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A Christmas Present, or Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Podcast Discussion (Belated)

A Christmas Present, or a Belated Toronto International Film Festival 2008 Podcast

by Slant Staff
December 25, 2008

For every project finished there are numerous others abandoned or left incomplete.

The 25 Best Albums & Singles of 2008

The 25 Best Albums & Singles of 2008

by Slant Staff
December 15, 2008

The year’s best music reflects the spirits of hope and change that will likely define 2008.

New York Film Festival 2008

New York Film Festival 2008

by Slant Staff
September 16, 2008

This year’s edition seems most conspicuous for not bearing the teeth marks of Dario’s daughter Asia.

Summer of 83: Staying Alive

Summer of ‘83: Staying Alive

by Slant Staff
June 17, 2008

Staying Alive, the curiously delayed and universally derided sequel to 1977’s Saturday Night Fever, isn’t as bad as you’ve probably heard

Krull

Summer of ‘83: Peter Yates’s Krull

by Slant Staff
June 16, 2008

So is Krull one of the last great “cheesy” fantasy epics?

Smitten with a Whip: Three Appreciations of Indiana Jones

Smitten with a Whip: Three Appreciations of Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones Films

by Slant Staff
May 19, 2008

Now only twilight and sunset.

New Directors/New Films 2008

New Directors/New Films 2008

by Slant Staff
March 26, 2008

Now in its 37th year, ND/NF kicks off tonight with a screening of the Sundance Film Festival prizewinner Frozen River.

Audio Podcast: Duel-ing Banjos

Audio Podcast: Duel-ing Banjos

by Slant Staff
March 25, 2008

This podcase was recorded as part of House contributor Kevin Lee’s endeavor to watch the 1000 greatest films of all time.

New Directors/New Films 2008

New Directors/New Films 2008

by Slant Staff
March 20, 2008

Another trend that persists is the allotment of at least one spot to a Sundance prizewinner.

Film Comment Selects 2008

Film Comment Selects 2008

by Slant Staff
February 14, 2008

The presence of an Alex Cox sidebar hints at the series’s anarchistic strivings.

Amy Whinehouse

2008 Grammy Awards: Winner Predictions

by Slant Staff
January 26, 2008

The Recording Academy no doubt has oodles of tedium in the works for us at this year’s Grammy Awards ceremony.

The Best Albums & Singles of 2007

The Best Albums & Singles of 2007

by Slant Staff
December 15, 2007

It’s Patrick Wolf who earns our pick for Album of the Year for following two impressive records with one that’s even more extraordinary.

New York Film Festival 2007

New York Film Festival 2007

by Slant Staff
September 18, 2007

By most accounts, this year’s New York Film Festival is one of the strongest in years.

Justin Timberlake

2007 MTV Video Music Awards: Winner Predictions

by Slant Staff
August 27, 2007

MTV decimated whatever tiny shred of integrity its annual Video Music Awards show still had when this year’s list of nominations were announced.

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2007

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2007

by Slant Staff
June 14, 2007

This year’s Human Rights Watch International Film Festival features one of the strongest lineups in the program’s history.

New Directors/New Films 2007

New Directors/New Films 2007

by Slant Staff
March 20, 2007

Per usual, a considerable amount of this year’s selections are carryovers from Toronto and Park City.

Dixie Chicks

2007 Grammy Awards: Winner Predictions

by Slant Staff
January 30, 2007

Is there a general consensus in the industry that Mary J. Blige is owed something?

Little Miss Sunshine

Oscar 2007 Nomination Predictions

by Slant Staff
January 15, 2007

Oscar trends continue to have shorter and shorter shelf lives as the award season calendar continues to pork up.

New York Film Festival 2006

New York Film Festival 2006

by Slant Staff
September 26, 2006

Scuttlebutt has it that this year’s edition of the New York Film Festival is one of the richest in the festival’s 44-year history.

Auteur Fatale: The Films of Brian De Palma

Auteur Fatale: The Films of Brian De Palma

by Slant Staff
September 11, 2006

De Palma’s oeuvre owes at least some part of its brash vitality to the destructivism his critics sparked in the director’s bruised ego.

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