Movies & TV - Nov. 1, 2007
Criterion treats Jarmusch works with loving care
Jim Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" -- along with Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" -- was one of THE landmark independent movies of the 1980s, announcing that its director was, without a doubt, a filmmaker to watch.
Tags: Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Stranger than Paradise, Permanent Vacation, No Wave, Benigni, Tom Waits, John Lurie, Criterion Collection, Down by Law, Ghost Dog, Broken Flowers, Coffee and Cigarettes, MIFF, Jon Jackson, Cassavetes, Beatrice Dalle, Giancarlo Esposit

Movies & TV - June 11, 2004
Jarmusch's "Coffee and Cigarettes" needs nourishment
Speaking as a Jim Jarmusch fan, "Coffee and Cigarettes," the latest black and white film from the director of "Stranger Than Paradise," "Down by Law," "Mystery Train" and "Ghost Dog," is a mixed bag.
Tags: Jarmusch, Benigni, Wu Tang, Molina, Coogan

Movies & TV - May 29, 2003
Kaurismaki balances emotions in fine new film
Jim Jarmusch called "The Man Without a Past," "sad enough to make you laugh and funny enough to make you cry," and with that one of our greatest filmmakers perfectly sums up the latest film from one of Europe's best filmmakers, Finland's Aki Kaurismaki.
Tags: Jarmusch, Finland, Helsinki, Antonioni, Kaurismaki, Juha