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Norwegian Death Metal Doc 'Until the Light Takes Us' Aims High(brow)new
Norwegian death metal is a fascinatingly dark corner of the musician-as-fanatic landscape. Until the Light Takes Us is an attempt to create the definitive film on the subject, but directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell instead offer a passive, jumpy synopsis that's more artsy than insightful.
New Doc Reveals Many of Scott Walker's Mysteriesnew
In a new documentary, Stephen Kijak takes us through Scott Walker's history, methodology, and cultural relevance by collecting interviews with the underground legend and the musicians he's influenced, as well as vintage performance and modern studio footage.
Wayne Coyne Loses the Plot, Keeps the Magic for 'Christmas'new
The Flaming Lips frontman is hitting the big screen as a true alien -- a man in green with deely-bopper horns on his head and shoulders -- in the movie he cooked up, co-directed, and co-stars in, Christmas on Mars.
'Girls Rock!' Hits Nerves of the Teen Psyche Varietynew
By focusing on the raw sentiments ("spillage") of campers, Girls Rock! is an intelligent -- and, more importantly, entertaining -- look at how girls fight self-imposed stereotypes in very different ways than boys do.
Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Docnew
The New York Post called Shade a "daring Yank." But Shade -- a wealthy real-estate investor who in 2001 traveled to Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden -- is, um, different from how he's been portrayed, says San Francisco filmmaker Daniel Gorman.
Tags: American Hero, Daniel Gorman
Striking the Same Old Chordsnew
The bane of the punk documentary.
Tags: Punk's Not Dead, Susan Dynner
Inside the Linesnew
Clowes and Zwigoff upend the college comedy, then wreck it.
Unamerican Dreamnew
Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy.
Take This Womannew
Piper Perabo plays a boring bride with an untimely lesbian streak in this new film.
Tags: Imagine Me & You, Ol Parker
Asia Minornew
Given that this movie is aimed at the art-house crowd, would it not have been possible to make it in Japanese? You never think you'll miss subtitles until a movie like this comes along.
Homo on the Rangenew
This romantic tragedy about a pair of lean, wind-burned cowpokes who secretly live to poke each other flies in the face of everything that most people in Casper or Riverton or Laramie think about the West, and about themselves.
Three's Companynew
Susan Kaplan's documentary about two male partners who decide to bring a woman into their relationship is really something -- an intimate, honest film with plenty of food for thought.
Closet Casenew
In spite of its many mistakes, this coming-of-age film works because of lead actor Michael McMillian.
Simply Gallingnew
In his film directorial debut, acclaimed playwright/screenwriter/theater director Craig Lucas is done in by his own script, which becomes excessively icy and cruel.
Private Dicksnew
As complex as the story twists in this detective film are, it's the throwaways that Shane Black seems to have the most fun with.
