Penélope Cruz in Elegy
Based on Philip Roth’s novel The Dying Animal, Isabel Coixet’s romantic drama Elegy stars Ben Kingsley as David Kepesh, a college literature professor who spent the sexual revolution of the ’60s married. Eventually abandoning his wife and son, he spent the ensuing years making up for lost time, jumping from one woman [...]

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With its first batch of Blu-ray DVDs set to hit store shelves, classic cinema and home video god The Criterion Collection has updated its FAQ to address a few consumer concerns.
The biggest issue for most folks will likely be whether to buy a standard DVD or wait for the Blu-ray. Criterion of course says you should buy now, [...]

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In this morning’s New York Times, Stephen Holden has an interesting look at the best arthouse films from summer. If you’re like me, you’re a little worn out from all the hubbub over the summer tent-pole season and here are a bunch of terrific alternatives, most of which are still playing in theaters.
I missed Edge [...]

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Joel brought this piece from Matt Zoller Seitz to my attention. It makes me smile for some reason.
Happy Friday.

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Kim Rivers Roberts and Scott Roberts as we meet them in Trouble the Water
One sign of a good documentary filmmaker is the ability to shift gears and abandon preconceived notions when a story changes unexpectedly. In the case of Carl Deal and Tia Lessin, the story that became their hurricane Katrina documentary Trouble the Water [...]

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