Lust, Caution is set to screen in Venice and Toronto before opening on September 28. Dennis Lim talks with Ang Lee and James Schamus - and even exchanges a bit of email with Tony Leung: "'Brokeback is about a lost paradise, an Eden,' Mr Lee said this month, taking a break from a final sound-mixing session in Manhattan. 'But this one - it's down in the cave, a scary place. It's more like hell.'" Related: Glenn Kenny on how Lee and Schamus have reacted to the NC-17 rating; and on how the story's been reported.

Also in the New York Times:

In the wake of this summer's deluge of sequels, "most of which scared up satisfying revenue if not critical approval," Jeanette Catsoulis argues that "only three films succeeded on both fronts: The Bourne Ultimatum, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Live Free or Die Hard. Though hardly artistic milestones, or even unanimously feted, all three were smart, entertaining and - most important - keenly attuned to the expectations of their audience."

Death Sentence, The Brave One, Outlaw. David M Halbfinger looks into "why revenge movies are making a comeback this season, as politics bleeds over into another film genre".

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