Movies Love, Loss and Le Carre: 'Constant Gardener' Fresh Air August 31, 2005 • Film critic David Edelstein reviews The Constant Gardener, the new thriller based on the John Le Carre novel. The film is directed by City of God's Fernando Meirelles and stars Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.
Culture Dutch Noir: 'Memory of a Killer' August 26, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Memory of a Killer, a Dutch noir thriller about a hit man who's developed Alzheimer's disease. The film is based on the much-praised crime novel series by Jef Geeraerts.
Movies Past and Future Love: Wong Kar-Wai's '2046' August 24, 2005 • Hong Kong's Wong Kar-Wai is a visual stylist: witness In the Mood for Love and Days of Being Wild. His latest film, 2046, runs riot with color, texture -- and beautiful people.
Culture Taking a Look at 'Red Eye,' '40-Year-Old Virgin' Fresh Air August 19, 2005 • Film critic David Edelstein reviews this weekend's new releases: thriller Red Eye and the comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin, starring Steve Carell of The Office.
Movies Sleuthing and Imbibing with Style in 'Thin Man' DVDs Fresh Air August 18, 2005 • Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz steps outside his usual arena to review The Thin Man films of the 1930s and '40s. They have just been released on DVD.
Culture Slate's Summary Judgment: 'Deuce Bigalow; European Gigolo,' 'The Skeleton Key,' 'Grizzly Man' August 12, 2005 • Gigolos, ghosts and bears -- oh my! Are any of this week's new films worth your money? Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan reviews what the critics are saying about this week's new movie releases, including Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo, The Skeleton Key and Grizzly Man.
Culture 'Grizzly Man', a Dreamer Lost in the Wilderness August 12, 2005 • Timothy Treadwell spent 13 summers among the grizzly bears of Alaska before one killed him. Film critic Kenneth Turan says director Werner Herzog has fashioned a riveting story of Treadwell's obsession.
Culture 'Junebug' Fresh Air August 12, 2005 • In Junebug, a story of characters and culture clashes, Embeth Davidtz plays a Chicago art dealer who meets her new in-laws on a business trip to North Carolina, including a very pregnant Amy Adams.
Culture 'Secuestro Express' August 6, 2005 • A kidnapping in Caracas provides the plotline for the Venezuelan thriller Secuestro Express. The film makes reference to the kidnap-for-ransom trade thriving in many parts of Latin America.
Culture Jarmusch Features Murray in 'Broken Flowers' August 5, 2005 • NPR's Bob Mondello reviews Jim Jarmusch's new movie Broken Flowers. It stars Bill Murray, who plays a modern Don Juan.
Culture 'Broken Flowers' Fresh Air August 5, 2005 • Bill Murray and his deadpan delivery star in a Jim Jarmusch film about an aging Don Juan who learns a 19-year-old son he has never met is looking for him. A strong cast offers support.
Culture Killing Time with 'The Dukes of Hazzard' August 5, 2005 • The Dukes of Hazzard is a film so meaningless that it is almost impossible to review, according to critic Kenneth Turan. He says the movie is, "not empty calories, which implies pleasure, but simply empty. It's a cosmic void where a movie ought to be."
Culture 'Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress' July 31, 2005 • The French-language film Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is based on an autobiographical novel by Dai Sijie. The book was published all over the world, though not in the author's native China. Now he's adapted it as a screenplay, and directed the movie, too.
Culture 'Elevator to the Gallows' July 29, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan, takes a look at the restoration of the iconic French film, Elevator to the Gallows. Made in 1957, it is a melding of French cinematography and American music that Turan is thrilled to see in theaters.
Documenting the 'March of the Penguins' Fresh Air July 29, 2005 • March of the Penguins is a stunning and endearing documentary about a year in the life of an Emperor penguin flock in Antarctica. Morgan Freeman narrates.