Currently in Beyond the Multiplex

Doc Hudson vs. Che Guevara

Paul Newman's crusty, kid-friendly, oddly classic final role (as a car). Plus: Film-world eggheads battle over Soderbergh's unconventional "Che."

Monday, Oct 6, 2008 20:55 EDT

From Cannes headliner to pay cable

Why is the exasperating and delightful "Pleasure of Being Robbed" -- a breakthrough American micro-indie about a charming female sociopath -- barely getting released?

Saturday, Oct 4, 2008 14:05 EDT

Bill Maher vs. the "talking snake"

The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.

Thursday, Oct 2, 2008 14:00 EDT

Indie film's ultra-realist overdose

Sundance critics went wild for the lo-fi, wide-screen, Mississippi bleakness of "Ballast." But has American neorealism turned itself into audience kryptonite?

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008 13:30 EDT