AARON: To that extent, I'd say Benten is a sort of fan-based promotion. more ›

also involves a filmmaker, this time on vacation in a sleepy seaside town where he's trying to finish his newest film script and pick up women. Many of Hong's most memorable scenes involve something simple like a couple getting drunk and their ensuing sexual tension, but the way he crafts the quiet exchanges is both subtle and electrifying. Like the work of Woody Allen or Ingmar Bergman, Hong's movies celebrate the impact of a glance and the fascination in human drama. Some of Hong's films are available on DVD, but if you can take this great opportunity to see them projected on the big screen. more ›

It's that time of year again, when the New York Film Society at Lincoln Center and a small group of local film critics selects the entries from new world cinema they feel deserves their erudite stamp o' approval. As this year's pre-screening Festival ID tag points out, their 44 years of discernment includes a pretty elite bunch of films and filmmakers, and this year is no different. The NYFF doesn't set out to be mainstream fare, like the younger Tribeca fest, and they pride themselves on this. more ›

This week’s new movie releases are all about men behaving badly, and of course the women who put up with their crap. Though if that's not what you're into there's always some good Irish beer or Korean kimchee to tempt your movie palate. more ›

may be less than an hour long, but from what we hear, that's more than enough time to freak you out for the at least the rest of the weekend. more ›

reviews Agnes Jaoui's Look At Me and the NY Times is also asking readers for questions for Jaoui, Pedro Almodovar, and Mike Leigh this week. Related: Newsday's John Anderson notes how this year's festival has controversial topics in it (priestly pedophilia in Almodovar's Bad Education, abortion in Leigh's Vera Drake). more ›