Srping 2007 Table Of Contents
FEATURES
Alicia Van Couvering reports on the ascending independent film movement currently being dubbed “mumblecore.”
After 30 years Charles Burnett's Lullaby for America, Killer of Sheep, finally gets its due. By James Ponsoldt
In Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis, Mary Jordan takes us into the mind of one of the forgotten geniuses from the 1960s New York avant-garde scene. By Steve Gallagher
Marion Cotillard creates a riveting portrait of artistic inspiration and excess in Olivier Dahan’s La Vie en Rose. By Scott Macaulay
SPEAK, MEMORY
Actress Sarah Polley makes her directorial debut with the unexpectedly romantic and wise Away From Her. By Scott Macaulay
HEAR MY SONG
In John Carney’s modern-day musical Once — which was a surprise hit at Sundance — we learn love is only a few beats away. By Ray Pride
THE HUMAN ANIMAL
Robinson Devor’s Sundance hit Zoo examines the unthinkable bond a secret group in Washington had with horses. By Peter Bowen
THE VACATION PLANNER
Eli Roth returns to the slaughterhouse with a new group of victims and more gore in Hostel: Part II. By Jason Guerrasio
TRAGEDY AND TRIUMPH
Premiering at Sundance follwing the sudden death of its writer-director, Adrienne Shelly's Waitress is a bittersweet success. By Karina Longworth
GIRL IN THE CITY
Julia Loktev’s haunting DAY NIGHT DAY NIGHT subtly chronicles an American girl’s interest in being a suicide bomber. By Anthony Kaufman
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