Rex Reed

1 week ago | observer.com | Rex Reed

Catherine Deneuve, at 81, might have gained a bit of the dreaded matronly demeanor that comes with maturity, but in my opinion, she’s more beautiful than ever. Her latest film, The President’s Wife, proves it. What a life. She’s worked with most of the great directors from Roman Polanski to Luis Bunuel and Francois Truffaut, had children by Marcello Mastroianni and Roger Vadim, and easily earned the reputation as France’s greatest living star.

1 week ago | observer.com | Rex Reed

‘A Nice Indian Boy’ balances humor, heartbreak and cultural nuance without pandering. Courtesy of MPRM CommunicationsHow refreshing it is when a small film with a big heart comes along unannounced and captures your affection. A surprise hit across America as well as a popular streaming link, A Nice Indian Boy is a charming feel-good movie about Naveen a9, a gay Indian doctor whose conventional family wants him to make their lives complete by meeting the perfect girl and getting married.

2 weeks ago | observer.com | Rex Reed

Since the death, at 91, of historic songwriting genius Stephen Sondheim, dozens of concerts, cabaret shows, television specials and Broadway “revues” have honored his memory and celebrated the passion, talent and versatility of his musical heart and soul. The latest contribution to that astounding body of work is Sondheim’s Old Friends, a pleasant if uneven collection of the maestro’s sometimes hollowly directed but nearly always unforgettable repertoire.

2 weeks ago | observer.com | Rex Reed

George Clooney takes his bow alongside the cast of ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ at the Winter Garden Theatre, where the film-turned-play makes its Broadway debut with a smoke-hazed salute to newsroom heroism and mid-century paranoia. Variety via Getty ImagesBroadway has suddenly exploded with passion, intelligence and integrity.

3 weeks ago | observer.com | Rex Reed

‘The Penguin Lessons’ dodges schmaltz and finds genuine warmth—thanks in large part to Steve Coogan’s dry wit and one tenacious bird. Image by Andrea Resmini/Courtesy of Sony Pictures ClassicsHere’s an unexpected charmer, a true story based on a popular autobiographical memoir about a man and a penguin, with a lightness of tone that doesn’t overdo the whimsy.