Movies

Travolta, Duvall, and filmmaker Steven Zaillian make a case for A Civil Action.

Thomas Vinterberg makes cinematic waves with The Celebration.

Kirk Jones’s Waking Ned Devine brims with the pluck of the Irish.

Hollywood mainstream in the slipstream: Hits, misses, remakes, and blasts from the past.

The never-ending story of Hollywood goingape for a really big gorilla.

The absolutely fabulous Little Voice deftly balances pathos and humor.

The buoyant Shakespeare in Love indulges in delightful, smart baloney.

Maya Angelou extends her domainby taking on film with Down in the Delta.

Stepmom will force you to get out your hankies, but with good reason.

Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail offers a new spin on an old Hollywood charmer.

Gus Van Sant’s re-Psycho’d Hitchcock classic is a little dated, but not without fresh blood.

Russia’s The Thief unfolds in the shadow of Stalin.