FEATURES PAUL VERHOEVEN By Nathan Lee The warped moral universe of an arch-provocateur in his prime DIANE KEATON By Graham Fuller The innovative individualism of an enduring movie icon HOT FUZZ By Jonathan Romney The makers of Shaun of the Dead go Bruckheimer CARLOS SAURA By Manuel Yáñez Murillo Spanish cinema's steadfast auteur SATOSHI KON By Tom Mes Dream and reality merge in the anime maestro's Paprika GROSSES GLOSS By Roger Smith & Donald Wilson An insider audit of last year's box-office returns PEDRO COSTA By Thom Andersen A Portuguese maverick looks back at film history and forward to its future DEPARTMENTS EDITOR'S LETTER OPENING SHOTS News, Distributor Wanted: Valeska Grisebach's Longing by Chris Chang, Alex Cox's Flashback: Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, Guy Maddin's Jolly Corner: Cecil B. DeMille's The Godless Girl, Screen Play: The Warriors by Edward E. Crouse, Letters CRITICS' CHOICE Eight critics rate 25 new releases READER'S POLL The 30 best films of 2006 Plus: readers' comments FADE OUT Godfrey Cheshire on Farrokh Ghaffary & Fereydoun Hoveyda SOUND & VISION Stan Douglas by Chris Chang & Doug Aitken by Elizabeth Schambelan OLAF'S WORLD Olaf Möller on Alexis Damianos ENCORE William Castle's When Strangers Marry by Gary Giddins ART OF THE REAL Paul Arthur on the moral codes of documentary practice FESTIVALS Sundance by Amy Taubin and Gavin Smith & Rotterdam by Chris Darke SCREENINGS Private Fears in Public Places by Phillip Lopate, Red Road by Graham Fuller, 300 by Edward E. Crouse, After the Wedding by Joumane Chahine HOME MOVIES Performance by Paul Schrader, Prince of the City by Gavin Smith, Films of Ryuichi Hiroki by Chuck Stephens, Muriel by Kent Jones, Luc Moullet Collection by Paul Fileri, Bedazzled by Nicola Salvage, Count Dracula by Maitland McDonagh, Color Me Kubrick by Chris Chang, Mouchette by Mark McElhatten READINGS David Mamet's Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business by Richard Schickel CLOSING SHOTS Who's who at recent Film Society events Purchase this issue ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Interview: Charles Burnett by Alex Cox & Tod Davies
FEATURES PAUL VERHOEVEN By Nathan Lee The warped moral universe of an arch-provocateur in his prime DIANE KEATON By Graham Fuller The innovative individualism of an enduring movie icon HOT FUZZ By Jonathan Romney The makers of Shaun of the Dead go Bruckheimer CARLOS SAURA By Manuel Yáñez Murillo Spanish cinema's steadfast auteur SATOSHI KON By Tom Mes Dream and reality merge in the anime maestro's Paprika GROSSES GLOSS By Roger Smith & Donald Wilson An insider audit of last year's box-office returns PEDRO COSTA By Thom Andersen A Portuguese maverick looks back at film history and forward to its future DEPARTMENTS EDITOR'S LETTER OPENING SHOTS News, Distributor Wanted: Valeska Grisebach's Longing by Chris Chang, Alex Cox's Flashback: Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep, Guy Maddin's Jolly Corner: Cecil B. DeMille's The Godless Girl, Screen Play: The Warriors by Edward E. Crouse, Letters CRITICS' CHOICE Eight critics rate 25 new releases READER'S POLL The 30 best films of 2006 Plus: readers' comments FADE OUT Godfrey Cheshire on Farrokh Ghaffary & Fereydoun Hoveyda SOUND & VISION Stan Douglas by Chris Chang & Doug Aitken by Elizabeth Schambelan OLAF'S WORLD Olaf Möller on Alexis Damianos ENCORE William Castle's When Strangers Marry by Gary Giddins ART OF THE REAL Paul Arthur on the moral codes of documentary practice FESTIVALS Sundance by Amy Taubin and Gavin Smith & Rotterdam by Chris Darke SCREENINGS Private Fears in Public Places by Phillip Lopate, Red Road by Graham Fuller, 300 by Edward E. Crouse, After the Wedding by Joumane Chahine HOME MOVIES Performance by Paul Schrader, Prince of the City by Gavin Smith, Films of Ryuichi Hiroki by Chuck Stephens, Muriel by Kent Jones, Luc Moullet Collection by Paul Fileri, Bedazzled by Nicola Salvage, Count Dracula by Maitland McDonagh, Color Me Kubrick by Chris Chang, Mouchette by Mark McElhatten READINGS David Mamet's Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business by Richard Schickel CLOSING SHOTS Who's who at recent Film Society events Purchase this issue ONLINE EXCLUSIVES Interview: Charles Burnett by Alex Cox & Tod Davies
