David O. Russell

The Fighter: Mark Wahlberg Tries to Out-Rocky Rocky

Reno 911! and Tristram Shandy

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon should hire themselves out to do all DVD commentaries—whether they were in the movie or not.

Feb. 22-March 1, 2006

This week's specialty screenings and venues.

Six Degrees of Denigration

Backbiting and betrayal never go out of style in Hollywood—thank God.

Around the Bend

Also: Goodbye, Dragon Inn, Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train, Primer, Rick, Shall We Dance?, and Zelary.

Only (Dis-) Connect

Oddball auteur David O. Russell makes the movie he wanted to make. If you don't see the point, that really doesn't seem to matter.

The Bigger Picture

Northwest Film Forum returns, bigger, better, and easier to get to.

Mira-Monster

Love him or hate him, new indie film book proves that Harvey Weinstein is the real star of his movies.

Iraq: hip-hop nation

George W. & the Funky Bunch take the Desert by Storm.

Operation desert scam

Profits vs. politics in the Persian Gulf War.