- October 16, 2006
- Yes, That’s a Local Call
A celebration of real New York movies�the ones actually shot here.
- October 9, 2006
- The Dictator’s M.D.: James McAvoy
At the Toronto Film Festival, the 27-year-old Scottish actor was touted as the next Ewan McGregor, thanks to starring roles in three movies, including The Last King of Scotland, in which McAvoy plays Idi Amin’s (fictional) physician.
- October 9, 2006
- Three Steps: The New York Film Festival
1. Hit the standby lines for tickets to the fest’s most star-studded films. 2. View our selection of the fest’s best shorts. 3. Buy tickets now to these three standouts�there were still seats available at press time.
- October 2, 2006
- Ex-Punk Kid: Dito Montiel
A staple of New York’s eighties punk scene, Dito Montiel has turned his memoir, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, into a movie with Robert Downey Jr. and Rosario Dawson.
- October 2, 2006
- Lust in His Heart
John Cameron Mitchell wants America to stop being scared and start having more sex.
- September 18, 2006
- Influences: Alfonso Cuarón
This year’s �LatinBeat� festival honors recent Latin American films, Brazilian Tropicália, and Alfonso Cuarón�the director of Y Tu Mamá También, the third Harry Potter movie, and the upcoming futuristic feature Children of Men.
- August 28, 2006
- New York Screen: Renewed Bohemian
When avant-garde film pioneer Jonas Mekas left Soho for Greenpoint, it seemed like a setup for another sad story: the latest downtown icon in exile. Instead, the sprightly 83-year-old founder of Anthology Film Archives made Letter From Greenpoint.
- August 14, 2006
- The Almodóvar Octet
To hype Pedro Almodóvar’s new fall movie, Volver, Sony is presenting �Viva Pedro�� a retrospective of eight films, beginning August 11. Which ones should you run to see?
- August 7, 2006
- Steve Carell’s Smokin’!
But he’d rather not fan his own flames.
- August 7, 2006
- Overheard: What the Audience Really Thought About 'Pirates' Part Two
From various cinemas, Manhattan.