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Frozen River "Frozen River," about two poor women's perilous attempts to make some illegal cash through smuggling, is too calculated to feel like real life. Brideshead Revisited This version of "Brideshead Revisited" fails to give intensity to its characters and situations, resulting in a movie that's mostly about pretty interiors and costumes. Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer All in all, an ode to the endurance of a true icon and a tribute to her unique talent. It's fairly certain she would have liked it herself and that's high praise indeed. Man on Wire "Man on Wire," about the French daredevil who once tightroped between the World Trade Center's twin towers, is a wistful remembrance of past glory — of the man, of lower Manhattan, and of who we were in the '70s. Elegy Forget the Summer of Sam, welcome to the Summer of Ben — Sir Ben Kingsley that is. The ubiquitous Oscar winning knight is everywhere. A Man Named Pearl Black and white and green all over. Previously reviewed: Boy A Eight Miles High Encounters at the End of the World Expired Felon The Human Condition    The Last Mistress Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind Tell No One Trumbo The Wackness

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Brooklyn International Film Festival The 11th Brooklyn International Film Festival is all about travelers, from badasses in the Outback to the president of the United States in his fictional hometown. • Reviews: The Collective, Coyote, Crawford, Fix Archive: New York Film Festival New York Korean Film Festival    Seattle International Film Festival

Fix The story of three people's dizzying dash through the unseen underculture of Los Angeles to get $5,000 for drug treatment. Coyote A hyperreal and perhaps ill-advised tour of the Mexican border-crossing business by two regular guys who decide it can't be that hard. Standard Operating Procedure Errol Morris's documentary is a much less extraordinary exploration of Abu Ghraib than it should have been — delving into the little pictures without exploring the big picture or even the raw personalities of the people involved. Complete archive Archive articles (latest 50): 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days 9 Songs After the Day Before After You Bubble Cape of Good Hope Capote The Children of Huang Shi City of Men The Collective The Constant Gardener Crawford The Definition of Insanity Don't Move The Education of Shelby Knox Escape Artists Eternal Funny Games Grizzly Man Gunnin' For That #1 Spot Horrible Child Junebug    Land of Plenty Let's Get Lost Lords of Dogtown March of the Penguins Max and Grace Nightingale in a Music Box Nine Lives One Bright Shining Moment The Orphanage The Real Dirt on Farmer John Regular Lovers Reprise Snow Angels Stuck The Syrian Bride There Will Be Blood Through the Forest The Visitor War Inc. Yes 2046