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"Beantown Bantah"

By David Puner — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Tom Brady-obsessed duo check pulse of city.

The Coppola clan's best director?

By Brian Libby — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Sofia Coppola talks about her crazy childhood, the "Dolce Vita" energy of Tokyo, and casting Bill Murray as a romantic lead in "Lost in Translation."

"Adaptation" and the perils of adaptation

By Stephanie Zacharek — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

While Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze made their massively self-indulgent metamovie, other filmmakers have been doing the hard work of shaping books into films.

Underground rising

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

From Tarantino to Spike Jonze, from "Memento" to "Y Tu Mama," we're living through an independent film explosion. Salon introduces Indie Film -- a new section dedicated to cinematic life beyond the blockbuster.

"Adaptation"

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

A dizzying feature from the self-consciously deranged makers of "Being John Malkovich" imagines Nicolas Cage as a chronic masturbator and Meryl Streep as a mean, mean Susan Orlean.

Susan Orlean

By Chris Colin — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

The insatiably curious author of "The Orchid Thief" and "The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup" isn't Mister Rogers and doesn't laugh at biscotti.

"Beastie Boys Video Anthology"

By Jeff Stark — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Porn does it right and so do the Beasties: The best, most obsessive rock video set ever produced also makes great use of the DVD "angle" feature.

Skywalk this way

By Amy Reiter — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Anakin cast! 19-year-old Canadian Hayden Christensen snags Jedi role; and what's that pacifier doing in Elizabeth Hurley's mouth? Plus: Not a good week for stalkers.

Like a "Virgin"

By Mark Ebner — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Director Sofia Coppola talks about her film adaptation of "The Virgin Suicides," her proud father and Vincent Gallo's sex life (sort of).

Being Charlie Kaufman

By Michael Sragow — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

The writer of that Malkovich movie doesn't have any solutions and doesn't like films that do.

"Being John Malkovich"

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Director Spike Jonze puts his brilliantly offbeat twist on the "15 minutes of fame" theory.

Letter from occupied Bel-Air

By David Goodman — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

Our fearless correspondent's second dispatch from the entertainment industry's demilitarized zone: Ass-kickings at Cirque du Soleil, silence and clanking silverware at the 7th Annual Diversity Awards and a ride in George Clooney's limo!

Read communiqué No. 1!

"Three Kings"

By Andrew O'Hehir — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:01:00 PST

The stylish, almost hallucinatory war movie promotes director David O. Russell from indie grunt to Hollywood sharpshooter.