Marcy is still working on her love letter to Sofia Coppola for her film "Lost In Translation," but the critical buzz has already begun. Starring Bill Murray and Scarlett ... Read More

Before his suicide at the age of 81, Czech star Vlastimil Brodský ("Closely Watched Trains") gave his subtle talents to one last movie. "Autumn Spring" is a fitting, bittersweet farewell, ... Read More

Woody Allen loves Venice. First, he married Soon Yi in the gorgeous Italian city, and now he premiered "Anything Else" to open the Venice film festival. The film ... Read More

From Frodo to Victor: this week's top DVD picks range from Peter Jackson's lavish "The Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers" to Peter Sollett's small but lovely directorial debut ... Read More

The film was shot in New Zealand, but the marketing decisions seem to get made in Mordor: just like last year, New Line is releasing a thinly appointed DVD set ... Read More

The new movie by Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad propels a young woman through the embattled city of Jerusalem to find her lover -- or marry one of the suitors her ... Read More

"Flike! Flike!" the old man calls out for his dog. If you're not tearing up, you're probably not human. Now you can relive the sadness over and over again because ... Read More

Students at Dominguez High in Compton, a part of Los Angeles known for gangs, riots and high school basketball, stage their first theatrical production in twenty years: Thorton Wilder's classic ... Read More

Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine" is a spirited muckraking romp that has won critical acclaim, prolonged audience interest, and serious awards from all over the world, including an Oscar for ... Read More

It's a good thing we're the World and Indie Film Guides, because otherwise we'd have to recommend that cynical pagentry known as "Chicago." Instead, we're free to point you to ... Read More

Idi Amin, the 'Butcher of Uganda,' is dead. Learn more about the dictator with About.com's African History and 20th Century History guides, or rent Barbet Schroeder's fascinating documentary on Criterion ... Read More

The backlash starts here. Audiences and juries from Sundance to Cannes and critics from IndieWire to the New Yorker's Anthony Lane love comic book artist Harvey Pekar and the ambitious, ... Read More

The best new independent and world film DVDs of the week feature rolling heads courtesy of Rob Zombie, a shockingly mischievous Audrey Tatou, a moving Holocaust drama, and a lovely ... Read More

Who doesn't want to catch that wave? Dana Brown's visually stunning surfer docu "Step into Liquid" had the biggest opening of the summer in the art house market, grossing $135,985 ... Read More

"Koi...Mil Gaya" is a Bollywood movie of the Third Kind: a romantic sci-fi musical starring Preity Zinta and Hrithik Roshan that takes great liberties with the work of Steven Spielberg ... Read More

The Endless Summer is far from over: With "Step into Liquid," Dana Brown created a genial documentary on surf culture around the world with cinematography so stunning it needs a ... Read More

We've got new subject pages on some of the summer's hottest World/Indie stars. "Pirates of the Caribbean" has become one of the summer's smash hits, generating much interest in ... Read More

The Criterion Collection releases two films by Italian director Ermanno Olmi on DVD. While "I Fidenzati" turns out to be a disappointment, "Il Posto" is a sweet and heartbreaking tale ... Read More

Fourteen lonely lives intersect at kilometer zero in the heart of Madrid on a sweltering summer day. The ensuing Midsummer-night sex comedy is directed by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda ... Read More

Up until the 1960s, Irish girls accused of "moral crimes" were sent to work in laundries to atone for their sexual sins. These asylums, known as the Magdalene Asylums, were ... Read More