Silver Linings Playbook

As much as Russell’s film has going for it, the peculiar alchemy of Silver Linings Playbook doesn’t work without an excess of both charisma and chemistry in its leads.  read more

Showtime Adapting Animal Kingdom Into Series

It seems like in recent years, television has been looking to the silver screen to find grand stories to tell. Ever since Friday Night Lights became a cult hit, networks have picked up all sorts of television projects based on motion pictures. In the next few months, we will see new series based on The Firm and Napoleon Dynamite, not to mention the purchasing of the rights to such movies as The Kids Are All Right, Zombieland and Anger Management, amongst others. Now the Australian Oscar nominee Animal Kingdom will be the latest film to hit the television screen.  read more

The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2010

The Oscars are still two months away, but we thought we'd go ahead and make our picks for the best actors and actresses of 2010, a year which saw some tremendous performances by newcomers and veterans alike.  read more

Catching up with... Animal Kingdom Director David Michôd

David Michod's first narrative feature film Animal Kingdom is a menacing, slow-build crime drama set on the mean streets of Melbourne, Australia.  read more