I’m Not There (review)

He’s not there. Bob Dylan isn’t there. They tell us that right in the title: *I’m Not There.* Cuz you can’t pin him down — he’s an enigma, man. What we have instead are coulda-beens, mighta-beens, alternate universes, truths told in jest, a yellow-brick-road journey of you-were-theres, and you, and you, and the yous are all us.

Little Women (review)

Fans have long awaited a DVD release of this 1978 NBC miniseries, acclaimed as the most faithful of the many adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel, and here it is.

Shanghai Kiss (review)

Don’t be fooled by the marketing of this one: ‘Heroes’ hottie Hayden Panettiere — who shot this before she rocketed to fame on the cult hit TV show — is all over the DVD cover, posed like she’s bouncing through a standard inane romantic comedy.

Terror’s Advocate (review)

Barbet Schroeder’s talking-head documentary on French lawyer and activist Jacques Vergès starts out as if it’s going to explore, at least tangentially, some of the toughest legal and moral concepts for even the most liberal-minded of us to accept.

August Rush (review)

Female film directors are such rare creatures in Hollywood, and so it’s always a delight to find a new one with such talent and such promise as Kristen Sheridan displays in her tender, enchanting ‘August Rush,’ an urban fable of family lost and gifts found… and refound.