Features
I’ve often been asked throughout the latter part of 2009 why I should have the gall to consider it the best year of film product in a decade. It’s such a subjective circumstance that, of course, the only answer is, “I liked a lot of movies.” That’s not enough for most. Hard and fast evidence […]
Going out with a bang: the best films of 2009
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:35 pm · December 14th, 2009
Filed in: Daily
What a difference two decades makes
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:24 pm · April 21st, 2009
When I caught Gregor Jordan’s “The Informers” at the Santa Barbara Film Festival earlier this year, I had one of those “Hey, neat-o” moments when I noticed both Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger were part of the film’s ensemble. Granted, the two never share the screen and each part is minuscule, but it was a […]
Filed in: Daily
SANTA BARBARA: That’s a wrap
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 2:33 pm · February 1st, 2009
Today is the last day of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which I have had an absolute blast covering for the past nine days. It was a great breather after the build-up to the Oscar nominations (which exhausts us all), but I’m back in Los Angeles and ready to round out the season properly. […]
Filed in: Daily
Archives
