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Literally translated, “The Four Times” (stages may be more accurate in English) is Michelangelo Frammartino’s homage to the Calabria of…

Aaron Schock’s award-winning documentary “Circo” is a simple thing of beauty. Tyro director Schock’s mission ” to reverse the direction…

The tightly-made biopic traces the formation, deconstruction, and reconstruction of the Los Angeles band Fishbone. Experimental and exceptional, Everyday Sunshine…

Martin Koolhoven’s exquisite “Winter In Wartime,” (The Netherland’s Oscar entry, 2009) is based on the popular children’s book by Jan…

127 HoursDirector: Danny Boyle.Starring: James Franco. Synopsis: Adventurer Aron Ralston goes out exploring mountains without telling anyone where he’s gone.…

Doze Niu’s “Monga,” Taiwan’s official Oscar entry, a gangster coming-of-age story, is set in Monga the old market district (Wanhua)…

Lionel Rogosin’s “On the Bowery” startled audiences when it came out in 1957. It still startles. His remarkable portrait of…

Boasting a refreshing international art house style, Kiran Rao’s ” Dhobi Ghat” (Mumbai Diaries) is a surprisingly moving, intimate film.…

Tetsuya Nakashima directed the candy colored psychedelic 2008 fantasy “Paco and the Magical Book” and the darkly comic Pop Manga-adaptation…

Writer director Kamen Kalev’s first feature “Eastern Plays,” Bulgaria’s official Oscar submission will play at the 2011 Palm Springs International…