Al Pacino

mann up Aug. 9, 2022

Michael Mann’s First Novel, a Sequel to Heat, Is a Work of ObsessionOne that occasionally deploys jet-fighter metaphors in sex scenes.

By Chris Stanton

tributes July 8, 2022

Al Pacino, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Duvall, and More Mourn James Caan“It’s hard to believe that he won’t be in the world anymore because he was so alive and daring.”

By Charu Sinha

close reads June 16, 2022

The Best Scene in Heat Just Isn’t the Same Without These TwoIf you ever wanted to see what one of the most iconic scenes in film history would look like with, well, two other guys, now’s your chance.

By Bilge Ebiri

shrekpilled Apr. 11, 2022

Does Al Pacino Have a Shrek Phone Case?Oscar-winning actors are like onions. Onions have layers.

By Bethy Squires

movie review Nov. 23, 2021

House of Gucci Isn’t a Good Movie, But It’s Definitely a Good TimeIt’s shapeless, hammy as hell, and no one in it agrees on what an Italian accent sounds like — but the Lady Gaga–led fashion saga is undeniably fun.

By Alison Willmore

biopics July 29, 2021

House of Gucci Posters Have ArrivedMamma mia.

By Cydney Lee

tv review Feb. 20, 2020

Hunters’ Over-the-Top Holocaust Revenge Fantasy Misses the MarkAmazon’s new Nazi-hunting pastiche goes out on many limbs, but can’t hold its balance on any of them.

By Jen Chaney

hoo-ah! Jan. 3, 2020

Let’s All Watch Al Pacino Kill Some Nazis in the Hunters TrailerAl Pacino. Logan Lerman. Two of the greats, together at last!

By Rebecca Alter

movie review Nov. 27, 2019

Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman Is His Most Satisfying Film in DecadesThe director has made his most stylishly daring movie: one that is pointedly sapped of style.

By David Edelstein

trailer mix Nov. 21, 2019

Al Pacino Is Picking Off Nazis in the Hunters TrailerFrom producer Jordan Peele.

By Jordan Crucchiola

the cinema Nov. 20, 2019

Al Pacino Likes to Star in Bad Films to Make Them ‘Mediocre’“I may be falling into a bad habit now.”

By Devon Ivie

the insider Oct. 30, 2019

20 Years Later, The Insider Is Michael Mann’s Greatest ProphecyFor all its foresightedness, the 1999 movie is also a time capsule, from a period when TV or newspaper reports could actually change things.

By Bilge Ebiri

casting call Nov. 24, 2018

Say Hello to His Little Blank Verse: Al Pacino Is Finally Playing King LearLet’s descend into madness together.

By Devon Ivie

castings June 8, 2018

James Marsden Joins Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in Mystery RoleHe joins Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, Brad Pitt, Dakota Fanning, Damian Lewis, and more.

By Jordan Crucchiola

castings June 7, 2018

Al Pacino Is Latest Actor to Join Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family MoviePacino joins the cadre of actors set to populate 1969 Los Angeles, on the eve of the infamous Tate murders.

By Halle Kiefer

solo: a star wars story May 24, 2018

Al Pacino, Miles Teller, and Other Almost Han SolosA list of would-be Han Solos, past and present.

By Hunter Harris

Apr. 20, 2018

Revisiting the Controversy Surrounding Scarface“I told Marty, and Marty said, ‘We’ll go to war with these people.’ And that’s what we did.”

By Jason Bailey

it’s not tv it’s hbo Apr. 8, 2018

Did You Catch Anthony Scaramucci’s Producing Credit for This HBO Film?“I just gave them the dough.”

By Devon Ivie

movie review Apr. 4, 2018

HBO’s Paterno Takes an Unconventional Approach to a Cautionary TaleAs the title character, the usually galvanic Al Pacino barely speaks, a nearly-still center surrounded by smash cuts and TV-talking-head inserts.

By David Edelstein

Apr. 2, 2018

Every Al Pacino Performance, RankedWe ranked every Al Pacino performance, from Scarface to Scent of a Woman.

