Michael Wilmington

Theresa Chan is a 61-year-old Asian woman who has been blind since 14 and deaf since 12. She's also the main harbinger of hope in "Be With Me," a delicately...

(Belgium, France, Madagascar; Marie-Clemence Paes, Raymond Rajaonarivelo, 2005) Musicians who aspire to become commentators and poets as well as balladeers and pop stars almost always have a stronger hold on...

Who's in it: Andreas Wilson (right), Henrik Lundstrom, Gustaf Skarsgard What it's about: Ace swimmer Erik (Wilson), after dealing with a vicious stepfather, is shipped off to a tony boarding...

It would be hard to get much more personal than moviemaker Kevin Jordan does in "Brooklyn Lobster," based on Jordan's family and their business--a venerable lobster retail operation and restaurant...

Who's in it: Robert Stadlober (top left), Kostja Ullmann (bottom left), Alicja Bachleda-Curus What it's about: A young German rower Tobi (Stadlober) is disturbed by the feelings he has for...

"Blue Velvet," like many great scandalous films, has achieved a logical but strange destiny. This finely wrought tale of erotic horror and secret evil, a film that once violently divided...

"Beyond the Rocks," a silent romantic melodrama co-starring Gloria Swanson and Rudolph Valentino at the zenith of their popularity, is a testament to the glory of film preservation. Believed lost...

Stanley Kubrick's "The Killing"--a taut little thriller made in 1956, when he was 27--was the "Reservoir Dogs" of its day, scoring a huge critical hit and making Kubrick the most...

(Sweden/Switzerland/Denmark/Finland; Elisabeth Marton, 2002) A docudrama with an amazing human subject and an affecting, poetic style, director Elisabeth Marton's "My Name was Sabina Spielrein" tells the compelling story of one...

Like another yearly sporting event, the one where thrill-seekers try to avoid being gored in the streets of Pamplona, the annual run of the Academy Awards provides a reliable source...