Film

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

Broadcast News Broadcast News

Most faces can simply be described, but some (like Jean Dominique's) need explaining. When did the lips shrink away, and the light brown skin start clinging to the bones?

May 6, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Love and Theft Love and Theft

Antiquarian mishmash lathers the April screen. In Kill Bill Vol.

Apr 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Chronicle of a Disappearance Chronicle of a Disappearance

A rough but accurate gauge of national resilience: When dictators fall, how soon do filmmakers rise again? In the case of Argentina, the recovery was impressively quick.

Apr 8, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Everybody’s Talking About the Weather Everybody’s Talking About the Weather

The last few years have seen renewed interest in the Weathermen.

Mar 30, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Varon

Speak, Memory Speak, Memory

Not wanting to curse Charlie Kaufman with too much praise, I'm tempted to say that his nonexistent twin Donald is the best American screenwriter since Preston Sturges.

Mar 25, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Adaptation Adaptation

So Mel Gibson has been persecuted all the way to the bank.

Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Protocols of Mel Gibson The Protocols of Mel Gibson

My friends had one question for me after I saw Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: Is it anti-Semitic?

Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

A Passion for Hatred That Mocks Christ’s Message A Passion for Hatred That Mocks Christ’s Message

Mel Gibson's movie is a blood libel against the Jewish people.

Mar 2, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Robert Scheer

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