Arbor Vitae; Beneath the Banyan Trees filming; The Homeboy
By Michael Fox,
January 31, 2001
Summerwind Nathaniel Dorsky flips the switch and the hypnotic Arbor Vitae unspools in the basement screening room of his quiet Richmond District... More>>
George Washington finds beauty in the midst of overwhelming sadness and waste
By Jean Oppenheimer,
January 24, 2001
George Washington, the haunting feature film debut of writer/ director David Gordon Green, is narrated by 12-year-old Nasia (Candace Evanofski,... More>>
The New Age The indie film world is in a tizzy about digital video, but producer Ira Deutschman thinks it's a nonissue. "People are willing to... More>>
Slow down, breathe deeply: Here comes Yi Yi's ultra-leisurely portrayal of Taiwanese family life
By Andy Klein,
January 17, 2001
With luck, Yi Yi (A One and a Two), the seventh release from writer/director Edward Yang, one of Taiwan's most respected filmmakers, will open a... More>>
In one of the more notable cultural gestures of the century, Europe exported armies of artists, mostly from Germany and Austria, to reshape and... More>>
Exploitation cinema becomes art in E. Elias Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire
By Gregory Weinkauf,
January 10, 2001
The doomed are often a remarkably energetic and productive lot, especially when it comes to creating portraits of their personal horrors. Themes... More>>
Vertigo As a public service for those planning 2001 vacations and/or action-figure purchases, here are the scheduled opening dates for several... More>>
With Traffic, Steven Soderbergh takes on the unwinnable war
By Robert Wilonsky,
January 03, 2001
The War on Drugs has become this generation's Vietnam, the unwinnable conflict that will, in the end, destroy the innocent and reward the guilty.... More>>
Gattica Resplendent in a red gown and black wig, Tilda Swinton looks more than a little like a 21st-century Hedy Lamarr. She extends her hand in... More>>
It's where Walter Huston found paradise at the end of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, where the murdering lovers Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw... More>>
Rock 'n' Roll High School "Film school is now in session," declared Scott Balcerek, strolling away to watch the proceedings on his video monitor.... More>>
The Contender It's not unusual for indie filmmakers to throw fund-raisers for their works-in-progress. But it is a shock to see the mayor at one... More>>