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Subgenre Sampler

 
Don't Come KnockingDon't Come Knocking (2005)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth
Desultry tale of a washed–out actor who goes missing from a film production and, with the insurance company on his tail, ends up uncovering…
Down in the ValleyDown in the Valley (2005) Recommended
Dir. David Jacobson
Feat. Edward Norton, Evan Rachel Wood, David Morse
Slow–burn yet layered and intense drama has Edward Norton in fine form as a delusional 'cowboy' who charms his way into trouble via the heart…
DreamerDreamer (2005) Recommended
Dir. John Gatins
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Kris Kristofferson
Good, old–fashioned family fare in which Russell plays an ace horse trainer who rescues an injured filly on behalf of his young daughter…
Duane HopwoodDuane Hopwood (2005)
Dir. Matt Mulhern
Feat. David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo
Low–key slice–of–life indie film that mixes comedy and drama to subtly get its point across that alcoholism can affect anyone.…
EdmondEdmond (2005)
Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna
Raw, unapologetic adaptation of David Mamet's 1982 stageplay stars William H. Macy as a downtrodden everyman who embarks on a volatile…
El ViolinEl Violin (2005) Recommended
Dir. Francisco Vargas
Feat. Angel Tavira
A one–handed violinist commands this potent political history of Mexico’s 1970s Guerrero peasant revolt. Plotting to befriend the…
ElizabethtownElizabethtown (2005)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon
A fatefully 'personal film' from dir. Cameron Crowe, who is plainly given too much rope to tell this semi–autobiographical story. Orlando…
Elsa and FredElsa and Fred (2005)
Dir. Marcos Carnevale
Feat. Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla
Exquisitely acted romance between a pair of senior citizens expresses enough tenderness and fragility to overcome its rather prosaic storyline.…
Elvis: The Early YearsElvis: The Early Years (2005)
Dir. James Steven Sadwith
Feat. Johnathon Rhys-Myers, Randy Quaid, Rose McGowan
Glossy look at Elvis' early years leading up to his joining the army. Superficial with a silly script but the performances are something else with…
Empire Falls (TV Mini-series)Empire Falls (TV Mini-series) (2005)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Ed Harris, Paul Newman, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Conventional and well–handled drama series set in the once–booming factory town of Empire Falls, Maine, and mostly getting down in among…

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