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Melancholia.

Eat Your Heart Out, Harold Camping! The Trite Apocalypse Porn of Von Trier Is Anything But a Revelation

The loopy indulgences of deluded Danish nut Lars von Trier, who recently declared himself a bona fide Nazi in publicity-grabbing world headlines, are no longer called films, they’re considered provocations—shunned by discerning audiences worldwide and embraced by only a small gaggle of clucking, pretentious critics and film festival filmgoers. Melancholia is his latest pile of undiluted drivel, nauseatingly filmed by a wonky hand-held camera and featuring a crazy, mismatched ensemble headed by Kirsten Dunst, who won an acting award in Cannes last year for looking totally catatonic. Read More

‘City of Your Final Destination’: Well Worth a Visit

The City of Your Final Destination is the first film esteemed director James Ivory has made since the death of producer Ismail Merchant, his business partner through 49 years of distinguished Merchant Ivory films. With only one-half of Merchant Ivory in operation, can a reputation for literate, civilized and polished motion pictures several cuts above Read More