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2006 Stories by R. Emmet Sweeney

• 'As the Call, So the Echo'

  published October 24, 2006

  A stealthy love letter from son to father, As the Call, So the Echo follows New Mexican ear, nose, and throat doc Alex Moreano as he spends... More >>

• 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari'

  published October 17, 2006

  What disturbs one most in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) is not simply the grotesque beauty of the expressionist sets, but how the... More >>

• 'Blood Tea and Red String'

  published September 26, 2006

  A sickly-sweet stop-motion animation 13 years in the making, Blood Tea and Red String is a genuine piece of outsider art. In the film's... More >>

• 'Rocky Road to Dublin'

  published August 8, 2006

  After writing a series of exposés about church domination of life in Ireland for The Guardian during the late '60s, Peter Lennon,... More >>

• 'Another Gay Movie'

  published July 18, 2006

  A blow-by-blow remake of American Pie, albeit with more gerbil sex play, Another Gay Movie follows four strapping guys from San... More >>

• 'The Color of Olives'

  published July 4, 2006

  Before the West Bank Wall was erected on their land in the village of Masha, the Amer family refused an offer to relocate. Now they are compelled... More >>

• 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'

  published June 13, 2006

  Images can be tyrannical things. In The Garden of Earthly Delights, faded videos trace the once vibrant presence of a lover. Chris (Chris... More >>

• 'Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul'

  published May 30, 2006

  The romantically nihilist heart of Head-On fluttered to punk and Turkish folk, seemingly contradictory genres that both sang the song of... More >>

• 'Refuge'

  published May 2, 2006

  Placing Oliver Stone and Buddhist monks on the same plane of spiritual enlightenment, Refuge is mainly about Western self-absorption.... More >>

• Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts

  published March 21, 2006

  The Oscar-Nominated Documentary Shorts arrive in town stone-faced, bearing witness to tragedies still reverberating. The subject of The Death... More >>

• 'Beyond Honor'

  published March 7, 2006

  This mélange of softcore porn, overheated melodrama, and harrumphing moralizing transcends taste—its lurid insanity goes beyond good... More >>

• In the Mood for Love

  published January 31, 2006

  She says she likes Billy Wilder. This is later in the night, with the overhead lights turned off and my roommate feigning sleep in the corner. We... More >>

• 'Through the Fire'

  published January 31, 2006

  A riveting doc of hoop dreams realized, Through the Fire follows Coney Island legend (and current Portland Trail Blazer) Sebastian Telfair... More >>

• 'Big Momma's House 2'

  published January 24, 2006

  Freshly feted on Inside the Actors Studio, Martin Lawrence has entrenched himself in the mushy middle of the comedy fundament, joining... More >>

• 'Tamara'

  published January 24, 2006

  Tamara, written by Final Destination scribe Jeffrey Reddick, is a Carrie knockoff that survives solely on the repetitive... More >>

• '24 Hours on Craigslist'

  published January 10, 2006

  A diverting infomercial, 24 Hours on Craigslist sent camera crews across San Francisco to interview folks who posted to the eponymous... More >>

• 'Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye'

  published January 3, 2006

  More home movie than documentary, The Impassioned Eye sits photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson down to spin a few anecdotes about his art,... More >>

• ' I'm Taraneh, 15'

  published January 3, 2006

  Mouchette and Rosetta, meet Taraneh, Iran's representative in the perennial Miss Teen "Victim of Cruel Fate" pageant. Directed by veteran Rassul... More >>