Movies
‘The Limits of Control’
May 1, 2009
It’s too bad the original title for the new French-Canadian comedy “How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired” isn’t being retained in most of the newspaper ads.
July 27, 1990
That actors of color are so infrequently cast as anything but hustlers and wastrels adds an extra dimension of intrigue to “The Keeper,” a fable-like character drama that’s the first feature by psychiatrist-cum-filmmaker Joe Brewster and that doesn’t need any extra dimensions to be taut and intelligent, thanks very much.
Jan. 16, 1998
Tomorrow is French director Claire Denis’ 41st birthday, but what really makes the day special for her is the fact that her first feature, “Chocolat,” arrives in Los Angeles and London.
April 20, 1989
In her first film, “Chocolat” (at the Nuart Friday), co-writer/director Claire Denis, who has worked closely with Jim Jarmusch and Wim Wenders, treasures the elliptical and the allusive.
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse (Showtime Monday at 12:50 a.m.)
Nov. 3, 1991
In “Night on Earth” (selected theaters), Jim Jarmusch gives us five different, self-contained episodes in five taxis in five cities on one night.
May 8, 1992
The Pan African festival’s dozens of films map a rich and complex landscape of experience.
Feb. 6, 2003
Andrew Dosunmu’s drama ‘Mother of George,’ about a couple’s attempts to have a child in the Nigerian immigrant community in Brooklyn, is well done.
Sept. 19, 2013
Review: Family ties bind and swaddle in ‘Mother of George’