Hoberman: “Prometheus,” Demon Spawn by Special Delivery
By J. Hoberman | Named for Greek mythology’s great over-reacher, Sir Ridley Scott’s 3-D “Alien” prequel “Prometheus” is an intermittently grandiose horror flick lumbered by nonsensical dialogue and a...
View ArticleHoberman: Time Stands Still in the Harrowing “Double Shooting”
By J. Hoberman | Seen in Berlin (on my break from an event marking the 30th anniversary of R.W. Fassbinder’s death): Lebanese multimedia artist Rabih Mroué’s harrowing film piece “Double Shooting,”...
View ArticleHoberman: Comic Embarrassment Raised to New Heights in Lynn Shelton’s “Your...
By J. Hoberman | Released three summers back, Lynn Shelton’s mumblecore bromance “Humpday” was often very funny in its travesty of macho bravado and frenemy one-upsmanship; her modestly budgeted...
View ArticleIn Five: Clint Eastwood Bizarre RNC Speech, Ethan Hawke Confirms Another...
1. Clint Eastwood was the surprise guest speaker at the final night of the Republican National Convention (for more read J. Hoberman’s take on the strange performance). [Daily Intel] 2. Legendary...
View ArticleJ. Hoberman Co-Curates MoMA’s “To Save and Protect” Festival, Beginning...
By Craig Hubert | Beginning on October 11, the Museum of Modern Art presents the tenth installment of their annual “To Save and Protect” festival of preserved and restored films. Co-curated by J....
View ArticleMore Internal Shakeups At Film Society of Lincoln Center
By Craig Hubert | After celebrating fifty years of the New York Film Festival, its flagship program, last month, the Film Society of Lincoln Center is looking at another round of internal shake-ups,...
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