Kim Ki-duk

Breath: A South Korean Prison Romance

Time: Kim Ki-duk’s Warning About Love Gone Stale

The 10 Best Films of 2005

Gay cowboys, a giant monkey, killer bears, abandoned Japanese kids, and a 40-year-old who can't get laid. So much for politics at the movies this year.

Doing the 'Pu'

You've heard of SIFF and TIFF. Welcome to PIFF, the tightest ship among Asian film festivals.

Platform

New Yorker Video, $29.95.

Kontroll

Also: Ladies in Lavender, Layer Cake, The Longest Yard, Madagascar, Mad Hot Ballroom, 3-Iron, and We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen.

Seattle Weekly's Picks

Also: Ladies in Lavender, Layer Cake, The Longest Yard, Madagascar, Mad Hot Ballroom, 3-Iron, and We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen.

Bad Guy

Also: Ice Princess, It's Easier for a Camel, Schultze Gets the Blues, Sky Blue, and The Upside of Anger.

This Week's Attractions

Also: Ice Princess, It's Easier for a Camel, Schultze Gets the Blues, Sky Blue, and The Upside of Anger.

TIFF Picks for SIFF

With SIFF director Darryl Macdonald gone, SW critic ventures some suggestions for next year's festival programming . . . plus a few notes on the stars, of course.

Movies A-E: From Abouna to the Eye

With SIFF director Darryl Macdonald gone, SW critic ventures some suggestions for next year's festival programming . . . plus a few notes on the stars, of course.