Tell us what you thought of 'The East'

Posted by · 2:41 pm · May 31st, 2013

Zal Batmanglij’s ‘Sound of My Voice” follow-up hits theaters today.

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Exclusive: Patricia Clarkson warns Brit Marling about getting soft in a new clip from 'The East'

Posted by · 11:57 am · May 21st, 2013

Zal Batmanglij’s “The East” screened at Sundance and Fox Searchlight is doing something right. Because it didn’t land for me there, but its positioning this summer has me interested in giving it another look amid the surrounding noise. And I swear that’s not because we have an exclusive clip for you today.

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Exclusive: Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgard and Brit Marling in new photos from 'The East'

Posted by · 10:00 am · April 19th, 2013

Zal Batmanglij’s second feature film played at Sundance in January.

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Review: Redford's 'The Company You Keep' hangs with the right crowd

Posted by · 7:38 am · September 6th, 2012

The are few surprises in this enjoyably old-fashioned thriller, save for the cast itself.

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Sony Classics picks up Redford's 'The Company You Keep'

Posted by · 8:43 am · August 24th, 2012

Sony Pictures Classics has quite a few irons in the fire this season, as usual. There is the Cannes trio of Michael Haneke’s “Amour,” Jacques Audiard’s “Rust and Bone” and Pablo Larraín. There is the recently acquired “At Any Price” from Ramin Bahrani. There are Sundance hits “Smashed,” from James Ponsoldt, and “West of Memphis,” from Amy Berg. And now, there is Robert Redford.

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Interview: ‘Sound of My Voice’ co-writer and star Brit Marling on the seductive power of cults

Posted by · 11:52 am · April 27th, 2012

We speak with actress Brit Marling about the struggle to reconcile faith and skepticism reflected in her film, “Sound of My Voice.”

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San Diego critics pick 'Artist,' Refn

Posted by · 5:04 pm · December 14th, 2011

The San Diego Film Critics Society has chosen “The Artist” as Best Picture for 2011 and Nicolas Winding Refn as Best Director for “Drive,” among other honors.

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'The Artist' (what else?) leads with 8 San Diego film critics nominations

Posted by · 2:26 pm · December 12th, 2011

No surprise that nominal Oscar favorite “The Artist” came out tops with another critics# group, but the an Diego crowd found room for some individual picks too.

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