Peter Labuza

The 48th NYFF hits its stride with bold films

The New York Film Festival has selections for movie buffs of all tastes.

By Peter Labuza | Oct 1 02:09 am ET

Hawaiian chicken puts the punch back in the spring semester

A Hawaiian chicken recipe to brighten up campus as spring arrives

By Peter Labuza | Mar 24 11:23 pm ET

Top 5s: from the strange to the seductive

Five is the charm for Spectator arts editors.

By Christine Jordan, Helen Werbe, Hannah Yudkin, Devin Briski, Yin Yin Lu, Ruthie Fierberg, Peter Labuza, Julia Halperin, and Joe Daly | Dec 13 06:54 pm ET

European filmmakers take cold, chilling tales west for the holiday season

Directors from across the pond explore chilling topics in winter releases.

By Peter Labuza | Dec 10 06:46 pm ET

A refreshing animated flick with sharp humor in ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox'

Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox," an adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, is technically brilliant but thematically questionable.

By Peter Labuza and Paul Hsiao | Nov 12 07:13 pm ET

Heritage inspires Columbia alum film series

At Symphony Space Tuesday, CU alumni will showcase their documentaries as part of a three part series.

By Peter Labuza | Sep 14 06:25 pm ET

Burton’s film is brought to you by the number 9

What keeps 9 going through its somewhat repetitive action sequences is Acker’s unique visual style and the quiet spaces in which he lets his characters breathe. It’s a small personal story set against a vastly epic world.

By Peter Labuza | Sep 8 07:16 pm ET

Around the world and through film history in one day

The number of theaters that screen classic cinema every weekend make the Big Apple a paradise for cinephiles. One could truly get an entire history of cinema in one day, something I tried to attempt last Saturday.

By Peter Labuza | Aug 31 11:39 pm ET

Bigelow balances gender, bombs, in The Hurt Locker

Don’t call Kathryn Bigelow a female filmmaker.

By Peter Labuza | Jun 25 03:34 pm ET

Directors retire their cameras to Brooklyn backdrop

When it comes to movies, cinephiles often avoid Brooklyn to escape an onslaught of independent hipster films. But while Film Forum, Lincoln Center, and the Museum of Modern Art dominate Manhattan, the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s BAMcinématek program challenges the island’s dominance in both quality theaters and quality movies.

By Peter Labuza | Apr 30 11:30 pm ET

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