Midnight Cowboy Midnight Cowboy
Fred Neil's haunting song, "Everybody's Talkin'" sets the mood for this tragic buddy movie.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
MASH MASH
The movie may have been set in Korea, but Robert Altman clearly had Vietnam in mind when he made this satire of the American military.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Manhattan Manhattan
The black and white cinematography of Gordon Willis and the music of George Gershwin make for a pitch-perfect valentine to the Big Apple.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Hearts and Minds Hearts and Minds
Lyndon Johnson gave this Oscar-winning documentary its title and, with his escalation of the war in Vietnam, its purpose.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
GoodFellas GoodFellas
Unlike The Godfather, in Martin Scorsese's depiction of New York mafioso, no one pretends to be a man of honor. That's one of the reasons it's so great.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Fanny and Alexander Fanny and Alexander
Ingmar Bergman's life-affirming story of the Ekdahl family would be his last feature film. No one ever made a better exit.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Easy Rider Easy Rider
Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper revved up their motorcycles and, like Jack Kerouac, inspired a generation of young people to hit the road.
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Robert Hatch
Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing
New York City's second most-famous Mookie delivers pizza and fights the power in Spike Lee's breakthrough film. Some critics predicted its provocative portrayal of race tensions wo...
Dec 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Listening to Odetta Listening to Odetta
Her voice a force of nature and her theatrical sense undimmed, Odetta-made music of extraordinary compassion, intuition and grace.
Dec 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Bruce Shapiro
Epic Moments: ‘Milk,’ ‘Australia,’ ‘Wendy and Lucy’ Epic Moments: ‘Milk,’ ‘Australia,’ ‘Wendy and Lucy’
Gus Van Sant's Milk, Baz Luhrmann's Australia, Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy.
Dec 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans