Sundance 2005 Award Winners
Sunday January 30, 2005
Ira Sach's film "Forty Shades of Blue" took the American Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. A complete listing of all the award winners at this ... Read More
Review: Lost Embrace
Friday January 28, 2005
Daniel Burman's tender-hearted comedy about a young man's coming of age in a seedy mall in Buenos Aires was Argenina's 2004 entry for the Best Foreign Language Film. Read Marcy's ... Read More
New DVD Releases: Since Otar Left, Some Kind of Monster
Tuesday January 25, 2005
This week's top DVD releases include Julie Bertuccelli's moving first film "Since Otar Left" and an alluring Neve Campbell in a risky performance in Jame Toback's edgy indie drama "When ... Read More
The Nominations Are In
Tuesday January 25, 2005
Independent films were recognized in numerous categories in the nominations for the 77th Academy Awards. In the biggest surprise, Catalina Sandino Moreno received a nomination for actress for her ... Read More
Review: Head-On
Friday January 21, 2005
After winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, Fatih Akin's "Head-On" ("Gegen die Wand") is opening in New York today. Birol Unell and Sibel Kekilli give exhilerating performances ... Read More
Sundance Film Festival Begins
Friday January 21, 2005
The 2005 Sundance Film Festival kicked off yesterday with Don Roos' "Happy Endings." A quirky comedy about interconnected families, the film boasts a large ensemble cast including reigning indie ... Read More
DVD Review: Rosenstrasse
Thursday January 20, 2005
Margarethe von Trotta directs the true story of hundreds of German women who defied the Nazis and publicly protested the deportation of their Jewish husbands during the Holocaust. "Rosenstrasse" is ... Read More
Winter Upcoming Releases
Tuesday January 18, 2005
The Christmas blitz of high profile movies has come and gone. But sometimes, the best films get released without much fanfare in the early months of the year--including two ... Read More
Review: The Chorus
Friday January 14, 2005
Cute, well-acted and utterly predictable, Christophe Barratier's feature debut "The Chorus" is France's selection for Best Foreign Film.
New DVD Releases: Leon, Silver City
Thursday January 13, 2005
If you thought Natalie Portman gave a provocative performance in "Closer," you might want to check her out as Mathilda, a fourteen year old singing, dancing nymphet assassin in the ... Read More
DVD Review: Open Water
Thursday January 6, 2005
The biggest indie horror sensation since "Blair Witch Project," Chris Kentis and Laura Lau's "Open Water" promises sharks and scares--but can the cheap, handheld film live up to the hype? ... Read More
The Best of 2004
Monday January 3, 2005
You've seen what we hated, now take a look at what we loved: Marcy's Top Ten Films of 2004 and Jürgen's list of favorite films of the year. Apparently, we ... Read More
Review: A Love Song for Bobby Long
Monday January 3, 2005
John Travolta gives his all in the title role Of Shainee Gabel's debut feature--and the results are embarrassing. Co-star Scarlett Johansson fares better in her role as young Pursaline Will. ... Read More