iCinema iCinema
Fussing repetitively with a lock of blond hair, nervously flashing an incomplete set of front teeth, the figure on screen begins to cough up her "testimony" in the accents of a S...
Sep 30, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Styles of Radical Will Styles of Radical Will
One of South America's most brilliantly talented filmmakers has made a political road movie: the story of a young man who sets out on a journey of discovery and self-discovery th...
Sep 16, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Ashes of Time Ashes of Time
It was the perfect setup for an op-ed article: the release, between the Democratic and Republican conventions, of Alien vs.
Aug 26, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Bad Brains Bad Brains
More than once in Jonathan Demme's reimagining of The Manchurian Candidate, a distraught Denzel Washington jabs at his skull and rasps, "They got in here." He means it literally.
Aug 12, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Shadows and Smog Shadows and Smog
I paid to see Will Smith fight legions of robots, and what I got was a trip back to Wabash Street.
Jul 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Brief Encounter Brief Encounter
Like many intelligent women of advanced political beliefs, Celine detests the ideology of the soulmate.
Jul 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Moore 1, Media 0 Moore 1, Media 0
I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
By Way of Deception By Way of Deception
Not the judgment of film critics but the passage of time will decide whether Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 can change the world. Change, of course, is the whole purpose.
Jun 17, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Invisibles The Invisibles
When you go to the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, you expect the screen to be a window onto the world.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Band of Insiders Band of Insiders
I know, you're too hip to see Troy.
May 20, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans