AltWeeklies Wire
Emile Norman Doc Bores Rather Than Inspires
It's unfortunate that director Will Parrinello brings a snoozy, 60 Minutes-style to the material, as Norman's struggles, victories and individualistic lifestyle are almost as intriguing as the work he created.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Film Explores Family Ties with an Exotic Twist
Director Seth Grossman does a marvelous job at avoiding predictable directions, making The Elephant King a surprising and devastating film about family ties.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Seth Grossman, The Elephant King
Documentary Explores History of Baseball in Italy
The small town of Nettuno is transformed into the baseball capital of Italy during World War II.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Man Arrives at a Perfect Life Lacking Recollection How
Bug-eyed protagonist Andreas has a good job, a comfortable apartment and a smokin'-hot girlfriend. The problem is, none of it is his.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jens Lien, The Bothersome Man
South Bostonian Irish Boy Finds Release in Baseball
This story of Irish family in South Boston is engaging and well-crafted, but unoriginal.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Irish, Brad Gann
Weberman Studies Bob Dylan's Garbage, Creates 'Dylanology'
Weberman is the infamous New York City "Dylanologist" who gained a moment of notoriety in the late 60s for using Dylan's refuse as the basis for interpreting his works and was convinced he had gained real insight into his creative process.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Film Gracefully Tells Story of Husband Whose Wife Faces Alzheimer's
Based on the Alice Munro short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," Away From Her is about a middle-aged Canadian couple dealing with the inevitable drift that occurs when a longtime partner loses touch with the reality of the past.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Away from Her, Sarah Polley
Light-Hearted Documentary Exposes Second-Hand Famers
This doc exposes a subculture whose members, though odd, appear to be having fun on this increasingly sad planet.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-26-2007 |
Reviews
Comforts of Homenew
Ben Bridwell and Band of Horses find peace in the Carolina Lowcountry.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Band of Horses
Mix Tape Mistakesnew
That song seemed like a good, romantic idea at the time, didn't it?
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
02-08-2007 |
Music
Almost Unwatchablenew
This film pokes a holier-than-thou finger at nutty superstitions like bread-and-wine rituals that, thanks to the suffering of one man, allow people to be absolved of their sins.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
02-08-2007 |
Reviews
Ruined Dance Scenes, Decent Filmnew
The makers of Stomp the Yard clearly had Spike Lee's phenomenal School Daze in mind when they decided to make a film about life at a historically black college.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Stomp The Yard, Sylvain White
Obscenly Inspirational Positivitynew
Smartly, Rocky Balboa not only acknowledges how ridiculous and unseemly it is to resubmit the Italian Stallion into the pop-culture fray of 2006, but wraps the entire movie around that premise.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa
Smooth Segues and Jennifer Hudsonnew
This big-screen adaptation of Dreamgirls has two things working for it that most other musicals don't.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
A Numb Fixernew
Though illuminating as a history primer on the CIA, The Good Shepherd has the spark of an 8 am college lecture.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
01-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert De Niro, The Good Shepherd
