GOING PLACES ART FILM OF THE WEEK In French, the title Les Valseuses is slang for testicles — fitting for this laugh riot of a farce that satirizes all that is bourgeoisie in ... Continue Reading →

BRIEF CROSSING ART FILM OF THE WEEK Aboard a large ocean-liner ferry, two strangers have an instant attraction to one another, involving themselves in a much needed, out of the ordinary ... Continue Reading →

A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE ART FILM OF THE WEEK Legendary father of independent film John Cassavetes spent two years trying to raise funds for what is now considered his greatest ... Continue Reading →

ONE INTELLIGENT DESIGN Independent filmmaking is a tough gig.  With all the costs that go into a production, along with all the peripherals afterwards, it is always a small wonder ... Continue Reading →

BENNY’S VIDEO ART FILM OF THE WEEK In the pre-credit sequence of a film by Austrian director Michael Haneke (The Piano Teacher, Funny Games), the slaughter of a pig is in full ... Continue Reading →

CLOSELY WATCHED TRAINS ART FILM OF THE WEEK Winner of the 1967 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, director Jirí Menzel of the Czech New Wave—from which Milos ... Continue Reading →

ATOM EGOYAN’S CALENDAR ART FILM OF THE WEEK   For less than $80,000, Atom Egoyan (Exotica, The Sweet Hereafter, Where the Truth Lies)—the art-house and independent ... Continue Reading →