A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Voting Booth

AFS Documentary Tour presents Election Day

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Election Day on Wednesday, Nov. 12,..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Democracy's Feet of Clay

AFS Documentary Tour presents Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Tradition Meets the Marketplace

AFS Documentary Tour presents Weaving Worlds

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Weaving Worlds on Wednesday, July 9,..."

July 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Tragedy on the Border

AFS Documentary Tour| Kieran Fitzgerald|The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez|Tommy Lee Jones

"...AFS Documentary Tour will present The Ballad of Esequiel Hernandez..."

June 6, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Funny Ha-Ha in a Half-Dozen Languages

AFS Essential Cinema presents Making the World Laugh: Global Comedy

"...see their beloved sentimental tramp as a sinister agent. AFS has acquired a brand-new print of the film, which..."

May 30, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Secret Lives of Girls

AFS Documentary Tour presents the six-part Flying: Confessions of a Free Woman

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents the six-hour Flying: Confessions of a..."

April 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

See Yama-san Run

How the Japanese Do Democracy in Campaign

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Campaign on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 7pm,..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

God Is My Co-Producer

AFS Documentary Tour presents Audience of One

"...The AFS Documentary Tour presents Audience of One on Wednesday, Jan...."

Jan. 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Intersection of Personal and Political

AFS Essential Cinema presents a miniretrospective of the films of Philippe Garrel

"...West has managed to secure four titles for the AFS series, all of them dense, provocative, and – more..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Hottest State

Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.

"...is also effective. Otherwise, The Hottest State lacks heat. (AFS@Dobie)..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

12:08 East of Bucharest

Using a conversation about history, three men, and a talk show, this Romanian comedy and Cannes Camera d’Or winner achieves surprising levels of underplayed wit and pathos. AFS@Dobie

"...one viewing to truly appreciate, it’s worth the commitment. AFS@Dobie..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Boss of It All

Lars von Trier assures us at the outset that this will be a "cozy comedy," the last thing you might expect from this prickly filmmaker. (AFS@Dobie)

"...is often on the audience, not with the audience. AFS@Dobie..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lights in the Dusk

How does one say “cherchez la femme” in Finnish?

"...and desolation. Sometimes there exist lights in the dusk. AFS@Dobie..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Triad Election

When the time comes for an aging gangster godfather in Hong Kong to step down, a bloody battle for control ensues in this vivid story about thug life.

"...crowd, the film surely rewards followers of the genre. AFS@Dobie..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Ten Canoes

Ten Canoes is as much a work of anthropology as it is a narrative, and its true strength lies in its exploration of ancient aboriginal hunting practices, death rituals, and legal traditions.

"...have a new and different kind of cinematic mythmaking. AFS@Dobie..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

Although Tsai Ming-Liang's I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone is nearly wordless and slow moving, the film’s characters are compelling and its pace hypnotic. (AFS@Dobie)

"...nobody wants to go into that good night alone. (AFS@Dobie)..."

July 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Syndromes and a Century

Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul creates a baffling yet intriguing film of meandering abstractions. (AFS@Dobie)

"...Okay, so it’s like reading a Samuel Beckett novel. (AFS@Dobie)..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Bamako

This Malian courtroom drama is like nothing you've ever seen: The people put the institutions of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on trial.

"...film appreciation and into the realm of world understanding. AFS@Dobie..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Road

This subtle psychological thriller from Scotland holds its cards close to the vest while keeping viewers intrigued but perplexed.

"...not always what it looks like on the surface. AFS@Dobie..."

June 15, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beyond the Gates

With infinite grace but no real suspense, Beyond the Gates bears dramatic witness to the Rwandan ethnic genocide of the last decade.

"...these days, and far more importantly, so does YouTube. AFS@Dobie..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zoo

Filmmaker Robinson Devor sadly sabotages his own attempt to bring the practice of bestiality into the light.

"...to bring "zoos," literally and figuratively, into the light. AFS@Dobie..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams

This first feature from Bosnian director/writer Jasmila Zbanic offers up a slice of life after hell in which a widowed mother and daughter still veer perilously between fear and hope.

"...remain locked in a rapturous stranglehold amidst the rubble. AFS@Dobie..."

May 18, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other. AFS@Dobie..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Mafioso

This genius Italian comedy from 1962 has been plucked from obscurity and given a sparkling new cleanup job.

"...efforts in the "meeting the parents" comedy lineage. Brilliant. AFS@Dobie..."

April 20, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Glastonbury

The sense of total immersion in England's Glastonbury Festival is breathlessly complete in Julien Temple's everywhere-at-once music documentary.

"...this is captured by Temple's unblinking, seemingly everywhere-at-once eye. AFS@Dobie..."

April 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Color Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story

This story about a con man who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick is a playground for star John Malkovich.

"...kicky little movie, if ultimately a little too “ish.” AFS@Dobie..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Maxed Out

A documentary about our credit-card mess and some of the casualties of debt.

"...Hide the children; the beast is at the door. AFS@Dobie..."

March 16, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Man Push Cart

A small gem of a film about a small man doing small things in a very, very, very large world.

"...where nothing much of consequence happens, except life itself. AFS@Dobie..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Vajra Sky Over Tibet

In this documentary, the director wears his affection for Buddhist philosophy unashamedly on his sleeve, and as a result his movie nearly drowns in solemnity and noble intentions (not to mention chanting).

"...a truly great documentarian, not merely a sympathetic one. AFS@Dobie..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Bridesmaid

Claude Chabrol's latest film is based on a Ruth Rendell novel and, though not one of his best films, is still a good reminder of the madness that sometimes lurks in plain sight.

"...many cautionary tales about the dangers of daffy dames. AFS@Dobie..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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