Requiem for a Dream Requiem for a Dream
Daniel Fuchs's The Golden West is best read as an author's requiem for the Hollywood he loved.
Sep 1, 2005 / Books & the Arts / David L. Ulin
‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed ‘The Constant Gardener’: What the Movie Missed
As Big Pharma increasingly turns to the Third World to test its products, this lush film will spark outrage, but glosses over the constant vigilance necessary to police drug trials...
Aug 30, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Sonia Shah
Neighbors Neighbors
A trio of film reviews: Wall, Tony Takitani and Red Eye.
Aug 25, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Life Among the Neo-Pagans Life Among the Neo-Pagans
Our reporter visits a "a magickal, psychedelic & multi-cultural" forest outing and asks, Are New Age, Old Religion believers an endangered species in Born Again America?
Aug 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Paul Krassner
The Philosophy of Art The Philosophy of Art
Arthur Danto talks about art in America, the rise of pluralism and how The Nation changed his life.
Aug 18, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Degen
Eat the Document Eat the Document
Stuart Klawans reviews four documentary films.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Spectacle Spectacle
Recent movies including War of the Worlds and Land of the Dead reflect today's political landscape.
Aug 11, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
The Most Revolutionary Art Form The Most Revolutionary Art Form
Can a vibrant and cosmopolitan artistic scene heal the wounds of Afghanistan's traumatic past?
Aug 5, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Ishaan Tharoor
The Buzz and the Fury The Buzz and the Fury
Faulkner does Oprah.
Aug 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
Time Out of Mind Time Out of Mind
There are no ordinary shots in Wong Kar Wai's 2046 and no ordinary sounds--which is remarkable, given that you've seen and heard everything before.
Jul 28, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans