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Love and marriage Love and marriage
At the Toronto Film Festival, Jonathan Demme returns to form and Peter Sollett explores mix-tape romance.
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 6, 2008
A lovable pervert at your window A lovable pervert at your window
Weekend roundup: The noble peeping Tom hero of "Mister Foe," Truffaut's delectable Parisian noir "Shoot the Piano Player" and more.
Andrew O'Hehir Sep 6, 2008
Toronto Film Festival Toronto Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival takes risks while Toronto promises gems like Claire Denis' "35 rhums," an intimate movie about the pleasures of home -- and knowing when to leave it.
By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 5, 2008
A Jewish family's hidden shame A Jewish family's hidden shame
Claude Miller's wrenching "A Secret" distills the French nation's Nazi-era guilt into one family's incredible-but-true wartime story.
Andrew O'Hehir Sep 5, 2008
Indie film's new, globalized realism Indie film's new, globalized realism
Do low-budget American films like "The Pool" (made in Hindi) and "August Evening" (made in Spanish) signal a new wave of cultural exploration, or just hipster tourism?
Andrew O'Hehir Sep 4, 2008
Making "The Fly" sing Making "The Fly" sing
Hollywood composer Howard Shore talks about turning a cult horror film into a highbrow opera -- a Salon podcast.
By Thomas Rogers Sep 4, 2008
News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che
The Coens' "Burn After Reading" sets critics ablaze; Chanel and Lennon, together at last? Plus, Soderbergh's Guevara opus finds a home (maybe).
Andrew O'Hehir Sep 2, 2008
I married a Nazi -- the comedy I married a Nazi -- the comedy
Czech master Jirí Menzel's black comedy about a lovable innocent turned Nazi collaborator is a work of nettlesome genius. Will anybody notice?
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 29, 2008
The ultimate Japanese Shakespeare spaghetti western! The ultimate Japanese Shakespeare spaghetti western!
Takashi Miike's "Sukiyaki Western Django" offers a spectacular mashup of Kurosawa, Sergio Leone, Tarantino and the Bard -- and it's weirder than that sounds.
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 28, 2008
"Traitor" "Traitor"
Too much narrative trickery takes away from the real talent in this post-9/11 thriller, Don Cheadle and Saïd Taghmaoui.
By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 27, 2008
Before Bergman and "The Crucible" Before Bergman and "The Crucible"
Carl Dreyer's erotic witch-hunt drama "Day of Wrath," made in Nazi-occupied Denmark, resurfaces with shattering clarity after a digital restoration.
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 26, 2008
Blockbuster blackface Blockbuster blackface
"Tropic Thunder" inspired protest from disability activists. But why is no one complaining that Robert Downey Jr. is playing a black man?
By James Hannaham Aug 25, 2008
"The House Bunny" "The House Bunny"
Anna Faris shines as an ex-Playboy bunny who discovers she can no longer get by on cuteness alone.
By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 22, 2008
The man who rocks sexy Jesus The man who rocks sexy Jesus
A superstar in Britain, comedian Steve Coogan hopes to ramp up his mojo with the high-school-drama farce "Hamlet 2."
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 22, 2008
"Death Race" "Death Race"
Spectacular crashes, thunderous explosions, heads split open like watermelons -- and one killer body.
By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 22, 2008
"Hamlet 2" "Hamlet 2"
To laugh or not to laugh at the worst Shakespearean high school musical ever -- that is the question.
By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 22, 2008
Steve Coogan on "Hamlet 2" Steve Coogan on "Hamlet 2"
Andrew O'Hehir interviews the British comedian about his latest film.
Aug 22, 2008
One devastating home movie One devastating home movie
As the floodwaters rose in New Orleans, "street hustler" Kim Roberts turned on her camera -- and captured a story more thrilling than any Hollywood blockbuster.
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 21, 2008
Portrait of the artist as a fallen angel Portrait of the artist as a fallen angel
Indie hero Azazel Jacobs talks about casting his own parents -- and their eccentric, amazing New York apartment -- in his entrancing breakthrough film "Momma's Man."
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 20, 2008
"The Rocker" "The Rocker"
Is this comedy about a heavy-metal wannabe a Gen X rock 'n' roll fantasy?
By James Hannaham Aug 20, 2008
A French master's farewell to love A French master's farewell to love
Eric Rohmer's pastoral Renaissance fantasy, "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon," couldn't be a weirder, or lovelier, way to say goodbye.
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 15, 2008
"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" "Star Wars: The Clone Wars"
George Lucas fills in the "Star Wars" blanks with an animated tale that may make more sense than his live-action films.
By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 15, 2008
Scarlett and Penélope do Barcelona Scarlett and Penélope do Barcelona
Can a sapphic love scene between Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz make Woody Allen seem relevant again?
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 15, 2008
An actress cut in two An actress cut in two
French sex symbol Ludivine Sagnier on passion, perversion and her new film "A Girl Cut in Two." (Please, don't call it a porn movie.)
Andrew O'Hehir Aug 14, 2008
"The obscenity is in the head of the audience" "The obscenity is in the head of the audience"
Andrew O'Hehir interviews Ludivine Sagnier about her new film, "A Girl Cut in Two."
Aug 14, 2008
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