Two new foreign films promise to divide art house audiences. Two former locals take their short film to the Oscars. Envelope A local critic ofters some alternative Oscar winners. By James Morrison Master Class Ingmar Bergman's imaginative vision suffuses Faithless . By Godfrey Cheshire Ishtar Regained Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts team, but rarely come together, in The Mexican .
Film Festival gives local short-filmmakers a chance to strut their stuff.
Jonathan Rosenbaum's new book holds some unusual answers. The latest in a string of vampire flicks, Dracula 2000 ends up somewhere between enjoyably trashy and respectably subtle. The top half of the annual 10-best list was tough to fill this year. Will Carry Us , a gorgeous, semi-opaque film by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami. By Godfrey Cheshire Hollywood Alchemy Blair Richwood, a faculty member at the first annual N.C. Screenwriters' Conference, passes on some advice to aspiring scriptwriters.