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Posts on Friday, May 2, 2008

The girl who's also a boy

A nifty Gothic fable about an intersex teen in a desolate coastal town is among the year's most striking debuts.

Marilyn, Michael and the flying nuns

Harmony Korine, the skate-punk Fitzgerald of the '90s, is back for his second act -- with a sweet and surprisingly lovely film, believe it or not.

Previously in Beyond the Multiplex

Maddin and Herzog: Brothers of the ice!

It's frozen allegory week -- in summer! Guy Maddin reveals the sleepwalking sex secrets of Winnipeg; Werner Herzog chases psycho penguins in Antarctica.

Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 13:29 EDT

Monday roundup: Hulk vs. Shakespeare

"Hulk" director says superhero flicks are boring! So I'm off to a 10-hour Japanese film. Also: A.P.'s wacky war against the blogosphere.

Monday, Jun 16, 2008 22:53 EDT

Kinky underwear in Antarctica

Opening this week: Farmiga's feral femme fatale, Herzog at the South Pole, a true-life gay love story, the amazing "Blue Planet" and more.

Friday, Jun 13, 2008 19:27 EDT

The Little Tramp's killer comedy

How Charlie Chaplin's poisonously dark "Monsieur Verdoux" drove the audience away -- and was embraced by critics and filmmakers as a masterpiece.

Friday, Jun 13, 2008 00:29 EDT