more by M. Faust
The end credits of Focus identify as a production advisor Apollo Robbins, and if you know who that is you’ll know what kind of movie you’re in for. Robbins is possibly the world’s greatest pickpocket, at least among those willing to identify themselves in public.
It’s not just that no one seems to watch the Oscars anymore: people all but boast that they don’t. Usually that’s followed by, “I haven’t seen any of those movies anyway.”
That the Academy Awards are the greatest promotional device Hollywood has ever devised is unarguable.
You probably first heard the term in discussions of settlements made to the families of those killed in the September 11 attacks. “Human capital” refers to the assessment made by insurance companies of the value of a life when they have to make financial restitution for one that has been lost....
If you’re among those who try to see as many of the Academy Award nominees as possible prior to the awards telecast, you’re in luck this year: With the exception of The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is already on cable, most of the major nominees are still playing in local theaters.
If you’re a fan of urban crime dramas—Coppola’s The Godfather, Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, David Mamet’s early work—you’ll want to see this film.
[FILM] If hearing about the 30th anniversary of the Buffalo Film Seminars makes you feel old, remember that there are two a year, so it’s only half that age.