
This is what I am profoundly grateful for: Roman Polanski’s elegant, gripping thriller The Ghost Writer is not about teenaged girls, not in any way at all.
porn for women; Edward Norton steps down as the Hulk (will David Tennant step up?); more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Polanski speaks (but doesn’t apologize); sexist iPad ads?; Mr. Rogers is evil, says Fox News; more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
North American box office: ‘Shutter Island’ open big
Biggest ever for both star DiCaprio and director Scorsese: 1. Shutter Island: $41.1 million (NEW) 2. Valentine’s Day: $16.7 million (2nd week; drops 70%) 3. Avatar: $16.2 million 4. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: $15.3 million (2nd week; drops 51%) 5. The Wolfman: $9.9 million (2nd week; drops 69%) actual numbers, not … more…
February 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but they won’t let you of the special hospital without a good reason. But you can have a multiplex-like experience right in your room with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Shutter Island,’ ‘The Ghost Writer,’ ‘Mother’
When I posted the trailer for Shutter Island (opens in the U.S. and Canada on February 19, and in the U.K. on March 12) back in June of last year, the film was scheduled to open in October. That release date got pushed back, and I thought that at some point between then and now, … more…
trailer break: ‘The Ghost Writer’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Hey, did you know that Roman Polanski has a new movie about to hit screens? Yeah, neither did I. I wonder why everyone’s keeping it such a secret? Hmmmm…. Look at that cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams — Timothy Hutton’s in this, too, … more…
why is Hollywood defending a rapist?
Roman Polanski, rapist, arrested. There’s nothing else to talk about this week in The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy… and maybe get enraged.
