Lured by Stories and an Ambiguous Femme Fatale
96957
Pedro AlmodÃ³var has toyed with film noir before, but his newest movie is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style.
516822
The journey of Henry Winterstern is a classic tale of Hollywoodâs irresistible lure and the hubris that so often leads to a sudden demise.
20319
Rather than delve into the clinical details of sexual desire and behavior, Catherine Breillat's reflects on what it means for a filmmaker to conduct such an inquiry.
518377
Iris Chang listened to stories of horror and suffering, absorbed them, and turned them into books. In the end, she may have cared too much.
230426
A previously unknown story and a letter ascribed to Ernest Hemingway have caused a dispute between those who want to see them published and those who don't.
6800
Long gone are the days when a film held on to one story and fleshed it out through the
524682
A perkily told sad story of a runaway waif-woman in the wide, wild world, "Reckless" remains a beguilingly sneaky crash course in the loss of innocence.
496914
Anna Deavere Smithâs first major show in more than a decade is rich in anecdotes and observations, but also frustrating in the scope of its reach.
526661
As its title suggests, this eccentric film written and directed by Isabel Coixet, contemplates the insufficiency of language to encapsulate traumatic experience.
102747
Whether they are old-fashioned narratives, playful improvisations or comic-strip-like tales told in pictures, the stories in this collection, edited by Zadie Smith, force us to re-evaluate that old chestnut âCharacter is destiny.â
140798
Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.
756014
Trying to make sense of what is left behind envelops "Dying City," Christopher Shinn's remarkable tale of loss and how two very different people handle their grief.
223683
With a lifetimeÂs worth of stinging observations and sharp insights, Gore VidalÂs new memoir is unmissable.
376206
Chances are you'll recognize Alice Fraasa, but you won't be able to figure out from where.
763302
Her husbandsâ music is what made them unforgettable. But her side of the story, for all its slick packaging and hopeless platitudes, is worth hearing too.
562353
The surreal and the subtle intrigue South African writer Mary Watson. In exploring those qualities in her fiction, she gives a fresh perspective on the brutality of apartheid.
155614
You may be confused now, but you won't be when you finish reading.