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
Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business by David Mamet, reviewed by Richard Schickel; Cartographic Cinema by Tom Conley, reviewed by José Teodoro; Leni: The Life and Work of Leni Riefenstahl by Steven Bach, reviewed by Andrea Hoag; Abel Ferrara by Nicole Brenez, reviewed by Paul Fileri
CLOSING SHOTS
Who’s who at recent Film Society events
ONLINE EXCLUSIVES
Interview: Charles Burnett by Alex Cox & Tod Davies
