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2006 Stories by Melissa Levine

• Letter-Box Edition

  published June 29, 2006

  It may not be an "iconic manifestation of civilization," as documentarian Ken Burns proclaims, but The New York Times crossword puzzle is... More >>

• Smite Me

  published June 15, 2006

  About 10 minutes into Michael Cuesta's 12 and Holding, the following thought came to mind: Not afraid to put children in harm's... More >>

• Das Boot

  published May 11, 2006

  The coming-out tale Summer Storm is set at a rowing camp, where teams of boys and girls from around Germany train for a regatta. One of the... More >>

• Misery Train

  published April 20, 2006

  At the opening of Lonesome Jim, a terrific new film directed by Steve Buscemi, a country song plays behind scenes of small-town desolation.... More >>

• Biblical Contortions

  published March 30, 2006

  If you're craving an antidote to the sanctity of repressed gay cowboys, you could do worse than Adam & Steve. This good-natured comedy... More >>

• Jingle Hell

  published March 23, 2006

  It can't be easy making films about war. It's so inherently dramatic that, as a setting for art, it's overdetermined; it drips with meaning even... More >>

• Free for All

  published March 9, 2006

  If you plan to see The Libertine, an artful and brooding period piece about a scandalously debauched earl of the English... More >>

• Valley of the Dolls

  published February 16, 2006

  The big news about Bubble, the new film by director Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich, Traffic), is the way it's being... More >>

• Take This Woman

  published February 9, 2006

  It happens so often these days. A comedy opens with clever jokes, endearing characters, and an enjoyably brisk pace, all of which put you at ease.... More >>

• Three's Company

  published February 2, 2006

  Yes, the title's a problem. Three of Hearts was a 1993 romantic comedy starring Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, and William Baldwin, a... More >>

• Three's Company

  published January 12, 2006

  Yes, the title's a problem. Three of Hearts was a 1993 romantic comedy starring Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn, and William Baldwin, a... More >>

• Heath in Heat

  published January 5, 2006

  For your Heath Ledger holiday-movie options, you have (a) a cowboy in love with another man and (b) history's most infamous... More >>