“Once,” August 17, 2007, theater. We both really liked this small, sweet Irish musical about a street musician (Glenn Hansard, lead singer for The Frames) who is a fine songwriter. He meets Marketa Irglova as a lovely immigrant street salesperson of talent, taste, and charm. They write songs and sing them. They write songs alone; they write them together. They borrow money and record them. The songs are very, very good. Hansard is excellent and Irglova is a pleasure to watch. Many lovely touches in this small fine film. See this one. Why can’t Americans make films like this?