Beyond the Multiplex

"They're not born killers"

Director Stacy Peralta discusses his new film, "Made in America," collaborating with gang members and why American teenagers are murdering one another. (Subscribe to the Beyond the Multiplex iTunes video podcast here.)

A Jewish family's hidden shame
Claude Miller's wrenching "A Secret" distills the French nation's Nazi-era guilt into one family's incredible-but-true wartime story.
Indie film's new, globalized realism
Do low-budget American films like "The Pool" (made in Hindi) and "August Evening" (made in Spanish) signal a new wave of cultural exploration, or just hipster tourism?
News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che
The Coens' "Burn After Reading" sets critics ablaze; Chanel and Lennon, together at last? Plus, Soderbergh's Guevara opus finds a home (maybe).
I married a Nazi -- the comedy
Czech master Jirí Menzel's black comedy about a lovable innocent turned Nazi collaborator is a work of nettlesome genius. Will anybody notice?

Steve Coogan on "Hamlet 2"

What I'm Reading

Toronto Watch: Burn After Reading (Variety.com *)
Thompson on Hollywood, 2008.09.05
Fests and events, 9/5.
GreenCine Daily, 2008.09.05
Toronto Watch: Wrestler First Big Sale Title (Variety.com *)
Thompson on Hollywood, 2008.09.05
Shorts, 9/5.
GreenCine Daily, 2008.09.05
Image of the day... (Glenn Kenny)
Some Came Running, 2008.09.05
Random thought. (Glenn Kenny)
Some Came Running, 2008.09.05
Pixar Picks (noreply@blogger.com (Keith Uhlich))
The House Next Door, 2008.09.05
Bruce Nauman: Make Me Think (noreply@blogger.com (Keith Uhlich))
The House Next Door, 2008.09.05
The Romance of Astrée and Céladon (Nathan Kosub)
Reverse Shot, 2008.09.04
Testing 1-2-3
The Reeler, 2008.09.02

About Beyond the Multiplex

Andrew O'Hehir's independent film blog offers reviews, news and interviews. Subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or RSS.

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