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Festival Review: Little Children
In Todd Field's follow-up to In the Bedroom, Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson meet on the playground and cheat on Jennifer Connelly while a pervert (Jackie Earle Haley) lurks in the shadows. Little Children is based on the novel by Tom Perrotta. Read Jürgen's review.
In Todd Field's follow-up to In the Bedroom, Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson meet on the playground and cheat on Jennifer Connelly while a pervert (Jackie Earle Haley) lurks in the shadows. Little Children is based on the novel by Tom Perrotta. Read Jürgen's review.
Coming Soon: The Namesake
Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahirir's novel The Namesake is schedule for release in March 2007.
Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahirir's novel The Namesake is schedule for release in March 2007.
Alternatives to The Last King of Scotland
Instead of panning Kevin Macdonald's The Last King of Scotland, we try a little constructive criticism: a list of five movies we recommend seeing instead.
Instead of panning Kevin Macdonald's The Last King of Scotland, we try a little constructive criticism: a list of five movies we recommend seeing instead.
Marie Antoinette
Kirsten Dunst wears lavish costumes and eats a lot of cake in Sofia Coppola's biopic about the doomed queen.
Kirsten Dunst wears lavish costumes and eats a lot of cake in Sofia Coppola's biopic about the doomed queen.
Man Push Cart
No New York scene is complete without the street vendors who keep Manhattan fed and caffinated--but until now, the movies didn't focus on their stories. Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart remedies this oversight with a tale of dignity and quiet suffering.
No New York scene is complete without the street vendors who keep Manhattan fed and caffinated--but until now, the movies didn't focus on their stories. Ramin Bahrani's Man Push Cart remedies this oversight with a tale of dignity and quiet suffering.
Laurel Canyon
Frances McDormand lets loose in a terrific new role as record producer, mother, and corrupter of curious girls. Lisa Chodolenko's second film is candy. Also starring Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale and Alessandro Nivola.
Frances McDormand lets loose in a terrific new role as record producer, mother, and corrupter of curious girls. Lisa Chodolenko's second film is candy. Also starring Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale and Alessandro Nivola.
Last Ball
First time director Peter Callahan returned to his hometown film "Last Ball," the story a young man living in a small river town who has turned his back on the white-collar world of his parents.
First time director Peter Callahan returned to his hometown film "Last Ball," the story a young man living in a small river town who has turned his back on the white-collar world of his parents.
Last Night
Do not miss this intimate Canadian movie about the end of the world. Fine performances, a clever script, and its calm humanity make this the best millennial movie yet.
Do not miss this intimate Canadian movie about the end of the world. Fine performances, a clever script, and its calm humanity make this the best millennial movie yet.
Liberty Heights
Remember "Diner," "Tin Men," and "Avalon"? This is Barry Levinson's fourth Baltimore movie, set in 1954 and with a soundtrack featuring Tom Waits and Ennio Morricone.
Remember "Diner," "Tin Men," and "Avalon"? This is Barry Levinson's fourth Baltimore movie, set in 1954 and with a soundtrack featuring Tom Waits and Ennio Morricone.
Love, Honour, and Obey
Jude Law stars in a gangster film that isn't getting the best reviews.
Jude Law stars in a gangster film that isn't getting the best reviews.
Lost In Translation
Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation," starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson as an odd couple stranded in a luxurious Tokyo hotel, is a hilariously funny and touching gem of a movie.
Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation," starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johannson as an odd couple stranded in a luxurious Tokyo hotel, is a hilariously funny and touching gem of a movie.
Luminous Motion
Directed based on the novel by Scot Bradfield, Bette Gordon directs this quirky film about a mother and son on the road. Starring Deborah Unger.
Directed based on the novel by Scot Bradfield, Bette Gordon directs this quirky film about a mother and son on the road. Starring Deborah Unger.
Magnolia
What did you think about the raining frogs?
What did you think about the raining frogs?
The Man Who Wasn't There
Less than a year after "O Brother Where Art Thou?", Joel and Ethan Coen are back with a film noir starring Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. Don't expect much humor from this dark confection, which won Best Director Award at Cannes 2001.
Less than a year after "O Brother Where Art Thou?", Joel and Ethan Coen are back with a film noir starring Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. Don't expect much humor from this dark confection, which won Best Director Award at Cannes 2001.
Mansfield Park
A radical Jane Austen adaptation directed by Canadian Patricia Rozema.
A radical Jane Austen adaptation directed by Canadian Patricia Rozema.
A Map of the World
Sigourney Weaver and Julianne Moore star in this film based on the novel by Jane Hamilton. Prepare to be sad.
Sigourney Weaver and Julianne Moore star in this film based on the novel by Jane Hamilton. Prepare to be sad.
Masked And Anonymous
The indefatigable Bob Dylan writes, acts, and rocks out in this late-career vanity vehicle, together with an all-star cast headed by John Goodman, Jessica Lange, and Jeff Bridges. It's a ramshackle production with terrific music that'll be great midnight movie fodder for decades to come.
The indefatigable Bob Dylan writes, acts, and rocks out in this late-career vanity vehicle, together with an all-star cast headed by John Goodman, Jessica Lange, and Jeff Bridges. It's a ramshackle production with terrific music that'll be great midnight movie fodder for decades to come.
Memento
Christopher Nolan's brilliant thriller features a killer gimmick that actually works. With it's sexy cast and the screenplay that won Sundance, "Memento" is shaping up to become the hottest film of the year.
Christopher Nolan's brilliant thriller features a killer gimmick that actually works. With it's sexy cast and the screenplay that won Sundance, "Memento" is shaping up to become the hottest film of the year.
The Million Dollar Hotel
This Wim Wenders and Bono collaboration might have been one too many. Finally released in America.
This Wim Wenders and Bono collaboration might have been one too many. Finally released in America.
Miss Julie
Mike Figgis directs this adaptation of August Strindberg's dark masterpiece about sexual degradation and interclass love.
Mike Figgis directs this adaptation of August Strindberg's dark masterpiece about sexual degradation and interclass love.
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch is back, and this maddening L.A. noir shows the Master of Creepy at his eerily compelling best.
David Lynch is back, and this maddening L.A. noir shows the Master of Creepy at his eerily compelling best.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Marcy finally sees Nia Vardalos' surprise hit "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and she says: hold the tzatziki. Read why she thinks it's not just bad, but offensive.
Marcy finally sees Nia Vardalos' surprise hit "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and she says: hold the tzatziki. Read why she thinks it's not just bad, but offensive.
My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley has made a career out of suffering: we've seen her as the only survivor of a terrible accident ("The Sweet Hereafter"), murderous immigrant ("The Weight of Water"), and hapless drug dealer ("Go.") In "My Life Without Me," Polley succeeds in turning a tearjerking premise into a compelling story.
Sarah Polley has made a career out of suffering: we've seen her as the only survivor of a terrible accident ("The Sweet Hereafter"), murderous immigrant ("The Weight of Water"), and hapless drug dealer ("Go.") In "My Life Without Me," Polley succeeds in turning a tearjerking premise into a compelling story.
No Such Thing
Hal Hartley's "No Such Thing" asks the question: Are there really monsters? I say: who cares when Sarah Polley is back on the screen, asking the questions. Also starring Helen Mirren, Julie Christie, and Hartley regular Robert John Burke as the Monster.
Hal Hartley's "No Such Thing" asks the question: Are there really monsters? I say: who cares when Sarah Polley is back on the screen, asking the questions. Also starring Helen Mirren, Julie Christie, and Hartley regular Robert John Burke as the Monster.