Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'davidedelstein'
November 21, 2007
The Todd Haynes Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There has gotten so much press for so long we kept forgetting it wasn't actually released until today! The high-concept Oscar contender, for those who haven’t heard a million times already, features six different actors portraying a Dylan-type character at different stages of his career. It opens today at select theaters but film buffs have been cultivating opinions about the polarizing film since it first screened......
Continue Reading "I’m Not There Finally Here"August 8, 2006
Oliver Stone's sure-to-be-controversial World Trade Center movie opens this Wednesday in New York, and already the critical jabs are flying. There was a premiere screening of the movie last Thursday at the Ziegfeld Theater attended by luminaries like Sting and Rudy Giuliani as well as the crank-tastic Cindy Adams of the New York Post. She had this to say on Friday in her column (after offering the caveat that she's not a film critic): "It's......
Continue Reading "Oliver Stone's New Flick: Lousy or Cathartic?"August 2, 2004
So The Village was number one at the box office this weekend (box office nerd fact: on the same weekend two years ago, Signs made $60 million). What Gothamist took most comfort in were all the stories or references to "village idiot," from Michael Agger's examination of M. Night Shyamalan's directing style on Slate (Agger's verdict: M. Night ain't all that) to Adrien Brody's actual character in the film, because the Village Idiot (the bar)......
Continue Reading "The Weekend of Village Idiots"July 9, 2004
It's no secret that Gothamist is excited about Anchorman, considering that we lurve Will Ferrell. But we must say, regular non-costumed Will Ferrell is just as awesome, as proven by this clip of Will Ferrell ambushing the CNBC anchors during Power Lunch. Will seems to have been taping an episode of John McEnroe's new show, but he got loose and went to bother the anchors. It's amazing, especially with Will asking Sue Herera if they......
Continue Reading "Stay Classy, Will Ferrell"July 25, 2003
Seabiscuit finally opens, after two years of reading about the plucky horse, with Oscar winners, nominees, and hopefuls in the production. Reiterating Gothamist's thoughts from earlier this week about the film, it's a very handsome adaptation (highlights being the cinematography, the race sequences, and William H. Macy), but a little bloodless at times, more reverential than rigorous - which may be a function of the adaptation process, though not always - yet certainly better than......
Continue Reading "Movies this weekend: Seabiscuit & Camp"May 9, 2003
Okay, here's the ultimate double feature for you this weekend: Frothy romantic comedy, Down with Love, and dark window into the human condition, The Shape of Things. A.O. Scott is upbeat about Down with Love and says, "Like Civil War enthusiasts in a Virginia cow pasture, Ms. Zellweger and Mr. McGregor don period costumes to re-enact a legendary skirmish in the battle of the sexes. David Edelstein is more dubious about The Shape of Things,......
Continue Reading "A Double Bill"
