“Melancholia” – Thursday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m.
Lars von Trier writes and directs this eerie story about the end of two worlds. The first collapse is an intangible one of a bride (a moving Kirsten...
This weekend, Disney’s “The Lion King” returned to theaters for a two-week 3-D engagement. This release is the latest in a small trend of 3-D reissues that began five years ago with Disney’s reissue of ...
With summer approaching and the Tony Award nominations announced, this is the prime moment to see great plays and musicals on Broadway. Therefore, it is my happy duty to pick some shows most deserving of your attention.
Published: March 30, 2011
After an abominable winter filled with reports about injured actors at the unstable “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” a more uplifting type of menace has appeared on...
Published: March 2, 2011
Fordham Theatre’s Mainstage season of strong women continues with “Bulrusher,” Eisa Davis’ involving, if underwritten, drama. The play takes a while to satisfactorily...
Published: February 16, 2011
The ads for “Cedar Rapids” make it look like another “Superbad” or “The Hangover,” but instead it is the most charming comedy since “The Kids Are All Right.”...
Published: February 2, 2011
It breaks my heart to say anything close to “no” to Roger Ebert. Yes, I may disagree with him on a few movies, but to give even a mixed review to “Ebert Presents At...
Published: August 25, 2010
Video game adaptations, a film genre with a dearth of good examples, have now found a champion. I’ve never seen a movie capture the sensibilities of video games (with...
Published: May 5, 2010
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (2010)
This remake of Freddy Krueger’s debut feature tries to upgrade the original without seeming too much like a homage. Unfortunately,...
Published: April 15, 2010
“Date Night” (2010)
If there is one reason to watch this movie from start to finish, it is to watch the blooper reel during the end credits. Steve Carell and Tina Fey...
Published: April 1, 2010
“How to Train Your Dragon” (2010)
An exciting blend of comedy, action and spectacle, DreamWorks Animation’s new 3-D adventure has plenty to offer family audiences. The...
Published: March 4, 2010
Cop Out (2010)
Kevin Smith’s buddy cop comedy stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as partners busting a drug operation while looking for Willis’s stolen baseball...
Published February 18, 2010
“The Wolfman” (2010)
Joe Johnston’s remake of the 1941 horror classic is certainly a respectable effort. Most of the physical elements give it the atmosphere one...
Published February 4, 2010
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“Singin’ in the Rain” (1951): You can never go wrong with a classic, and this musical is as classical as they come. Big production numbers...
Published: December 10, 2009
For the first time that I can remember, I walked out of a movie theater feeling all is right in the world. The movie in question is “The Princess and the Frog,”...
Published: October 8, 2009
Theatre is, above anything else, storytelling. Unfortunately, the first new play of the Broadway season takes this concept too far. Keith Huff’s “A Steady Rain,”...
Published: September 24, 2009
This summer saw the conversion of Broadway in Times Square into a pedestrian walkway, opening up more room for crowds that were formerly cramped on the sidewalk. This...
Entertainment fans recently converged at the Jacob Javits Center for the 5th Annual New York Comic Con (NYCC). On Oct. 8, 9 and 10, representatives from various comic book publishers, movie studios and...
For many New Yorkers, the official start of the fall movie season is the New York Film Festival. Held every year by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the NYFF is the platform for new releases, ranging...
