The Best Movies From Australia and New Zealand
Saturday January 31, 2004
Nicole Kidman, Jane Campion, Russell Crowe, Peter Jackson, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Weir, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts: Australia and New Zealand's roster of talent is impressive (plus, it's summer there right ... Read More
Review: On the Run
Wednesday January 28, 2004
"On the Run" is the first film of ambitious writer/director/actor Lucas Belvaux' Trilogy to hit American cinemas, a moody thriller that will be followed by the comedy "An Amazing Couple" ... Read More
Fernando Meirelles Nominated For "City of God"
Tuesday January 27, 2004
The Academy announced their Oscar nominations today. In a surprise choice, Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles was nominated for Best Director for "City of God." Mereilles joins Clint Eastwood ... Read More
Wicked Heart: New DVD Releases
Monday January 26, 2004
If there's a common thread to this week's top new independent and world films on DVD, it's the twisted ways of the heart: Alan Rudolph's "The Secret Lives of Dentists," ... Read More
Low-Budget Films Take Top Prizes at Sundance
Monday January 26, 2004
While the buzz had pegged high profile films like "Garden State," "Napolean Dynamite," and "Woodsman" to sweep the awards, the actual winners prove that indies are alive and well. Shane ... Read More
New DVD Reviews
Friday January 23, 2004
We are constantly adding reviews of new and old films to the site. Take a look at the latest from Italy, Australia, Scotland, and France.
The Criterion Collection two-DVD edition of ... Read More
Substance From Sundance
Thursday January 22, 2004
While Paris Hilton sings karaoke at Park City bars and Ashton Kutcher rides the ski lift with Demi Moore to plug his first dramatic role in "The Butterfly Efflect," numerous ... Read More
Binoche Double Feature: This Week's New DVDs
Tuesday January 20, 2004
We highly recommend a Juliette Binoche double feature this week: last year's slow charmer "Jet Lag" with Jean Reno and Leos Carax' wildly poetic "Lovers On the Bridge" are out ... Read More
"Garden State" Nabbed At Sundance
Monday January 19, 2004
Cast Natalie Portman as the beautiful girl in the neighborhood, and no worries: your indie film will sell on the second day of Sundance. Congratulations to 28 year old Zach ... Read More
Bollywood 2004
Monday January 19, 2004
Missed "Bollywood/Hollywood," "Devdas," and "Koi...Mil Gaya?" Get into Hindi film with our newly added Bollywood 101 section, updated star galleries, and info on the movies, including the upcoming "Kal Ho ... Read More
Review: "Monster"
Sunday January 18, 2004
The beautiful but bland Charlize Theron gained thirty pounds, blotched her flawless complextion and revved up the emotion for her lead performance in Patty Jenkins' "Monster." She's gaining critical ... Read More
In Theaters Today
Friday January 16, 2004
From the Australian outback to Tehran penthouses and the Tokyo slums, today's new theatrical releases offer to take you to the unlikeliest places. "Crimson Gold" by Jafar Panahi tells the ... Read More
Sundance Film Festival Kicks Off Today
Thursday January 15, 2004
Sundance 2004 gets underway tonight with the premiere of "Riding Giants," a documentary by Stacy Peralta ("Dogtown and Z-Boys.") Last year's grand jury winner "American Splendor" appeared on many ... Read More
Bertolucci Film Receives NC-17 Rating
Wednesday January 14, 2004
Fox Searchlight Pictures will release the original version of Bernardo Bertolucci's erotic drama "The Dreamers" with an NC-17 designation, AP reports. Bertolucci praised the studio's decision not to cut ... Read More
DVD Review: "So Close"
Tuesday January 13, 2004
Hong Kong action choreographer Corey Yuen shows Quentin Tarantino how it's done: stylish wire-fu, high tech gadgets and three of Asia's sexiest actresses make "So Close" buckets of high-flying fun. ... Read More
Focus on Africa
Monday January 12, 2004
Explore our extended section on African film: new titles, new directors, and new resources, including the African Film Festival, a biography of the Senegalese pioneer Sembène Ousmane, and an ... Read More
Ludivine by the Pool: New DVD Releases
Monday January 12, 2004
Oh la la! Ludivine Sagnier is entertaining family audiences in "Peter Pan," but she became an international sensation with her luscious nymphet performance in Francois Ozon's "Swimming Pool," out this ... Read More
Dishing the Dirt on Sundance, Miramax, and Indie Film
Saturday January 10, 2004
Peter Biskind's eagerly awaited book on the film industry in the 90s, "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film" is finally in stores. As ... Read More
January Movie Preview
Wednesday January 7, 2004
A gripping survival story, news from Turkey and Iran, the first of Lucas Belvaux's "Trilogy," a murderous highway prostitute and the cult poet of booze: read up about new films ... Read More
Review: The Battle of Algiers
Tuesday January 6, 2004
The first must-see release of 2004 is almost forty years old: Gillo Pontecorvo's legendary re-telling of the struggle for Algerian independence from France was reportedly screened at the Pentagon last ... Read More
New DVD Releases
Monday January 5, 2004
Japan and France dominate this week's top DVD releases. Choose from the films of Japanese masters Akira Kurosawa and Masato Hagiwara, and classic French comedy by the always hilarious Jacques ... Read More