Veteran brits John Hurt and Ian McKellan make two gay explorations a joy to behold.
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True lies
How close do documentary makers really get to the truth, let alone the Truth?
Neo-nebbish
Comedian Louis C.K. gives Woody Allen a 21st-century run for his New York money.
Biopic as death
One-time captive Natascha Kampusch worries about how she'll be portrayed, rightly so.
Necessary women
Shirley Clarke, Wertmüller, Deren, Varda and Farrokhzad are the makers of must-see works.
Shock values
Out of nowhere, an Italian documentary riveted the pre-global world.
The importance of clubbing
Why a college film club? For "Eraserhead," "Persona," "Alice" and, of course, supermasochism.
Fretting over Werner
Germany's iconoclastic Werner Herzog, now 68, continues marching to his own drummer.
On film
In her first column, film critic Lauren Jurgensen reflects on her earliest loves.