Even If you don’t know modern dance from “Modern Family” you should make a beeline for the limited theaters showcasing this landmark 3D documentary of Pina Bausch’s work. Almodovar fans (count me in) know Bausch’s work from her breathtaking opening scene in Talk To Her. Waiting to see this film without the 3D aspect is [...]

Phone Booth came to mind the moment I saw the trailer for this movie. Colin Ferrell cursing his mouth off for an hour (Seriously it’s barely longer than an episode of Boardwalk Empire) was intriguing to me but it made me feel like this movie had been done before. Un-original January crap. Thank you Sam [...]

A Separation turns real-life conflict into a sociocultural masterpiece. It unfolds with bursts of familial tension and ends up an overview of a society whose conflicting ideals express themselves in dramatic disagreements. All before the watchful eyes of an often disinterested court. Setting out to dissect an Iran where there are often no good choices, [...]

Guest Contributor – Irv Slifkin from www.moviefanfare.com Although he is only 32 years-old, writer-director Ti West has five horror films under his belt and more in the planning stages. And while he is too old, perhaps, to be called a “wunderkind” West’s age and amount of realized projects are certainly nothing to sneeze at. West, [...]

In Hollywood there are many different types of action movies. From the huge blockbusters with tons of money and lots of CGI. Then there are the independent-ish type of action films. Still large-budget action films that push a creative spin on things. (Hannah, Kick-Ass) Then there is Haywire, a film that feels like you are [...]

Welcome to the hammy 9/11 fable about a real swell 11-year-old boy, Oskar, who deals with the loss of his likeable, earnest father (Tom Hanks) in the tragedy. A nerd of nerds, he conjures up a compulsive game on which to channel his grief into grandiosity. He finds a mysterious key hidden in a vase [...]

As much as you would expect me to pan this movie, it’s really quite the opposite. This film is a solid, highly-entertaining popcorn flick. That in itself is a huge feat nowadays (especially for Universal). Most of these big budget action films are just so hard to watch it almost makes you wanna walk out [...]

Those poor parents! Who are none other than John C. Reilly and Jodie Foster, whose 11-year-old son was slugged in a playground by the son of Kate Winslet and Christopher Waltz. We start out in Reilly and Foster’s Brooklyn apartment with an overly-cordial and cozy (mmm), above-the-fray march toward making amends despite the victim’s damaged [...]

I don’t mean to be a nitpicker but when a modern gospel movie needs to enlist Dolly Parton and Jeremy Jordan to annie up the box office you might expect inconsistencies in tone and intonation. (“ba dum dum ching”). In the annals of musicals out to sweep the widest commercial swath, Joyful Noise is particularly [...]

A film that will surely be missed by the masses but is a film that everyone should see, Pariah will make you laugh as easily as it will break your heart. Alike (Adepero Oduye) plays a young child prodigy who is coming to terms with her sexuality. She hangs with her best friend and confident [...]

FilmDistrict is proud to present Angelina Jolie in a Live online Q&A on Thursday Jan 12th at 8pm EST / 5pm PST to discuss her writing & directorial debut, In The Land of Blood and Honey. This exciting and interactive event gives fans the chance to ask Ms. Jolie questions about the film LIVE! We [...]

“I don’t need to see things like this,” a disgruntled viewer was overheard commenting in the lobby after the screening of Angelina Jolie’s “In The Land of Blood and Honey.” Well disgruntled audience member, Jolie is strictly writer and director of this Bosnian language-English Subtitled film about the horrors of the Balkan conflict in the [...]