AltWeeklies Wire
Harmony Korine on 'Mister Lonely' and Growing Up in Nashvillenew
Smoke has followed Harmony Korine since the early 1990s, when he moved to New York from Nashville.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley and Jack Silverman |
05-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
"Blown Opportunity," "Lost in the Stars," "Pulling Punch Lines"new
AltWeeklies Award - Arts Criticism
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Kick Yourself for Not Seeing These Moviesnew
From minor hits to complete obscurities, these films from 2007 -- and others -- deserved more attention than they got, either from audiences, distributors, or critics.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
12-28-2007 |
Movies
A Sticky Wicketnew
A Jamaican teaches a young Jew what's cricket -- in every sense -- in Wondrous Oblivion.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
11-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Morrison, Wondrous Oblivion
Lady Sings the Blues (and Country)new
Blues singer Tracy Nelson returns with a collection of country classics.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Gone Baby Gone': Kenzie's Choicenew
Ben Affleck's directorial debut leaves nothing but grave moral doubts -- to its credit.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
10-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
Visually Stunning Documentary Captures the Big Picture of Chinese Industrynew
Nothing illustrates the monstrosity of globalized commerce more vividly than the lateral tracking shot that opens Jennifer Baichwal’s mesmerizing documentary Manufactured Landscapes.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-24-2007 |
Reviews
'Red State Update': From Obscurity to National Famenew
For less than two years, two fictitious Middle Tennesseans have hosted Red State Update, an internet show that uploads several times a week, usually in three-minute increments -- after an appearance on the CNN/YouTube Democratic Debate, they're all over the place.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
09-24-2007 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
'This is England': Anarchy in the UKnew
Remarkable child actor highlights superb drama of British punk era.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
David Simmons, Through the Looking Glassnew
The Nashville filmmaker offers a peek at Prism.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Simmons, Prism
Something Appealing, Something Appallingnew
Kurdish filmmaker uses romantic comedy to address serious subjects.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
07-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jay Jonroy, David & Layla
Charles Burnett: The Good Shepherdnew
After 30 years, Killer of Sheep gets its due -- but its maker still fights the machine.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
06-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
Tennessee's Cable Warsnew
While King Kong and Godzilla fight, public access stations try not to get flattened.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
05-25-2007 |
Media
Liberadio(!) Brings Liberal Talk to Nashville Radionew
After months of planning, co-hosts Mary Mancini and Freddie O'Connell have decided to challenge the old yap that commercial talk radio and progressive politics go together like peanut butter and failure.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
04-06-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
Entry Interviewsnew
The dust begins to settle at the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
01-25-2007 |
Movies
