• Watching Indiana Jones with my daughters

    Family movie: Introducing the kids to “Indiana Jones”

    “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is rated a soft PG. It also scared the snot out of my nine- and seven-year-old daughters. Which is not to say they didn’t like it.  “It was fun, funny, and scary.” That was the seven-year-old’s straightforward review. Here’s what she was talking about. And in case you…

  • Joel Coen in Person at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

    Coen Brothers not reuniting—yet

    The wait continues. Fraternal film powerhouse the Coen Brothers are still solo acts. During a recent Q&A, Joel Coen denied a report that he and brother Ethan were developing a project called “The Zebra Striped Hearse.” In fact, he was surprised to hear that anyone thought they had reunited. “Where’d that come from?,” he deadpanned,…