Review: The Constant Gardener
Wednesday August 31, 2005
A gripping thriller, an unbelievably romantic love story, and a biting political take-down of pharmaceutical corporations, Fernando Meirelles' "The Constant Gardener" should not be missed. Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz ... Read More
New DVD Releases: Kontroll, Divine Intervention
Tuesday August 30, 2005
This week's top DVD releases feature spellbinding dramas from all over the world: Palestinian director Elia Suleiman's "Divine Intervention," Nimrod Antal's debut "Kontroll" from Hungary, and films from Germany, Israel ... Read More
Almodovar Blogs
Monday August 29, 2005
Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar ("Bad Education") is keeping a shooting journal during the making of "Volver." The new film, according to the Almodovar, is "about death." Penélope Cruz ... Read More
Review: The Brothers Grimm
Friday August 26, 2005
Terry Gilliam's romp through the world of fairy tales, opening today, should have been a blast. Instead, the director of "Brazil" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" gets lost ... Read More
Review: The Baxter
Friday August 26, 2005
Comedian Michael Showalter of "The State" and "Stella" turns in a perfectly average romantic comedy about the kind of guy who gets left at the altar in all the other ... Read More
Review: Reel Paradise
Wednesday August 17, 2005
It's reality cinema! Steve James' documentary follows the Pierson family to the remotest island in Fiji, where they take over a theater to show movies for free. "Reel Paradise" opens ... Read More
Review: Pretty Persuasion
Tuesday August 16, 2005
The enormous talent of young actress Evan Rachel Wood ("Thirteen") is wasted in Marcos Siega's satire "Pretty Persuasion." Read Marcy's review. More: Top Ten Films about Girl Friends - ... Read More
The Best Movies of 2005.... So Far
Friday August 12, 2005
It's that time of year again: with the wreckage of the summer blockbusters behind us, Hollywood slowly gears up toward the big Oscar end-run in December. But world film follows ... Read More
New DVD Releases: Look at Me, Kung Fu Hustle
Tuesday August 9, 2005
This week's top picks include the second terrific collaboration between Agnès Jaoui and Jean-Pierre Bacri: "Look At Me." Also check out Campbell Scott's moving drama "Off The Map," and two ... Read More
Review: Broken Flowers
Saturday August 6, 2005
Indie veteran Jim Jarmusch teams up with Bill Murray for "Broken Flowers," which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. The sly comedy takes an aging bachelor on ... Read More
Review: Darwin's Nightmare
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Lake Victoria hides terrible secrets in Hubert Sauper's must-see documentary about the impact of globalization on Tanzania. "Darwin's Nightmare" opens today at the new IFC Center in New York. Read ... Read More
New DVD Releases: Downfall, Betty
Monday August 1, 2005
Oliver Hirschbiegel's chilling drama "Downfall" is out on DVD, with a bravura performance by Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in his final days. Also new: two films by Claude Chabrol, ... Read More