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2005 Stories by Jean Oppenheimer

• Simply Galling

  published December 1, 2005

  Deception, betrayal and revenge. In his film directorial debut, acclaimed playwright/screenwriter/theater director Craig Lucas is done in by his... More >>

• Exhuming McCarthy

  published October 20, 2005

  Good Night, and Good Luck, a riveting movie that's as entertaining as it is socially and politically important, could not have come... More >>

• Truth Syrup

  published October 20, 2005

  It's the cover-up, stupid! It doomed Nixon during Watergate, got Clinton impeached, inspired outrage against the Catholic Church, and apparently... More >>

• Countdown to 12

  published October 13, 2005

  Some films leave an indelible impression upon the heart and mind. Innocent Voices is one of those films. Set in El Salvador in the... More >>

• Artful Dodging

  published September 29, 2005

  It's almost impossible to watch Roman Polanski's rendition of Oliver Twist without drawing parallels between the deprivations... More >>

• Better Mood

  published August 25, 2005

  Cineastes swooned over Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai's 2000 film In the Mood for Love, a slow-as-molasses melodrama about two tediously... More >>

• Follow the Music

  published August 18, 2005

  Thomas Seyr, the central figure in director Jacques Audiard's kinetically charged new film The Beat That My Heart Skipped, is a... More >>

• Bird Droppings

  published August 18, 2005

  Even today, British kids grow up listening to stories about life during the London Blitz and the hardships their parents and grandparents endured... More >>

• No Way Out

  published August 11, 2005

  Once you get past its negligible plot, scant dialogue and almost zero action, Gus Van Sant's elliptical rendering of the final hours in the... More >>

• Mostly Miranda

  published July 14, 2005

  Me and You and Everyone We Know, the new film from writer-director-performance artist Miranda July, walked off with prizes at both... More >>

• For Love of the Game

  published April 14, 2005

  Directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. With Drew Barrymore and Jimmy Fallon. Rated PG-13. More >>

• Road Rules: Israel

  published March 31, 2005

  Most contemporary thrillers aren't concerned with moral dilemmas; the emphasis is on action and intrigue. The Israeli film Walk on... More >>

• The Kids Aren't Alright

  published March 24, 2005

  Directed by Kore-eda Hirokazu. With Yagira Yuya, Kitaura Ayu, Kimura Hiei, Shimizu Momoko and You. More >>

• Bayou Polka

  published March 17, 2005

  Almost as wide as he is tall, with a round but unremarkable face, Schultze doesn't look like a rebel. Truth be told, he looks like Curly of Three... More >>

• Bayou Polka

  published March 10, 2005

  Almost as wide as he is tall, with a round but unremarkable face, Schultze doesn't look like a rebel. Truth be told, he looks like Curly of Three... More >>

• Great Clips

  published February 24, 2005

  Directed by Joe Fab and Elliott Berlin. Featuring the residents of Whitwell, Tennessee. Rated G. More >>

• Horse Senseless

  published January 13, 2005

  An underappreciated art, vocal performance can make or break an animated film, as well as live-action movies that "star" talking animals. It's... More >>

• Blade Runners

  published January 6, 2005

  Over a three-month period in 1994, machete-wielding Hutu tribesmen in Rwanda hacked to death 800,000 Tutsi men, women and children. News reports,... More >>