Bested by Basterds

Quentin Tarantino brings with to the multiplex with Inglourious Basterds

Kathryn Bigelow brings the trenches to your cineplex in The Hurt Locker

A visceral film about the Iraq war that is not to be missed

Six degrees of Nervous Laughter

Bridget McNulty’s novel is a funny and sweet ride through love tribulations in Durban, South Africa

Gender Bending Burlesque

A Wink and a Smile fails to live up to its burlesque tease

Turning a blind eye

Blindness portrays hopelessness, but ends up just plain hopeless

The Duchess of yawn

This period drama is all corsets and no character

Take a trip with the GOP

Party Favors provides a fascinating view into the private world of Republican fundraisers by a veteran insider

The nuclear family?

Married Life attempts to make a social commentary, but goes sour

Cute to the power of cute

Kyuuto! Japanese Crafts will have you saying domo arigato!

Indie filmmaking in the extreme

Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind takes DIY directing to Hollywood

Getting real

Ryan Gosling finds a lady friend in Lars and the Real Girl

Getting real

Ryan Gosling finds a lady friend in Lars and the Real Girl

Betty Davis

Those who worked with the funk-soul legend said she was outrageous, raw, and ambitious in a time before material girls and nasty gals. But then she disappeared, leaving a trail of lace, sweat, and steamy tracks behind her.

'Happy Birthday or Whatever' by Annie Choi

Both side-splitting and sad, this memoir chronicles the turbulence of growing up Korean in California

'Black Snake Moan' review

Christina Ricci shocks and shines in her return to the big screen

'East of Havana' review

This documentary offers a rare glance into the rap scene of a younger Cuban generation

'The End of Mr. Y' by Scarlett Thomas

Channeling past classics elevates this look at faith and fantasy

Angela Boatwright & Patrick O’Dell   Issue #29

The photography team shines light on the next rebel generation of young metal heads and kick-push skaters with 200 Trouble Teenagers exhibit

dventures Among the Absurdly Famous' by Jancee Dunn

HarperCollins, $24.95, 288 pages

Isabelle Huppert

The French actress makes her American stage debut in her performance of Sarah Kane's (almost) one-woman show '4.48 Psychose'

Diamanda Galas at Pace University (Sept. 12, 2005)

Diamanda Galas takes to the road, performing works from Defixiones, Will and Testament: Orders from the Dead

Huntington, Long Island, New York

Don't knock it till ya try it. This Long Island burb is where it's at.

M.I.A.   Issue #33

With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.

By Anne-Marie Payne

Get into Flower Arranging

By Cortney Heimerl

Elsie Flannigan of A Beautiful Mess

By Amy Strauss

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, H–M   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff

Venus Zine Crowns the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll!   Issue #44

PART 1: STAFF PICKS

By Venus Zine Staff

The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time, A–G   Issue #35

By Venus Zine Staff