The Noteworthy: R.I.P. Alexey Balabanov (1959-2013), Miyazaki's "The Wind is Rising", Hoberman on Jacobs
NotebookAlexey Balabanov passes, details on Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Spielberg and Scorsese discuss “the lightness of touch”, and more…
Alexey Balabanov passes, details on Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film, Spielberg and Scorsese discuss “the lightness of touch”, and more…
Also: Early word on new projects from Hong Sang-soo, Sofia Coppola and more.
Executive Decision: Or should we call this one "They Were Expendable?" Early in the week, it was announced that the fourth Spider Man film to be directed by Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire was not
At what point does gleeful cynicism become so gleeful that it ceases to function as cynicism at all, and mutates into a blatant formalist trope of little emotional or intellectual resonance, but plenty