An unusually good adaptation of an unusually good novel, “The Wife” is a wizard of strategy, building an underground arsenal of resentments, evasions and fireworks for an 11th-hour confrontation that neither comes out of the blue nor feels predictable or hackneyed. But let’s talk about Glenn Close...
It’s Manime Night in the dark back lounge in Bikkuri Sushi on East Colonial Drive. That means all the cartoons we watch tonight will be focused on … manly things. First up is “Crying Freeman,” about a top assassin who cries as he kills people. “Question,” says someone in the audience, “does he...
Sorry to have disappeared last week. I was dealing with something tragic. Rest in peace, Talbot. Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! Fathom Events, the distribution company that’s not quite sure how any of this works, is screening “Rudy.” Apparently it’s been 25 years since we made a movie about how short Sean Astin...
Fans of the Love Your Shorts Film Festival in Sanford can catch the Summer Rewind on Friday. They will see 11 shorts selected from the seventh annual festival staged in February. Summer Rewind screens at 8 p.m. at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, 201 S. Magnolia Ave. Tickets cost $8 and...
“Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood,” one of the most-discussed documentaries this year, opens Friday at Enzian for one week only. The film recounts how Scotty Bowers, a Marine who had served in World War II, procured same-sex partners for Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Rock...
One of the loopier careers in and on the fringes of mainstream Hollywood is paid loving tribute in Steve Mitchell's documentary "King Cohen." There's nothing particularly inspired about Mitchell's treatment here — he's directed a lot of DVD extras, and this first feature feels like a plus-sized...
In Julien Faraut's elegant, witty and thoughtful documentary, the unusual case is made that there is an ongoing conversation between tennis and cinema. "In the Realm of Perfection" sets up a long, intricate rally between these surprisingly well-matched players, showing how, as in all the best matches,...
There’s a moment early on in “Madonna: Truth or Dare” — the 1991 documentary that chronicled her “Blond Ambition” tour — when feedback is marring her soundcheck ahead of a performance in Japan. “Stop, stop, stop,” she says from the stage, wearing a cap and pair of Wayfarer sunglasses. And then:...
About an hour into the Venice Film Festival world premiere of “A Star is Born” on Friday, a bolt of lightning apparently struck the Sala Grande auditorium. Zapping the digital projection equipment, the electrical “event” caused a power outage, forcing an unscheduled 10-minute intermission before...
Growing up in Rockford, cinematographer and director Bing Liu spent a lot of his teenage years skateboarding and filming his friends doing the same. “Minding the Gap” is the result, but it’s crucial to know straight off: This is not a kinetic, Mountain Dew-y tribute to risk-prone adrenaline junkies....