Fanning in frames: Elle gives a stellar performance in Phoebe in Wonderland.
Alexandra
Alexander Sokurov (Russian Ark, The Sun) takes time off from odd historical biopics and feature-length visual experiments to go to Chechnya. Thurs., April 10, 2:30pm. Ritz East.
Electile Dysfunction
Election woes doc from Philadelphia City Paper's Mary F. Patel and husband hits all the buttons, though it's more breadth than depth. Wed., April 9, 7pm. Prince Music Theater.
The Bloodlines Video Diary Project
One of two hand-the-cameras-to-Philly-students pics. Revelatory, but not quite as solid as First Person. Sat. April 12, 2:15pm. Prince Music Theater.
Blood Brothers
Flimsy attempt at classic John Woo (who co-produced), the short features both gunplay and hothouse melodrama. Wed., April 9, 9:45pm. Bridge. Mon, April 14, 4:45pm. Ritz East.
First Person
See The Bloodlines Video Diary Project, only with six subjects rather than two. Sat., April 12, 4:30pm. International House.
The End
Shot in impossibly grainy 16 mm black-and-white film, Nicola Collins' doc sits down with retired Cockney gangsters. Yikes. Thurs., April 10, 5pm. International House.
Eye in the Sky
Passable Hong Kong surveillance saga, shot and edited in an earnest but fumbling imitation of Paul Greengrass. Wed., April 9, 7:15pm. Ritz Five. Sun., April 13, 9:30pm. Bridge.
Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry
A reminder, for those who need it, that tattooing is an art form, Erich Weiss' wildly entertaining niche doc takes a look at skin painting through the tale of one of its pioneers: Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins. Thurs., April 10, 9:30pm. Prince Music Theater.
The Mugger
The remarkable Arturo Goetz (Family Law) plays a charming and perpetually grinning middle-aged everyman who, in the opening, produces a gun during a meeting at a private school and politely asks to see the safe. What the eff? Pablo Fendrik's odd Argentinean thriller tries not to offer answers, but only to cram us in one dogged man's personal space. Thurs. April 10, 5pm. Ritz East. Sun., April 13, 12:15pm. Bridge.
The New Year Parade
Following the nasty divorce of Philadelphia Film Society and TLA Entertainment, PFF J. Andrew Greenblatt feels optimistic about the festival’s future. And he's looking forward to a mini-festival next month.
We’ve seen the scene in hundreds of war pictures—two Army men in Class A uniform walk up to a house, knock on the door and deliver the worst news imaginable. They’re often played by grave-looking extras. Here, they're the story.
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