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Something happening: Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock
In his latest film, Taking Woodstock, the acclaimed director Ang Lee offers a historically authentic yet wryly humorous portrait of the flower-child generation.
Common causes
In his new film, Army of Crime, the French director Robert Guédiguian celebrates the spirit of community and resistance.
A man of heart
It's hard to overstate the impact that the director John Hughes had on a generation of teenagers in the 1980s.
Public Enemies
Dillinger and his cohorts were fascinating characters but one would never know by their bland presentation in this Michael Mann picture.
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Chris Columbus's clichéd high school comedy goes to the bottom of the class.
Against the stream
Andrea Arnold, the British director of the celebrated films Fish Tank and Red Road, reveals her inspirations and her unconventional methods.
Vive la French film
On Bastille Day, we take a look at France's early role in the creation of cinema and at the current renaissance in Gallic film.
Away We Go
Sam Mendes has returned to his theatrical themes of human relationships with uneven results.
5 of the best
In the first of a series, The National calls on film industry professionals to suggest their top five home-viewing picks to beat the heat.
Looking for trouble: Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier's is one of cinema's most divisive and controversial figures, sometimes seeming to court controversy for its own sake.
Shoots and scores
The director Ken Loach has teamed up with the former Manchester United star Eric Cantona for a light-hearted film about football and its fans.
Oh, Mother
The Korean director Bong Joon-ho, responsible for last year's The Host, is back with a gritty examination of maternal instinct.
17 Again
High School Musical's Zac Efron matures into a fully fledged leading man in this fun role-reversal comedy
