Beyond the Multiplex

Posts on Monday, August 11, 2008

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.
The (undead) girl next door
Suburban realism gets an injection of fresh blood (ha!) in the gory, satirical and haunting Swedish vampire flick "Let the Right One In."
Who names a film "Synecdoche"?
Quasi-legendary screenwriter Charlie Kaufman discusses his surreal black-comic directing debut -- and why he's willing to tick people off with an unpronounceable title.
Eat, for this is my body
In the amazing new film "Stranded," survivors of the legendary 1972 Andes plane crash talk about the moral and spiritual implications of eating their friends.
Gotham noms kick off award season (ack!)
Inside the N.Y.-based indie awards, where we nominated "Ballast," "The Visitor," "Synecdoche," "The Wrestler" and a bunch of films nobody has ever seen.

"Quantum of Solace"

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