In a strange coincidence, I chose to use this rainy Maritime weekend in November to revisit a couple of movies I loved when I was a kid and thought to pay tribute here to Jill Clayburgh, who made a big impact on me through her late-70s roles in Semi-Tough,  Silver Streak and An Unmarried Woman.Then…Read More

I was thinking about Michael Clayton yesterday. The 2007 thriller starring George Clooney was directed by Tony Gilroy, who may be best know for his screenplays for all three Bourne movies. It was announced this week that he's in talks to direct the next Bourne movie, The Bourne Legacy, since Paul Greengrass dropped out. Matt…Read More

Penn, who died yetsreday, was a great director whose reputation rested largely on a just a few key movies, most prominently Bonnie and Clyde from 1967, which along with Easy Rider kicked off the American auteur period that ran through the 1970s. Borrowing liberally from the French New Wave, Penn gave American audiences a realism…Read More

I've been a fan of Julianne Moore for years, and I figure it's only a matter of time before this lady nabs herself an Oscar, given her history of nominations. Maybe this year, as she had great notices in The Kids Are All Right. The people at Slashfilm posted this great montage of her teary…Read More