Berger worked for everyone from the high-brow likes of Joseph Losey and Vittorio De Sica to the tawdry likes of Umberto Lenzi and Jesus Franco. He finally ended his career in a valedictory capacity, as the screen’s regal gremlin king in the stupendous “Saint Lauren” by Bertrand Bonello and Albert Serra’s impish “Liberté.” Here’s a … Read more
Yes, I know it was just April 1st, but your eyes do not deceive you. It’s about time for a spirited defense of “Paint Your Wagon.” The famously derided musical was one of the films that helped kill the entire genre for about 25 years. I understand America’s hunger was for grit and realism, but … Read more
Pierce Brosnan stars as Crown, a wealthy, mysterious art thief who steals Monet’s masterpiece “San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk” from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rene Russo is Catherine Banning, the insurance investigator who is determined to catch Crown so that her company won’t have to pay the museum $100 million. Brosnan gives one of … Read more