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In his interviews, in his public life, Mike Nichols projected a kind of pained intelligence, discriminating, focused, lethally sharp, but well aware that smartness was no guarantee in life. The son of Jewish parents, he was born Mikhail Igor...

The location that gives "Happy Valley" its title is never meant to be bitterly ironic; it just turned out that way. The movie's director, Amir Bar-Lev ("The Tillman Story," "My Kid Could Paint That"), doesn't push the irony. He doesn't push...

“UNSTOPPABLE.” That single adjective, plastered on walls all over Cabo San Lucas, suggested the determination of a fabled Mexican beach resort to rally back from a devastating storm that arrived just as its tourist season approached. It...

Gena Rowlands is having a moment. The 84-year-old, Oscar-nominated actress, who holds a unique spot in the film business due to the searingly honest and unforgettable films she made with her husband John Cassavetes ("Faces," "Minnie and Moskowitz,"...

A lot of time at AFI Fest is spent waiting in line. Even holding a press pass doesn't mean I get to trot into certain screenings. Tuesday night, I wondered if it was possible to wait in two lines for back-to-back events at the Egyptian Theater. No...

If you're a Pulp fan, you know that cutting lead singer Jarvis Cocker off just as he starts to pick up speed is tantamount to blasphemy. But that's exactly what director Florian Habicht does at the start of concert doc "Pulp: a Film About Life,...

Junior (Samuel Lange Zambrano), a nine-year-old boy living in a housing project in Caracas, wants to straighten his wild curls. He pours mayonnaise and oil on his hair, and struggles to get a comb through. He experiments with his grandmother's...

AFI Fest gives both jury and audience awards. I saw three of this year's award winners: "Güeros" (Special Jury Mention for Screening Writing and New Auteurs Audience Award), "The Midnight Swim" (Breakthrough Audience Award) and "Self Made" (New...

With “Fury” debuting atop the domestic box office last month and “The Imitation Game” generating Oscar buzz in advance of its November 28 release, it would be tempting to say that Hollywood has rediscovered its interest in...

Gina Prince-Bythewood first emerged as a formidable talent at the turn of the century with her heartfelt directorial debut, “Love & Basketball.” Since her 2000 gem, she has continued to grow as an artist, writing various episodes of...