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The 50 Best Movies of 2011
From the smallest art films to the biggest blockbusters, documentaries and narratives from more than a dozen different countries, we present the 50 best movies of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Greatest Era in Film History: 10 Movies From '70s America
For me, the single best era in film history will always be the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s, the short period just after the general public got sick of the mundane, cloying dramas and comedies the ‘60s, but before the studios discovered the lucrative benefits of franchises. read more
Found in: Movies, ColumnsTerrence Malick Shooting Two Films Next Year
In a move very uncharacteristic for the director, Terrence Malick has announced he will be filming two films next year. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTerrence Malick and Christian Bale Seen Filming at ACL
Terrence Malick was seen filming Christian Bale at the Austin City Limits Festival this past weekend read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTerrence Malick To Direct Christian Bale In New Film
After finishing _The Tree of Life_, Terrence Malick has been on a filming frenzy. Normally he takes years for a new project to formulate, but as of late he seems to be taking the opposite approach that he took his entire career. He’s already working on an IMAX film called _Voyage of Time_ featuring scenes not included in _Tree of Life_. Malick currently has a film in post-production starring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem and Rachel Weisz. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFocus on Terrence Malick: Days of Heaven
For all of its claim to slight improvisational moments and location shooting, Badlands on the screen was a tightly scripted, traditionally well-crafted movie. Like a good short story it featured easily identifiable themes and motifs, understandable characters and after some consideration motivations for their choices. Not only that, it worked in a recognizable genre and adhered pretty well to its conventions. Sure, it was artistically daring, but it did so within what was still a fairly recognizable framework. Like a short story in The New Yorker, it’s polished and brilliantly made but not altogether new.... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesFocus on Terrence Malick: Badlands
Warning: This essay contains spoilers In Badlands’ epilogue, when all the killing is over and our protagonists have finally been caught, one of the police officers asks him, “You like people?” Kit responds, “They’re okay.” This answer strikes the officer as a bit odd, so he follows it up with, “Then why’d you do it?” Kit’s first response is simple: “I don’t know.” This dialogue sets down the stakes for the film and what it’s trying to implicitly answer: Why did these two seemingly normal people go on a cross-country killing spree, and what is it that makes theirs so... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesFocus on Terrence Malick: The Early Works
Over the upcoming weeks we’ll be featuring a large-scale Terrence Malick retrospective, with each week focusing on one of the enigmatic director’s features. But while we’ll be looking at Badlands next week, there’s plenty to examine before his directorial debut.... read more
Found in: Movies, ColumnsThe Tree of Life Review
Terrence Malick's sixth film in 42 years is, without a doubt, the most ambitious film that will come out this year. In two-and-a-half hours, the writer/director tackles every big question about God through a mid-20th-century coming-of-age story, long shots of the natural world, heavenly voiceovers and yes, dinosaurs. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch the The Tree of Life Trailer
The first trailer for Terrence Malick’s long-awaited The Tree of Life has hit those good old interwebs, and it’s a doozy.... read more
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