James L. Brooks

McG Drops Another Bomb with This Means War

Bidding a Fond Farewell to Producing Great Polly Platt, Who Shot Off Bottle Rocket

Criterion CollectionBob Musgrave and Luke and Owen Wilson shooting Bottle Rocket in 1995​Bob Musgrave sends word: "Polly Platt died yesterday." She was 72. Cinephiles know the name: The ex-wife of Peter Bogdanovich, she worked on such films as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show before becoming a ... More >>

How Do You Know: A Lesson in How to Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say.

Criterion CollectionBob Musgrave and Luke and Owen Wilson shooting Bottle Rocket in 1995​Bob Musgrave sends word: "Polly Platt died yesterday." She was 72. Cinephiles know the name: The ex-wife of Peter Bogdanovich, she worked on such films as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show before becoming a ... More >>

Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow are Funny People

Criterion CollectionBob Musgrave and Luke and Owen Wilson shooting Bottle Rocket in 1995​Bob Musgrave sends word: "Polly Platt died yesterday." She was 72. Cinephiles know the name: The ex-wife of Peter Bogdanovich, she worked on such films as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show before becoming a ... More >>

Criterion Explodes With Details About Double-Disc Bottle Rocket

Criterion CollectionBob Musgrave and Luke and Owen Wilson shooting Bottle Rocket in 1995​Bob Musgrave sends word: "Polly Platt died yesterday." She was 72. Cinephiles know the name: The ex-wife of Peter Bogdanovich, she worked on such films as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show before becoming a ... More >>

Big-Screen Sex and the City Is A Poor-Man's Knockoff

Criterion CollectionBob Musgrave and Luke and Owen Wilson shooting Bottle Rocket in 1995​Bob Musgrave sends word: "Polly Platt died yesterday." She was 72. Cinephiles know the name: The ex-wife of Peter Bogdanovich, she worked on such films as Paper Moon and The Last Picture Show before becoming a ... More >>

It Doesn't Suck!

Breathe easy, Simpsons fans. The movie is eeeexellent.

Geekology 101

Judd Apatow explains himself

The Nanny Diarios

At WaterTower Theatre, Living Out shines; The Nerd's life of leisure suits the Pocket

All You Can Eat

James Brooks serves up too much of a good thing in Spanglish

Rough trade

Life is messy, but As Good As It Gets is just a mess

Aurora Bore ya silly

The Evening Star can't-- and doesn't--succeed on its own Terms

Puberty blues

Writer-director Todd Solondz doesn't play games in Welcome to the Dollhouse

Unusual suspects

Five Dallas filmmakers risk their lives for a burger -- and to discuss their movie

Slouching toward Hollywood

Can four young Dallas filmmakers sell their dream-and still keep their souls? Matt Zoller Seitz follows the trail of Bottle Rocket