11/21/2002
In the spring of 1910, a young boy tells the story of two families stuck in an eye-for-an-eye blood bath on the remote plains of Brazil.
A boy with no name tells the story of his older brother, Tonho, who is left with 20 days to live before the rival family avenges the death of their son in the Golden Globe nominated film, Behind the Sun.This cycle of revenge is related through the eyes and words of the young boy, who is later named...
11/4/2002
This Italian film swept the European film festivals in 2001, picking up the Golden Palm award at Cannes.
The Son's Room is a sincere expression of family and a realistic ventureinto the human experience of loss.Writer, director, and lead actor Nanni Moretti selects a topic for his filmthat is rarely given such an intimate and honest treatment in cinema.
10/27/2002
Five thugs, including Harvey Keitel, Steve Buscemi, and Tim Roth, are brought together to pull off a high-stakes heist for a crime lord.
Quentin Tarantino, now a cinematic legend in his own time, cemented his status as a certifiable filmmaker extraordinaire with his first film, Reservoir Dogs (1992).Assuming the roles of writer, actor, and director, Tarantino crafts a work that embodies his signature style. The story revolves around...
10/6/2002
Pinero is an biopic about poet, playwright, actor and ex-con Miguel Pinero, who was at his creative and destructive pinnacle in the 1980s. Starring Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto
Taking a pay cut and dropping out of the public eye to star in an obscure film about the obscure pseudo-celebrity Miguel Pinero was the best professional decision Benjamin Bratt ever made. Bratt's performance is brilliant. A quarter of the way through the film, Bratt's body seems to be acting as...
10/6/2002
The picture perfect couple finds their picture shattered when they lose their only son tragically. Starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei, Nick Stahl
Todd Fields is an actor's actor, but in his debut film, In the Bedroom, he became an actor's director. His background helps him to craft a film, which is both visually communicative and emotionally stirring. The story of In the Bedroom is anchored in human relationships, a subject often glossed...
9/17/2002
The Devil's Backbone is the story of a orphanage plagued by a lurking evil during the Spanish civil war. The driving question: Is the evil dead or alive?
The Devil's Backbone is a diamond in the rough. It's hard to blame critics and viewers for dismissing what may be the best film of 2001, when director Guillermo del Toro was also responsible this year's Blade II.However, the faliciously hyped Snipes film is sure to be forgotten, while Backbone may...
9/17/2002
Meet Alma Mahler, the muse of several prominent European artists of the nineteeth and twentieth centuries, and an overlooked composer herself. Starring Sarah Wynter, Jonathon Pryce, Vincent Perez
The inspiration behind Bruce Beresford's film, Bride of the Wind, and the historic figures depicted is art. With art as the film's arc, the visual project undertaken by Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, 1989) is an appropriate homage to the music of Gustav Mahler; the paintings of Oscar Kokoschka; the...
7/14/2002
A nurse from a psycho ward starts to question her life and the role of fate in it after a near fatal encounter with a mysterious stranger.
The Princess and the Warrior is just another cinematic piece de resistance to add to director Tom Tykwer's collection of brilliant works including "Wintersleepers," "The Legend of Rita," and "Run Lola Run." A darling of the critics, but a virtual unknown to the American public, the German director...
