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Now Streaming: The Other Side of the Wind

Deirdre Crimmins — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 18:00:10 +0000

For decades, no one thought that Orson Welles’ final film, The Other Side of the Wind, would be finished, let alone shown publicly. Welles shot the movie between 1970 and 1976, but never completed the thing before he died in 1985. Now, thanks to Netflix, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, we’re finally also able to...

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Weekend Roundtable: Slumming It

Josh Zyber — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:00:26 +0000

What is THAT actor doing in such an obviously stupid movie? Surely you’ve asked that question after watching a trailer for a dumb (often big-budget) movie featuring otherwise respectable actors slumming in a project beneath their talents. Perhaps it even came to mind when you noticed Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore in this week’s fantasy...

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Building a Home Theater, Step 1: Location, Location, Location

Josh Zyber — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:54 +0000

Momentous changes are afoot. After years (decades, honestly) of apartment living, Mrs. Z and I have finally bought a house. We closed on the purchase a couple weeks ago and will move in January. In the meantime, the place needs some work, including an electrical overhaul and, of course, the conversion of its basement rec...

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