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For a breakout director whose debut film is a sympathetic portrayal of a pedophile, Nicole Kassell is almost resolutely uncontroversial�nearly girl-next-door-is

Mark Jacobson hits the streets with horror entrepreneur Robert McCorkle.

The actor discusses his influences, from Thomas Jefferson to Justin Timberlake.

New York Magazine's Ken Tucker picks his 2004 favorites.

Parker Posey is so often referred to as an �indie queen� that it’s a mild shock to find her in Blade: Trinity.

What did the idiosyncratic director do with his first full-size budget? He put Bill Murray into a father-figure role, and gave him a speargun.

Liam Aiken just missed being the most famous child actor in the world. Twice. Then his house burned down. His future has never looked brighter.

The actor discusses his influences.

Born Into Brothels, couldn’t be more earnest�it’s about the children of prostitutes in Calcutta’s red-light district�but it couldn’t be more powerful either.

What it meant for Natalie Portman in Closer; Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Franka Potente in Run, Lola, Run; Katie Holmes in Pieces of April; and Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element.