Film Stories

Keeping Watch
Whenever brave filmmakers show audiences the stories of even braver individuals willing to fight against injustice in all its forms, the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival -- now in its 19th year at the Walter Reade Theater -- is the place to be enlightened by their vital work...

New Films on DVD
May is another eclectic DVD month: along with films that remained under the radar during last year’s awards season (Starting Out in the Evening, Cassandra’s Dream, Bella, Youth without Youth), there’s also an outstanding array of documentary titles, many of which touch on the current Iraq debacle or on our complicated post-September 11 world....