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Posts in July 2008

July 2
Japanese film's not-so-new new wave
Asia's greatest cinema power never really lost its mojo. But 10 years after Kurosawa's death, Japanese movies are hotter (and weirder) than ever.
July 3
On the dopeness of "The Wackness"
In this interview and podcast, director Jonathan Levine talks about how Holden Caulfield met Rudy Giuliani and Biggie in the heartbroken, heat-stricken New York summer of 1994.
July 4
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.)
July 8
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.
July 9
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.
July 10
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."
All-night party in a lost city
Kent Mackenzie's gorgeous black-and-white film "The Exiles" captures a garage-rock world of urban American Indians in a vanished L.A. Plus: German groupie tells all!
July 12
The ultimate family DVD list
We asked; you answered. Here's the most-awesome-ever summertime list of offbeat, kid-friendly movies available on DVD -- as chosen (mostly) by Salon readers.
July 15
Awesome Kids' Video Project: The sequel!
As requested, the also-rans in our reader poll of family summer flicks. Also: Is this list racist? Is Hannibal Lecter right for <i>your</i> family? And more!
July 16
Is Slovenia the film world's new Romania?
From slacker comedies to horror films and rom-coms, the least well known of all former Yugoslav republics gets its moment.
July 18
Batman vs. the lavender genius of crime!
I watched the great 10-hour Japanese antiwar film! Now it's your turn. Plus: Topiary genius, life after the tsunami, and a gay British crime lord.
July 23
The saga of George W. Batman
"Dark Knight" backlash, counterbacklash and so on. Plus: Sleazy Latin lovers, Ben Kingsley as a Russian cop and other reasons never to leave home.
July 24
When a bad seed grows up
Both a compelling British social drama and a haunting meditation on guilt and forgiveness, John Crowley's "Boy A" is a potent summer surprise.
July 25
Four clueless actors, a dream and a paper bag
Filmmakers Jay and Mark Duplass and their cast talk about "Baghead," their delightful and totally unclassifiable indie-satire-horror breakout.
Black and white in color
An arch, acute and haunting documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras traditions of Mobile, Ala., "The Order of Myths" might be the nonfiction film of the year.
July 26
Walking on air
Twin towers wire-walker Philippe Petit and "Man on Wire" director James Marsh talk about taking risks and making magic in troubled times.
July 29
Nostalgia for the Bush era
Oliver Stone's "W." has people excited -- no, really! Plus: Aronofsky vs. "Robocop," gals conquer Comic-Con, and Arab cinema's greatest voice falls silent.
July 30
Double-wide dreams
Courtney Hunt on her Sundance-acclaimed, slo-mo rural thriller "Frozen River" and making an indie film even action-movie fans can love (interview/podcast).
July 31
Up all night with a psycho blonde
Screwed-up strangers hook up for a last-minute New Year's date in the profane and delightful "In Search of a Midnight Kiss."
Is torture an Olympic event?
After 33 years of abuse and imprisonment, one Tibetan monk says no to the Beijing Olympics -- and to the Dalai Lama's accommodation with tyranny.
"Elegy" for a topless bombshell
Penélope Cruz gets art-history naked and Ben Kingsley is diamond-brilliant in an overly pretty film adaptation of Philip Roth's "Dying Animal."
The art world's Pepsi Generation
"Beautiful Losers" chronicles the art rebels of the '90s, fueled by punk, skateboarding, graffiti and trash culture. Now brought to you by Nike!
Jesus died for somebody's sins ... but not hers
A dazzling, dizzying documentary captures rock pioneer Patti Smith during her comeback years, surrounded by death and life.

Steve Coogan on "Hamlet 2"

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