Film

Film critic John Powers reviews the French film that has become a hit in France and has received a cult following, Amelie. Its just been released in the US

Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanovic. His new film No Mans Land (United Artists) is about three soldiers trapped in a trench between enemy lines, during the war in Bosnia. During the war in early 90s, Tanovic was the Bosnian army's cameraman, documenting the war for the army archive. He also directed many documentary films about the war and his hometown of Sarajevo. No Mans Land won the Best Screenplay award at this years Cannes Film Festival. Its also been shown at this years Toronto Film Festival and the Sarajevo International Film Festival.

Critic John Powers reviews the film "Spy Game."

Jazz trumpeter Steven Bernstein. With his quartet, Sex Mob, hes just released a new CD which pays homage to the music of James Bond films. Its called Sex Mob Does Bond (ropeadope records) and is the sextets third album. Bernstein also heads two other groups: Diaspora Soul which specializes in performing versions of ancient Jewish melodies, and Millennial Territory Orchestra with which he explores jazz from the 1920s and 1930s.

Critic Ken Tucker reviews the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone.

Film critic John Powers reviews Heist, written and directed by David Mamet and co-starring Ricky Jay. Also starring are Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Delroy Lindo.

Film critic John Powers reviews The Man Who Wasn't There, the new film by Joel and Ethan Coen.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the film West Side Story, we speak with cast members. The film is a screen adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about New York City gangs circa 1960. It won ten Oscars. First, George Chakiris, who played Bernardo in the movie. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the role. Chakiris was born in 1935 and made his acting debut at the age of 12. Hes been in many films, TV shows and plays. He got the West Side Story film role after playing the role of Biff in the London theater production of West Side Story.

Actress Marni Nixon. Moreno won an Oscar for her role as Anita in West Side Story. She been in dozens of films and TV shows. Many baby boomers will remember her from the kidsPBS series The Electric Company. She played a starlet in Singinin the Rain. Marni Nixon is the singing voice of Maria (played by Natalie Wood) in West Side Story. She also did voiceovers for Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. More recently, she did voiceover work for the animated film Mulan.

Film critic John Powers reviews the new David Lynch film, Mulholland Drive.

His 1955 film noir masterpiece RIFIFI was re-released last year. It was virtually unseen since its release because Jules Dassin was blacklisted. He met and married Greek actress Melina Mercouri, and went on to collaborate with her in the hit films Never on Sunday and Topkapi, the inspiration for Mission: Impossible. Mercouri is being honored by New York Film forum.

Film critic John Powers reviews L.I.E., an independent film about a troubled teenage boy and the older man who steps into his life. L.I.E. stands for Long Island Expressway, where the boy's mother died in an auto crash.

Documentary film director Ric Burns. He directed the 7-part Emmy-awarded winning PBS series, New York: A Documentary Film. The last two episodes of the series air on most stations September 30th and October 1st. Also commentator Peter Quinn who appears in the film. Quinn is a novelist, essayist and third generation Irish-American. He is the author of the historical novel Banished Children of Eve.

Film critic John Powers reviews Zoolander

Film director Andrew Davis. His films include The Fugitive, and Under Seige. His latest film Collateral Damage starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was about to go into distribution but was pulled after the attacks on the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon.

Film critic John Powers reviews Together.

Bruce Goldstein directs the program of repertoire films at The Film Forum in New York City. The Forum is only a couple of miles from where the World Trade Center towers were. The Forum is currently showing a series of films about the New York City police department.

Investigative reporter Lowell Bergman is the correspondent on the Frontline documentary about Osama Bin Laden. Previously, Bergman's work exposing the tobacco industry became the hit film The Insider. He was portrayed by Al Pacino. Bergman is a contributor to The New York Times.

Producer/ Director Terry Zwigoff recently directed the new film Ghost World based on the graphic novel of the same name by Daniel Clowes. Zwigoff also directed the documentary, Crumb about the life of Robert Crumb, the famous underground artist who popularized characters such as Mr. Natural, Flakey Foont and Keep on Truckin'. He also directed the documentary Louie Bluie.

Film critic Pauline Kael died yesterday at the age of 82. We will talk with her former editor William Whitworth. He was her editor at the New Yorker from 1975 to 1980. He also former editor of the Atlantic Monthly, and currently Editor Emeritus of the Atlantic.