‘The Power of the Dog’ is Jane Campion’s first film in 12 years
Scott Simon speaks with writer-director Jane Campion about her latest film, “The Power of the Dog.”
Photographer and director Gordon Parks captured the Black experience
Parks, who died in 2006, worked for Life magazine and later became the first Black director of a Hollywood film. He’s the subject of the documentary, A Choice of Weapons. Originally broadcast in 1990.
New York Times doc on Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl scandal leaves questions unanswered
A new documentary looks at the “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show in a new light – but doesn’t definitively answer some important questions.
Rugged masculinity takes a dark turn in ‘The Power of the Dog’
Jane Campion’s Western plays out like a tightly wound psychological thriller, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the scariest characters you’re likely to meet this year.
Jane Campion’s Western ‘Power of the Dog’ may score her another Oscar nomination
Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons play brothers, and Kirsten Dunst the widow who comes between them in Power of the Dog, a western set in 1920s Montana, directed by Jane Campion.
Joaquin Phoenix plays a radio journalist in the new film ‘C’mon C’mon’
Mike Mills wrote and directed the new film C’mon C’mon, inspired by his relationship with his own child. Mills says his work is about memory and capturing the essence of the people he loves.
Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon C’mon’ feels like a shared memory
Mills, who also wrote and directed Beginners and 20th Century Women, says his films all ask, “What are you going to remember? Who are you going to remember it with or what are you forgetting?”
‘King Richard’ tells how a father raised his tennis icon daughters, Venus and Serena
King Richard tells how Richard Williams doggedly pursued professional tennis careers for his daughters, Venus and Serena. His methods may have kept them from the burnout that ends many careers.
The cast of the Harry Potter films is reuniting, but without J.K. Rowling
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint will appear in an HBO Max special next year celebrating the film franchise. Rowling will be featured in archival footage, but will not join in person.
‘Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time’ remains faithful to the author’s spirit
A new documentary bounces randomly, rather than chronologically, through Vonnegut’s life, with music, editing, photography and sequencing that are fully in line with what, and how, Vonnegut wrote.
‘Star Wars’ collector moves to Texas and takes his Vader Vault with him
Bill McBride’s Vader Vault now includes about 70,000 pieces of Darth Vader memorabilia. Toys, paintings, helmets — and all sorts of other items — collected over the past 30 years.
Recent Comments