Tight budgets bring out the best in directors
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LOS ANGELES  - The sequence was vast: A long walk across war-torn France, with thousands of extras, German bombers, tanks and artillery strewn across the landscape -- the kind of scope that would have made David Lean proud.
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Watch this film for Nagathihalli's craftsmanship as a director and writer, and the performances.
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Martin McDonaghâs plays have won wide acclaim, but he had filmmaking in mind all along.
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Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.
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Is the small subtle and strong cinema over? Not quite! If youÂve seen some of the non-mainstream nuggets lined up for the next couple of months, youÂd  have to agree, avant- garde cinema is alive and kicking.
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There comes the moment in the career of many directors when they are compelled to tell the story of a great man in whose life they seem to see a glimmer of their own image.
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A wealth of cinema stars who worked with Robert Altman pay tribute to the late director.
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Robert Altman was one of the most adventurous and influential American directors of the late 20th century.
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Richard Corliss makes his picks in every single category, from Best Picture to Sound Editing. He even saw all the shorts!
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Bartlett Sherâs production is frugal but not cheap, depending for its effects not on luxurious dÃ©cor but on his castâs sense of timing.
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Hollywood players pick sides in the competition between the HD DVD and Blu-ray standards.
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A good story and great performances make this an engrossing film to watch.
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Funny voices are a good thing  in the world of film. And the ability to deliver them is even  better.
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If you want quantity, wait for Tribeca. The New York Film Festival, in contrast, prides itself on quality, refinement and selectivity.
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In âIn Bruges,â Brendan Gleeson, Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes have great fun rummaging around inside Martin McDonaghâs modest bag of tricks.
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An increasingly organised film industry is seeing the benefits of organisation.
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Mira Nair's new film gets good reviews and good box office collections.