John Powers

Hot sex, drug abuse, revenge killing and a powerful heroine (played by Kristen Stewart) — Love Lies Bleeding is a deliriously enjoyable crime film that does not hold back.

In the new book "Cocktails With George And Martha," writer Philip Gefter tells the story surrounding Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," from its days as a Broadway sensation through the making of the film version with megastars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton through its afterlife in American culture.

"Perfect Days" is the latest film by the German director Wim Wenders, who's best known for 1980s hits like "Paris, Texas" and "Wings Of Desire." "Perfect Days" tells the story of a sanitation worker in Tokyo. It's one of five Oscar nominees for best international feature film. Our critic at large, John Powers, says "Perfect Days" fills you with a good feeling about life.