• Alejandro González Iñárritu Ditching Tragedy For Comedy With 'Birdman'

    It's no exaggeration to say Alejandro González Iñárritu has built his career on human misery. Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel, and Biutiful were thoughtful, inspiring, even beautiful in their own ways, but one thing they weren't was cheerful. But apparently there's only so much gloom and doom even he can take. The renowned Mexican filmmaker…

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  • This Week In Trailers: Shock Head Soul, The Last Elvis, Don't Think, Unconditional, A Man's Story, Taped

    Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…

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