The Playlist  News

'Amour' & 'Rust And Bone' Top London Critics' Circle Awards

With the focus this weekend on Park City with the Sundance Film Festival now in full swing, it might be easy to forget we're still in the midst of the awards season. And even though we're nearing the finishing line, with the Golden Globes already handed out, and a few more major guild awards and the...

Thompson on Hollywood  News

Voting Now Open for Cinema Eye Honors in Nonfiction Filmmaking

Audience award voting is now open for the 2013 Cinema Eye Honors, recognizing exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film.

Thompson on Hollywood  News

'Holy Motors' Best Film in Indiewire's Year-End Critics Poll; 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Sun Don't Shine,' 'This Is Not a Film' and More Recognized

Leos Carax's "Holy Motors" has been voted Best Film by the 2012 Indiewire year-end critics' poll. A broad sampling of print and online critics--about 200-- participated, including TOH's Anne Thompson, Indiewire's Eric Kohn, Alison Wilmore and Matt Singer, The New Yorker'...

The Playlist  News

John Waters Picks Terence Davies' 'The Deep Blue Sea' As The Best Film Of 2012

So far, the best of 2012 lists have been dominated by high falutin' Cahiers Du Cinema and Sight & Sound, so leave it to the always eclectic director John Waters to provide the first truly diverse and totally unpredictable top ten of the year, all with his trademark wit.

Thompson on Hollywood  News

'Imposter' Bourdin Has Storied Past with Hoodwinked Journalists, Turns to YouTube (VIDEO)

Bart Layton's "The Imposter," which has been doing solid business in New York and opens in Los Angeles on August 3, follows the unbelievable deceptions of one Frederic Bourdin, who impersonated missing Texan child Nicholas Barclay in the mid-'90s, and was taken in by Barclay's family as their abduct...

Indiewire  Reviews

Out This Week: 12 Reviews of New Indie Releases

This weekly column is intended to provide reviews of nearly every new indie release, including films on VOD. Specifics release dates and locations follow each review.

The Playlist  Reviews

Review: 'The Imposter' A Remarkable & Entertaining Tale About The Illusion Of Truth

It isn’t often that audiences will feel inclined to believe the word of a proven liar over a family who suffered as a result of his dishonesty, but “The Imposter” achieves that unusual feat. A documentary about a family stricken with tragedy that unwittingly takes in a con artist, ...

Criticwire  Reviews

Criticwire Picks: 'The Imposter' Sneaks to the Top

After playing the festival circuit since Sundance, Bart Layton's stylized documentary ventures its way to theaters as this week's Criticwire Pick.

Indiewire  Reviews

Critic's Notebook: From 'The Dark Knight' to 'The Imposter,' New Releases Suggest a Post-Spoilers Future at the Movies

Indiewire  Reviews

Here's the 27 Films that Indiewire Reviewed at Sundance 2012

Indiewire was on the scene at this year's Sundance Film Festival checking out this year's crop of new independent films. Here's all of our reviews from the festival.