By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson

Mar. 28, 2018

Jessica Chastain on Her Salomé Revival and Negotiating Nudity“I love the human form — male nudity, female nudity, I’m all about it. I had to get to that place where, for me, it was my decision.”

By Kyle Buchanan

Mar. 7, 2018

Al Pacino on Young, Middle, and Late Al PacinoAhead of his first major New York retrospective, the actor looks back on his career.

By David Edelstein

trailer mix Feb. 23, 2018

HBO’s New Paterno Trailer: Al Pacino vs. the TruthThe Penn State football coach is forced to confront what he knew about Jerry Sandusky in the upcoming biopic.

By Halle Kiefer

Jan. 19, 2018

The Trailer for HBO’s Paterno Will Make You Wonder How Much the Coach KnewThe HBO film covers the downfall of the late college-football coach.

By Jordan Crucchiola

casting couch June 5, 2017

Al Pacino Will Play Penn State Coach Joe Paterno in HBO’s Sandusky-Scandal MoviePacino previously played Phil Spector in 2013 and Dr. Jack Kevorkian in 2010 for HBO.

By Hunter Harris

tribeca film festival 2017 Apr. 30, 2017

What We Learned From the Tribeca Film Festival’s Epic Godfather ReunionThe whole gang was there. (Even Marlon Brando, in a sense.)

By Hunter Harris

kennedy center honors Dec. 28, 2016

Kevin Spacey Can Do the Perfect Al Pacino Impression, and Now So Can You“Whoa! How did that happen?”

By E. Alex Jung

vulture lists Aug. 18, 2016

7 Things to Know About Scorsese’s The IrishmanIt hasn’t entered production yet, but it’s already hotly anticipated.

By Kevin Lincoln

kennedy center honors June 23, 2016

Here Are Your 2016 Kennedy Center HonoreesAl Pacino, Mavis Staples, and more.

By Nate Jones

trailer mix Dec. 16, 2015

Misconduct Trailer: Hopkins, Pacino Chew SceneryOh, and Josh Duhamel is in it, too.

By Greg Cwik

theater Dec. 3, 2015

Theater Review: Pacino in Mamet’s China DollHow much sympathy do you have for billionaires?

By Jesse Green

movie review June 20, 2015

Al Pacino Is a Man Drowning in Regret in ManglehornThe film might work better if the director dispensed with the formal flourishes.

By Bilge Ebiri

movie review Jan. 22, 2015

Movie Reviews: The Humbling and MatchFrom Al Pacino as a spent, delusional old Shakespearean and Patrick Stewart as an aging dance professor.

By David Edelstein

chat room Sept. 14, 2014

Pacino on Joe Paterno, Guardians of the Galaxy“I thought, Gee, it’s a big movie and you saw it on a big screen with sound.”

By Jada Yuan

Sept. 4, 2014

Al Pacino Is a Washed-up Actor in The HumblingWith Greta Gerwig.

By Anna Silman

Apr. 4, 2013

Louis C.K. Tried to Get Pacino, Scorsese, and Woody Allen to Guest on […] The NY Times has a Q&A out with Louis C.K. today in advance of his new HBO special Oh My God’s debut next Saturday. In it, C.K. reveals […]

By Bradford Evans

clickables Mar. 25, 2013

Watch a Supercut of Al Pacino’s Many Yells and RoarsSay hello to his big mouth!

By Gilbert Cruz

tv review Mar. 22, 2013

TV Review: Phil SpectorWriter-director David Mamet’s movie stars Al Pacino as the titular record producer.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

trailer mix Feb. 5, 2013

Phil Spector Trailer: Al Pacino As Al Pacino–As–Phil SpectorFeaturing more wigs than a Wiggles concert.

By Jesse David Fox

last night on late night Feb. 5, 2013

Last Night on Late Night: Al Pacino Gave Quirky Advice to Jessica ChastainPlus: William H. Macy exposed George Clooney’s trick to acting cool at a bar, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

By Caroline Shin

last night on late night Feb. 1, 2013