Film
Reaching Puberty: the Fifth Brooklyn International Film Festival
By Justin RavitzThere were no celebrity DJs spinning at after-parties for the Brooklyn International Film Festival. Christina Ricci and Steve Buscemi were nowhere to be found.
In the Wee Hours with Joe Maggio
By Josh FranklinA warehouse loft on Metropolitan Avenue throbs till 7 a.m. on a Friday night in early May. A succession of nymphs prance across the space in various states of undress.
A Matter of Beauty: Hal Hartley’s No Such Thing
By Adriana CraciunHal Hartley’s enigmatic No Such Thing begins where Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ended—with a seemingly immortal monster seeking death in the arctic. Hartley’s exploration of the highly generic monster and fairy tale traditions, as well as the visual possibilities of landscape, marks a major and welcome departure from his previous New York films.
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