On September 21, I spent 15 minutes talking with Peter Landesman, the writer/director of Parkland. You can read my previous writings on the film at Washington City Paper and Movie Mezzanine. Below is the full interview. Noah Gittell: Hi, Peter. This is Noah Gittell. Peter Landesman: Hey, Noah. NG: How are you? PL: I’m good,…
This interview is the third and final article in my series about “The Attack,” which opened in New York and DC this past Friday. It expands to several more cities next weekend. You can read my review at the Washington City Paper and an essay at Film School Rejects. Ziad Doueiri is an award-winning filmmaker, who…
The character of Superman presents an unusual challenge in the post-9/11 era of superheroes. We like our superheroes tortured and conflicted now, as a reflection of America’s uncertain place on the world stage. But historically, Superman has never had such inner conflict. To the contrary, he is more of a hokey do-gooder than a tortured…
Before we embark upon the unvarnished hero-worship of Man of Steel, let us take a long, perhaps last look at Tony Stark, the apotheosis of an era of superheroes who are defined as much by their faults as their virtues. Like all superheroes, Stark represents the best of humanity – courage, cunning, and physical fortitude…
At various points during this awards season that culminates Sunday night at the Academy Awards, there have been three prohibitive favorites for the Best Picture Oscar. For most of the fall, prognosticators assumed Zero Dark Thirty would take home Oscar gold. After the controversy over that film’s depiction of torture reached a fever pitch and…
“If we can’t protect the Earth, you can be damn sure we’ll avenge it.” – Tony Stark/Iron Man in “The Avengers” We ask a lot of the movies. We look to cinema to help us experience things that we can’t in real life. Sometimes it’s as simple as winning the big game or getting the…
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