| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.)
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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| 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!
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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).
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| 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."
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