Beyond the Multiplex

By Andrew O’Hehir
Indie directors wrestle teen angels | Salon.com Arts & Entertainment

Indie directors wrestle teen angels

Andrew O’Hehir

Gus Van Sant’s dreamlike “Paranoid Park” and David Gordon Green’s earnest “Snow Angels” take opposite sides in American cinema’s civil war.

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Don’t call it mumblecore
Ultra-indie American film grows up in a hurry with Joe Swanberg and Greta Gerwig’s erotic, wrenching relationship drama “Nights and Weekends.”
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 14:18 EDT
“Greatest film ever” or a cream cake?
Mocked on initial release and long unavailable, Max Ophüls’ wide-screen spectacle “Lola Montès” returns in a lustrous restoration. So what’s the big deal?
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 13:43 EDT
Torture porn, made beautiful
Pasolini’s “Salò” blends fascism, de Sade and upscale art cinema into the most notorious film in the medium’s history. Watch it at home!
Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008 13:01 EDT
Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara
Paul Newman’s crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh’s unconventional “Che.”
Monday, Oct 6, 2008 20:55 EDT

Wayne Wang on “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers”

What I’m Reading

Nobel. Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
GreenCine Daily, 2008.10.09
Tokyo Sonata (Michael Koresky)
Reverse Shot, 2008.10.09
NYFF. The Windmill Movie.
GreenCine Daily, 2008.10.09
Body of Lies: Yes, DiCaprio is a Movie Star (Variety.com *)
Thompson on Hollywood, 2008.10.08
SNL: Wahlberg Talks to Animals (Variety.com *)
Thompson on Hollywood, 2008.10.08
On the new Hong Sang-soo (Glenn Kenny)
Some Came Running, 2008.10.08
Che (Michael Joshua Rowin)
Reverse Shot, 2008.10.08
Paging the Edna Ferber estate… (Glenn Kenny)
Some Came Running, 2008.10.08
Understanding Screenwriting #7 (noreply@blogger.com (Keith Uhlich))
The House Next Door, 2008.10.08
Links for the Day (October 8th, 2008) (noreply@blogger.com (Keith Uhlich))
The House Next Door, 2008.10.08

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Andrew O’Hehir’s independent film blog offers reviews, news and interviews. Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or RSS.

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