Jurgen & Marcy's Independent Film Blog May 2005 Archive

This week's new DVD releases include "The Complete James Dean Collection," Gillian Armstrong's classic coming-of-age story "My Brilliant Career" and the acclaimed Iranian film "Under The Moonlight." More: DVD Reviews ... Read More

Alice Wu makes her directorial debut with the lesbian Chinese-American romantic comedy "Saving Face." The funny and touching--if formulaic--film stars newcomers Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen and the still luminous ... Read More

Ismail Merchant died today at age 68. Along with his partner James Ivory, Merchant was responsible for such acclaimed period films as "A Room With A View," "Howard's End," and "Remains of ... Read More

The hard-hitting (and exhaustive) documentary about the history, power, and impact of corporations on modern civilization is now available as two DVD set, with hours of additional material.

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "The Child" won the Palme d'Or at the 58th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday night. It was the second time the Belgian brothers won the prestigious ... Read More

It's Jedi Götterdämmerung in that galaxy far, far away.... After 28 years, the world's most successful independent filmmaker completes his epic space opera with the most grandiose, tragic, and serious ... Read More

Bill Murray hit the red carpet today to promote Jim Jarmusch's "Broken Flowers." Screening in competition, the film tells the story of an aging Don Juan who sets off ... Read More

Arnaud Desplechin's "Kings and Queen" stars gorgeous Emmanuelle Devos as cinema's newest femme fatale. Hilarious and moving, this sprawling drama tells the story about a modern Parisan woman and her ... Read More

In what marks a new trend in the making, American filmmaker Willard Carroll is shooting his first Bollywood production. Salman Khan stars in "Marigold: An Adventure in India," which is ... Read More

In Suzanne Bier's melodrama "Brothers," opening today, a broken soldier returns from engagement in Afghanistan to find that nothing is the same. Connie Nielson ("Gladiator," "Demonlover") makes her Danish feature ... Read More

French film star Eva Green left audiences breathless in Bernardo Bertolucci's 2003 erotic coming of age drama "The Dreamers." Fans should take note, however, that Ridley Scott left most of ... Read More

The 2005 Tribeca Film Festival Awards Ceremony took place Saturday, April 30, at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The fest's top prize, Best Narrative Feature, was given to Li Shaohong's ... Read More

Any film featuring Isild Le Besco is worth seeing. The intense French actress stars in Benoît Jacquot's "A Tout de Suite" breathes life and passion into the role of a ... Read More