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JACK SMITH AND THE DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIS
A surprisingly lucid and entertaining tale of an obscure, unique underground American filmmaker


JAMES' JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM
Never give a frayer an even break

JESUS, YOU KNOW
Eavesdropping at the altar

The Reverend Jim Jones
in JONESTOWN
Photo: Seventh Art Releasing
JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE
The path to the largest mass suicide/murder in modern times

JOYEUX NOËL (MERRY CHRISTMAS)
All quiet on the Western Front

JUNEBUG
Sophisticated newlywed meets her husband's verbose & non-communicative Southern family

J.S.A. (JOINT SECURITY AREA)
The two Koreas are on the brink of war in this suspenseful murder mystery

JU-ON
The dark at the top of the stairs

KAGEMUSHA
Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas fete Akira Kurosawa

KEANE
In this observant drama, a big-man-lost is plagued by his own demons

THE KEEPER: THE LEGEND OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Persian history comes lushly alive

THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE
A sheepish father and his high-strung handicapped son reunite

THE KID & I
Tom Arnold in another alleged comedy

THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE
And becomes the life of the party

KILL BILL: VOL 1
Uma's opus

KILL THE POOR
Druggies, drag queens & squatters in the Lower East Side - not set to music

THE KINGDOM
A season of ER as directed by Lars von Trier

KINGS AND QUEEN
Two self-absorbed ex-lovers each rule within their own universe

KINKY BOOTS
Scrappy Brits put their best feet forward to save the family biz

KINSEY
The skin-deep skinny on the American sex researcher

KIRA'S REASON
Danish domestic dementia drama

KITCHEN STORIES
A quiet comedy in a cold climate

KLEZMER ON FISH STREET
Klutzy klezmer commentary

Km.0
Sexy & saucy (tip not included)

KONTROLL
Nightmarish subterranean subterfuge

KORN: LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE
The head-banging rap-rockers in concert

LA DOLCE VITA
High society follies à la Fellini

LADIES IN LAVENDER
Two spinsters, played by Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, and the young man from the sea

LADY VENGEANCE
In high heels, the Korean Kill Bill kicks ass and takes names

LA MENTALE THE CODE
Honor (and ill-gotten booty) among thieves

LA PETITE JÉRUSALEM
A young religious woman's succumbing to her sensual senses

LA PETITE LILI
Frowns of a summer night

LAST DAYS
The ritualistic recounting of a waning rock star

LAST LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
Librarian wants to check out until his life is renewed

LA STRADA
Travel down the road again with the female Chaplin, Giulietta Masina

THE LAST ROUND
When in doubt, trust the psychic blind girl

L'AUBERGE ESPAGNOLE
Life's a mess and so are my roommates

LAURA
A ravishing beauty returns

LAUREL CANYON
Dramatis interruptus

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LAWLESS HEART
An exciting introduction to a talented British ensemble

A LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN
Middle-aged bowlers strike back

LE DIVORCE
Chaos à la carte

LE GRAND ROLE
For one French actor, that great role is Shakespeare's Shylock

The model couple, Benedicte (Charlotte Gainsbourg) &
Alain (Laurent Lucas)
of LEMMING
Photo: Philippe Quaisse
LEMMING
A young couple's marriage dives off a cliff (with a ghostly push)

LESBIANS OF BUENOS AIRES
Making waves against patriarchy & machismo

LET'S GET FRANK
The openly gay politico, up close but not too personal

THE LETTER (1940)
The pride and the fury of Bette Davis, with an "alternate" ending

A LETTER TO THREE WIVES
Desperate Housewives in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's sassy suburban satire

A LETTER TO TRUE
The jet set and their dogs

LEVITY
A predictable and heavy-handed parable

LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE
Caught on stage at Radio City Music Hall

LILA SAYS
Volatile sexual awakenings of a French girl and an Arab youth

LILYA 4-EVER
The new Russia as a destitute teenage girl

LIPSTICK & DYNAMITE
Female wrestlers tell-all

LITTLE MAN
A preemie fights for his life in this unsparing documentary

LONDON
Not the city, but the girl (Jessica Biel) who got away

LOOK AT ME
Sparkling French whine

LOOK BOTH WAYS
Death will keep us together

LOOKING FOR COMEDY IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
A topical Albert Brooks comedy that is still about... Albert Brooks

LORDS OF DOGTOWN
Skatetown: Venice, CA

LOS OLVIDADOS
Luis Buñuel's hard-hitting classic with an alternative ending

Peter Dut, a LOST BOY OF SUDAN (Photo: Peter Wayne)
LOST BOYS OF SUDAN
New to America: an eye-opening look at two orphaned refugees

THE LOST CITY
The last hurrah in Havana: Andy Garcia's epic of the Cuban Revolution

LOST EMBRACE
A father and son reunion is only a continent away

LOST IN LA MANCHA
The over four hours of DVD special features are a must for Gilliam fans

LOST IN TRANSLATION
Neon nights and blot-shot mornings

LOVE AND ANGER
More anger than love: Italian Flower Power in full bloom

LOVE ME IF YOU DARE
And at your own risk: Two would-be underdogs indulge in their own private and cruel game

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LOVE ME TONIGHT
Yes, this 1932 film is as suggestive as its title

LOVERBOY
Not unlike Arrested Development's Motherboy, but with tragic results

A LOVE SONG FOR BOBBY LONG
Scarlett Johansson blossoms in a New Orleans hothouse

THE LOWER DEPTHS
Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa make-over Maxim Gorky

LUCÍA, LUCÍA
Three for the road

LUTHER
Heretical Hero

LYRICAL NITRATE/THE FORBIDDEN QUEST
Mesmerizing visions of the past and an eerie adventure on ice



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