Interview

Leonardo DiCaprio is losing his  mind, again. In the new trailer for Shutter Island, his latest  collaboration with director Martin Scorsese (which opens in theaters October 2),  DiCaprio plays a U.S. Deputy Marshall who investigates mysterious happenings at  a mental hospital for the criminally insane and finds himself trapped inside.  BLOG POSTED: 06/12/09

Jim Jarmusch was the prime auteur of New York new-wave cinema, and his eccentric, beautiful films are still setting a new standard for cinematic independence.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 06/01/09

Tomorrow night the Film Society of Lincoln Center acknowledges 20 years since the passing of co-founder Richard Roud.  BLOG POSTED: 01/22/09

If you find yourself both anxious about the economy and attending an auction, there's nothing like a raw juice retreat to appease your zeal for spending  BLOG POSTED: 12/02/08

For more than 30 years, the American Dream has been refracted through the prism of a Spike Lee Joint. Here he muses on everything from the Miracle at St. Anna to the miracle of Barack Obama.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 12/01/08

The richest designer in Italy didn’t inherit it, he made every last euro with a vast talent, hard work, and a gift for management that even a caesar would admire. Like an emperor, he knows his past and his future and isn’t afraid to consider immortality.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/30/08

Although a certain nebbishy auteur has come to stand as the paradigm of the New York director, there are arguably two other candidates well suited for that honor. Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee were not only both raised in the city, but they've built a close friendship while comparing notes over the years.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 11/25/08