Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals. The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a “a massive rollback,” and called on their members to continue their walkout.

Film on Mexico’s Disputed ’06 Election Stirs Emotions. A documentary about last year’s disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.

Down South, Singing the Indie Blues. Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.

Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies. She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.

‘Kite Runner’ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates. After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing “The Kite Runner” has whisked to safety four young actors.

Critic’s Choice: Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment. “Ford at Fox” is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.

For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival. Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the school’s debating team.

Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards. Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.

Tomorrow’s Oscar Hopefuls Today. The “Black List” has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.

A Knack for Being the Bad Boy. The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinter’s “Homecoming,” a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.

A Night Out With Ellen Page: Just a Girl From Halifax. While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.

Movie Review | 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead': Going for the Finger-Licking Gusto. “Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead” is just about as perfect as a film predicated on the joys of projectile vomiting and explosive diarrhea can be.

Movie Review | 'Surfwise': A Family That Surfs to a Beat: Its Own. “Surfwise” has a bohemian vibe and a cool sheen, but it’s an eager-to-please, pleasing commercial enterprise with a reassuring narrative arc.

Movie Review | 'Speed Racer': Gentlemen, Start Your Hot-Hued Engines. “Speed Racer” sets out to honor and refresh a youthful enthusiasm from the past and winds up smothering the fun in self-conscious grandiosity.

Disney and Pixar: The Power of the Prenup. Two years in, the merger of Disney and Pixar is notable for how well the two companies have made it work.

Fashion Review: 10 Years Later, Carrie Coordinated. Fashion has been a regular character defining trait throughout the “Sex and the City” series, and in the film version, the fashion is jaw-droppingly fantastic.

Film: Beauty, Brutality and Three Tough Mothers. Dario Argento’s latest danse macabre, “Mother of Tears,” starring his daughter Asia, is now on DVD.

Film: That License to Kill Is Unexpired. Ian Fleming, had he lived, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Wednesday. James Bond, his greatest invention, is ageless and immortal.

Financier in Hollywood Strikes Deal in D.W.I.. Ryan Kavanaugh pleaded no contest to, and was convicted of, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, while more serious charges were dropped.

The Media Equation: Slumber Parties Go Digital. In the gender wars, men generally win the race to the bottom. This past week though, women were the ones who seemed completely preoccupied by the reproductive act.

Fire Destroys Parts of a Popular Movie Lot in California. A fire at NBC Universal’s studio lot in Universal City, Calif., destroyed a vault full of movie and television images and parts of the popular studio tour. At least six firefighters were injured.

‘Sex and the City’ Leads Weekend Box Office. The film has earned an estimated $55.7 million since Thursday, making it an unconventional summer hit.

Out of Control. An oral biography of the comedian Chris Farley.

Paramount Drops Out of Plan to Raise $450 Million for Films. Paramount Pictures said it had pulled out of a planned film finance deal that was meant to raise as much as $450 million.

Charles H. Joffe, Movie Producer, Is Dead at 78. Mr. Joffe was a co-producer of Woody Allen’s movies and the business expert in the talent agency that managed the careers of a host of high-profile comedians.

Arts, Briefly: Cannes Winner to Open New York Film Festival. The 46th New York Film Festival will open with the North American premiere of “The Class” (“Entre les Murs”).

Front Row: We’re Off to See the Ruby Slippers. Betsey Johnson and 20 other designers are recreating Dorothy’s glittering ruby slippers to commemorate the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” next year to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Film Society Chooses Executive Director. Mara Manus, the Public Theater’s top financial executive, is taking the helm as the Film Society undergoes a $38 million expansion.

Holiday Gift Guide: DVDs. DVD sales might have slumped recently, but you’d never know it from the super-duper collectors’ editions and cunningly packaged boxed sets coming out this season.

Movie Review | 'The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)': Convulsions of a Family and an Abandoned Country. “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” is quiet, contemplative and impressionistic, which makes the story it has to tell all the more powerful.

Movie Review | 'Were the World Mine': Puck’s Love Potion, Splashed Across Town. “Were the World Mine,” an indie alternative to Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise, is a small, endearing film.

Activists Seek to Tie ‘Milk’ to a Campaign for Gay Rights. The release of “Milk,” a film that portrays gay rights battles of 30 years ago, is being complicated by a new culture war over homosexual marriage.

Questions for David Lynch: The Visionary. The director talks about why any screen format is good for meditation, why he’s doing his own weather report for your laptop and why he’s not filming his fourth wedding.

The Screens Issue: If You Liked This, You’re Sure to Love That. Basement hackers and amateur mathematicians are competing to improve the program that Netflix uses to recommend DVDs — and to win $1 million in the process.