Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) is on top of his game, but when he decides to turn a real-life story about a deranged murderer who shared a bed with his dead…
Argo: The Great Escape
Photo: Warner In my reviews of Persepolis (2007) and A Separation (2011), I wrote that those films offer a well-needed opportunity to understand Iran. Argo, however, is not that type…
The Girl
Former model Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller) is thrilled to learn that Alfred Hitchcock (Toby Jones) is choosing her to star in his next movie… but the professional relationship quickly turns…
Room 237
In nine chapters, this documentary offers a chance for five Stanley Kubrick enthusiasts to present more or less imaginative interpretations of his classic horror movie The Shining (1980). Is it…
Entourage
Based upon the early Hollywood experiences of Mark Wahlberg, this show centered on an up-and-coming actor from New York City, Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), who moved to Los Angeles and…
The Artist: A Silent Treatment
Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo. Photo: Warner Michel Hazanavicius is obviously a man who loves the cinema. French audiences know his OSS 117 films, spoofs of the spy genre, and…
Sunset Blvd: The Walking Dead
Gloria Swanson. Photo: Paramount Gloria Swanson used to be big. She had a pretty decent career as a silent-movie star, but shortly after transitioning into talkies she was abandoned by…
Scream 3
Sidney (Neve Campbell) leaves her life in isolation and goes to Hollywood where a new killer is terrorizing the cast and crew of "Stab 3". The third part of the…
The Holiday
Amanda and Iris (Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet) agree to change homes over Christmas; in Surrey, England Amanda runs into the charming Graham (Jude Law), and in L.A. Iris socializes with…
For Your Consideration
When veteran actors Marilyn Hack and Victor Alan Miller (Catherine O’Hara, Harry Shearer) are working on a movie together, they learn that their performances are generating Oscar buzz for the…