Shot Down

THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Running Time 199 minutes
Directed by Susanne Bier
Written by Allan Loeb
Starring Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny

Susanne Bier’s Things We Lost in the Fire, from a screenplay by Allan Loeb, marks her English-language directorial debut in the U.S.; it’s a Read More

Bravo, Benicio!

THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
Running Time 118 minutes
Written by Allan Loeb
Directed by Susanne Blier
Starring Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro and David Duchovny

Things We Lost in the Fire raises the level of grief, compassion for our fellow man, domestic issues and strong filmmaking to new heights of achievement; provides Read More

N.Y. Festival’s Very Mixed Bag

Mortgage payments, cobwebs and film festivals: Just when you think you’ve got one out of the way, another one shows up to take its place. Do not believe overpaid actors who cry poor mouth. Overstuffed programs in Venice, Montreal and Toronto have recently proved there is no such thing as a faltering economy in the Read More

A Nicholson Knockout … Snitching on Snatch

A Nicholson Knockout

The Pledge , one of the best movies I saw in the year 2000, is now opening in the year 2001. Only the nitwits who get paid big bucks to figure these things out could come up with the dumb idea of opening a film with the quality and artistry of The Read More