EYES WITHOUT A FACE

DescriptionContactDescription Of all the mad doctors that the cinema has given us, Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brasseur) in EYES WITHOUT A FACE is the one who has most elements in common with Dr. Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) in THE SKIN I LIVE IN, although Dr. Frankenstein is on echo common to both films. After a review of...

EXPECTING (LA ESPERA)

DescriptionDescription Expecting Waiting. A teen girl with a bright future buys some pills from a woman on a pork bench. She goes home and her parents are out of town. Her boyfriend comes over. This could be preparation for a night of fun, but that's already happened Now she's pregnant and since abortion is illegal...

EXTRATERRESTRIAL (EXTRATERRESTRE)

DescriptionDescription TIMECRIMES director Nacho Vigalondo's surprising second feature finds an alien invasion providing the backdrop for one of the most delightful romantic comedies in years.

EX-SEX

DescriptionDescription A one-night stand between two people who used to be in love (or so they thought).

THE EAGLEMAN STAG

DescriptionDescription A dark, cerebral comedy about a man's obsession with his quickening perception of time.

DRAGONSLAYER

DescriptionDescription Filmed in and around abandoned houses, punk shows and empty swimming pools in Fullerton, California, DRAGONSLAYER is a gritty documentary portrait of Josh "Skreech" Sandoval, a truly unique character who operates on his own wavelength. Something of a local skate legend, Skreech is able to travel the world via lucrative skateboarding sponsorships, but when...

DR. BREAKFAST

DescriptionDescription A surreal meditation on the quirky but rejuvenating nature of friendship and the most important meal of the day.

CORIOLANUS

DescriptionDescription In his feature film directing debut, Ralph Fiennes has crafted a masterful adaptation of one of the Bard's most gripping tragedies. Setting Shakespeare's verse against a modern backdrop of 24-hour cable news networks and instant polling, this story of power, politics and pride speaks strongly to our own volatile, polarized times. The film is...

THE DISH & THE SPOON

DescriptionDescription Furious over her husband's infidelity, Rose (Greta Gerwig) recklessly drives to her pa rent's deserted beach house with a single goal: revenge. Along the way, Rose meets a young British teen (newcomer Olly Alexander) who togs along to bear witness to Rose's rage-filled, and often humorous, meltdowns. The desolate off-season coastal Delaware setting underscores...

THE DAY HE ARRIVES

DescriptionContactDescription With his newest film, AFI FEST veteran Hong Sang-soo returns to the crisp, black-and-white vision of Seoul in winter lost seen in his Nouvelle Vague-like VIRGIN STRIPPED BARE BY HER BACHELORS (2000) Evoking the earlier film's compelling mix of romantic al lure and cool detachment, Hong's ability to capture ordinary characters doing ordinary things...

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