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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Tender-hearted farewells in 'Departures'

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Tender-hearted farewells in 'Departures'
Answering an ad in the newspaper, a washed-up cellist from Tokyo thinks he's taking a job in a travel agency. But instead of taking care of 'departures,' he discovers to his chagrin the firm actually tends to 'the departed,' in other words, prepping corpses for burial. In "Departures," the Academy Award winner for best foreign language film whic...

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Family bonding with Kore-eda's Still Walking

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL: Family bonding with Kore-eda's Still Walking
Tribeca has only just begun but already there's a serious front runner for our favorite film in the festival, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Still Walking. Playing next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, this Japanese film is getting its New York premiere at Tribeca, as a part of their Spotlight series which features top-notch independent cinema. Still Walki...