Vintage and modern cinema fans alike are already pumped for the opening of Hitchcock on Friday. It’s hard not to be—a movie about a legend like Alfred Hitchcock is already an easy story to tell, but add in a cast that includes Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, and Anthony Hopkins as the man himself, and you have yourself a recipe for a pretty entertaining 98 minutes. The plot—penned by…
DCist’s highly subjective and hardly comprehensive guide to the most interesting movies playing around town in the coming week. Indie: The Darjeeling Limited By now, five features into his career, it’s likely you already have a strong opinion on Wes Anderson. Despite his tendency to borrow liberally from his own film and literary heroes, from Kubrick to Fitzgerald to the entire French New Wave, a Wes Anderson film feels like a Wes Anderson film from…
To the winos out there (like Miles Raymond of “Sideways” seen here), take note. The Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision to ban certain interstate commerce restrictions that have limited the reach of small- and medium-sized wineries nationwide. According to the Post, the high court said that interstate commerce “trumps the states’ rights to regulate alcohol sales.” The ruling could benefit local wineries gain access to various states with wine trade barriers,…
