Independent films about two people falling in love starring incredibly gifted actors. What more do you want at Sundance? BLUE VALENTINE, with Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams leading the charge, is ...

The beguiling beginning and dismaying deterioration of a relationship are charted simultaneously in “Blue Valentine,” an intensely acted, minutely observed attempt to convey the arc of a romantic ...

For me, for always and forever, The 2010 Sundance Film Festival will be remembered as the year of Blue Valentine. It is, without question, the best film that I have ever seen at Sundance, a sumptuous ...

The Weinstein Co. successfully appealed the MPAA classification of "Blue Valentine" as NC-17, which threatened to gravely compromise its commerical prospects. The MPAA had cited a graphic sex scene as ...

In the past, in lieu of ranking movies and being held hostage by the dissonance between the film release calendar and my own experience of the ebb and flow of filmgoing, I have listed my favorite ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The Weinstein Co. dispatched a message to reporters Thursday morning ...

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams attend the Blue Valentine premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The Derek Cianfrance-directed film catalogues the love story of a married couple that unravels ...

It’s hard to believe that Blue Valentine came out over a decade ago. When the film hit the theatres much of the audience was pleasantly surprised at the film’s take on a modern, real, and genuine love ...

Channing Tatum may have shot down Derek Cianfrance — but the filmmaker doesn’t hold it against him. Back when Cianfrance, 51, was beginning to work on what would become his 2010 drama Blue Valentine, ...

Shooting in intense closeups with long lenses and the Red digital camera system in the contemporary breakup scenes, Cianfrance immediately conveys the impression of eavesdropping on real life. Dean ...