Beyond the Multiplex

By Andrew O’Hehir

Posts on Thursday, May 8, 2008

The Iraq movie we've been waiting for: Nick Broomfield's pulse-pounding "Battle for Haditha" turns the infamous 2005 civilian massacre into a haunting classic about the inhumanity of war.
A star is born (at age 51): As a married woman meeting her ex-lover 25 years later, Juliet Stevenson transforms a Lifetime-level middle-aged rom-com into delirious comic magic.
Building a road from Bollywood to dullsville: How can a gorgeous-looking movie about an adulterous interracial affair in 1930s India be so boring? Plus: The amazing Juliet Stevenson, sex symbol at age 51.
Double shot of gloom for indie fans: Leading film-blogger Glenn Kenny is out at Premiere; Warner Bros. to fold its Picturehouse and Warner Independent subsidiaries.

Legendary German rock groupie tells all!: A Swedish actor as Mick Jagger, a perpetually naked heroine and the glorious Euro-cheapness of "Eight Miles High."; Thursday, Jul 10, 2008 18:13 EDT
Inside the Army's fake Iraq: Welcome to the military's Iraq Simulation, where the townspeople are Arab actors, the insurgents come from Arkansas -- and things tend to go horribly wrong.; Wednesday, Jul 9, 2008 13:31 EDT
A-Rod vs. the dueling Sherlock clones!: A new frontier in Other Woman liberation, except not. Whose next-gen Sherlock Holmes will be lamer? Plus: "Wackness" and "Tell No One" wow holiday throngs.; Tuesday, Jul 8, 2008 22:30 EDT
Bedtime for "Gonzo": Alex Gibney talks about his Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side" and his new look at Hunter S. Thompson, American hero. (Plus: Audio podcast.); Friday, Jul 4, 2008 13:45 EDT