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The funny thing about mothers
Sarah Hepola
The authors of "Love, Mom" talk about the unintentional comedy (and cringes) of maternal correspondence.
Tribeca: Best of the fest
Andrew O'Hehir
An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing.
Handicapping Manhattan’s spring movie fling
Andrew O'Hehir
Newly downsized and shorn of Hollywood glitz, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival remains a vigorous venue for cinematic discoveries.
The crumbling beauty of “Grey Gardens”
Joy Press
The 1975 cult documentary inspires this new HBO film, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as batty aristocrats living in eccentric squalor.
Roundup: Movies not to miss
Andrew O'Hehir
Go behind "A Chorus Line" with a riveting backstage doc; the amazing Hiam Abbass in "Lemon Tree"; and the greatest documentarian you've never heard of.
The Merchants of Wall Street
Andrew Leonard
400 years before credit default swaps strode the earth, Shakespeare nailed the financial crisis.
Weekend roundup: Movies not to miss
Andrew O'Hehir
A funky, lovely weave of Philly tales; an S/M hustler turned safe-sex pioneer; a heavy-metal saga in Old Norse; a Denver slacker turns to crime, and more.
Predatory lending with a smiley face
Alyssa Katz
Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners.
Scenes from a housing boom
Mary Elizabeth Williams
At the height of the real estate bubble, I was desperate to buy a home. I had no idea what kind of trouble I was borrowing.
The best of Sundance ’09
Andrew O'Hehir
Park City's hottest films, from a glittering early-'60s girlhood to a pulse-pounding Mexican gang thriller, Jim Carrey as a gay con man, the Wounded Knee occupation and more.
Downsizing hits Sundance
Andrew O'Hehir
I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession?
DVDs you should have seen in 2008, but didn’t
Andrew O'Hehir
Eddie Albert in "1984," the best of MST3K, an even sexier "Lady Chatterley," classic Brit-horror, and Donald vs. Chip 'n' Dale.
Report: CNN’s Gupta Obama’s choice for surgeon general
Alex Koppelman
Dr. Sanjay Gupta has reportedly been offered the job already, and is likely to accept.
The 10 best indie movies of 2008
Andrew O'Hehir
Heartbreaking French family saga "A Christmas Tale" tops the list in a strong year for documentaries and foreign-language films.
Shades of “Grey Gardens”
Heather Havrilesky
An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway.
Elvis lives!
Heather Havrilesky
Elvis Costello chats up everyone from Lou Reed to Bill Clinton on his eclectic Sundance talk show, "Spectacle."
Midrange gifts for the culture vulture
Andrew O'Hehir
Hungarian art films, indie-rock wall decals and (of course) "The Godfather."
“Four Christmases”
Stephanie Zacharek
Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon help us make it through the holidays with this funny, gently subversive Christmas movie.
Detroit isn’t dead yet
Edward McClelland
As Washington clashes over a Big Three bailout, it's ignoring the best cure to the automakers' ills: Universal healthcare.
New friendly fire coverup: Army shreds files on dead soldiers
Mark Benjamin
Hours after Salon revealed evidence that two Americans were killed by a U.S. tank, not enemy fire, military officials destroyed papers on the men.
Oscar’s documentary problem, cont.
Andrew O'Hehir
Herzog, "Man on Wire" and "Trouble the Water" make Academy shortlist, but "Order of Myths," "Unforeseen," "Roman Polanski" and "Gonzo" are out.
What does Obama’s victory mean?
Thomas Schaller
Responses from a platoon of reporters, bloggers, commentators, academics and policy wonks on the meaning of Obama's victory.
At Biden rally, Obama’s party comes into view
Gabriel Winant
A crowd of Teamsters and electricians -- once thought to be Clinton voters -- stayed up late in south Philly to get excited about voting for Barack Obama.
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