Robert Levin

Robert Levin writes about film and other entertainment topics for amNewYork, Inside Jersey, Backstage, and elsewhere. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Online guild.

Reading the Golden Globe Nominations With an Eye for the Oscars

Reading the Golden Globe Nominations With an Eye for the Oscars

Good news for George Clooney, bad news for Scott Rudin, and more More »

The Bravery of 'Young Adult'

The Bravery of 'Young Adult'

Charlize Theron plays a rare Hollywood character: the unlikable person who stays unlikable More »

The Director of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy': 'It's a Demanding Film'

The Director of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy': 'It's a Demanding Film'

An interview with Tomas Alfredson about his adaptation of John le Carré's best-selling novel More »

How to Film Sex Addiction: Talking With the Director of 'Shame'

How to Film Sex Addiction: Talking With the Director of 'Shame'

An interview with Steve McQueen about his new, critically acclaimed NC-17 film More »

The Emotionally Safe 'A Dangerous Method'

The Emotionally Safe 'A Dangerous Method'

David Cronenberg's depiction of a Freud-Jung romantic rivalry comes off as disappointingly listless More »

The Director of 'The Artist' on How to Make a Modern Silent Film

The Director of 'The Artist' on How to Make a Modern Silent Film

This joyful, raved-about work shows that old movie mediums can live on More »

Sizing Up the 15 Documentaries Vying for an Oscar

Sizing Up the 15 Documentaries Vying for an Oscar

Looking beyond the high-profile snubs to see which films actually have a chance More »

The Mild Climate-Change Agenda of 'Happy Feet Two'

The Mild Climate-Change Agenda of 'Happy Feet Two'

The children's flick comes with an environmental subtext, plus dancing penguins More »

From 'Rango' to 'Smurfs,' Rating the 18 Animated Oscar Contenders' Prospects

From 'Rango' to 'Smurfs,' Rating the 18 Animated Oscar Contenders' Prospects

This year's race for Best Animated Feature prize is among the most competitive ever More »

'Tower Heist': A Real-Enough Recession Tale Beneath the High-Budget Gloss

'Tower Heist': A Real-Enough Recession Tale Beneath the High-Budget Gloss

Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy star in this surprisingly effective blue-collar revenge flick More »

The Screenwriter for 'Anonymous' Defends His Controversial Movie

The Screenwriter for 'Anonymous' Defends His Controversial Movie

John Orloff's screenplay has angered scholars, film critics, and Judi Dench. Here, he responds. More »

'The Swell Season' Captures the End of a Romance That Started On-Screen

'The Swell Season' Captures the End of a Romance That Started On-Screen

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová fell in love filming the Oscar-winning 'Once,' and fell out of it while filming a new documentary More »

'My Week With Marilyn': Does Michelle Williams Get Marilyn Monroe Right?

'My Week With Marilyn': Does Michelle Williams Get Marilyn Monroe Right?

Judging by the film's festival debut last night: Yes. More »

How to Tell You're Watching a Martin Scorsese Rock Documentary

How to Tell You're Watching a Martin Scorsese Rock Documentary

Four themes from films including 'George Harrison: Living in the Material World,' which airs on HBO tonight More »

The Enduring Creepiness of Haunted House Films

The Enduring Creepiness of Haunted House Films

The spooky-home trope lives on in Daniel Craig's 'Dream House.' Why? More »

'Moneyball' vs. 'Tree of Life': Which Role Will Get Brad Pitt an Oscar?

'Moneyball' vs. 'Tree of Life': Which Role Will Get Brad Pitt an Oscar?

He's extraordinary in both films, but 'Moneyball' may be the one to land him the Academy Award More »

Gus Van Sant on Making 'Restless' and Not Making 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn'

Gus Van Sant on Making 'Restless' and Not Making 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn'

The director of 'Milk' and 'Good Will Hunting' talks about his latest film More »

From Sweden, a New Vision of America's Black Power Movement

From Sweden, a New Vision of America's Black Power Movement

The director of 'The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975' talks about how he unearthed unseen video of activists and enlisted the input of Questlove,Talib Kweli, and others More »

How 'The Debt' Relates to Osama Bin Laden and the Ethics of Film Remakes

How 'The Debt' Relates to Osama Bin Laden and the Ethics of Film Remakes

Director John Madden chats about his new film More »

Robert Duvall Talks About Idolizing Brando and Disagreeing With Scorsese

Robert Duvall Talks About Idolizing Brando and Disagreeing With Scorsese

Riffing with the star about his new film, 'Seven Days in Utopia' More »

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