AltWeeklies Wire
Werner Herzog Ponders the Last Place on Earthnew
Speaking to the legendary German filmmaker is like speaking to God -- a crazy and pessimistic God, perhaps, but one capable of making divine films.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
07-03-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Barack Obama's Stand-In Performance for Ted Kennedy at Wesleyan Was Low-Keynew
Traffic was light, the weather was beautiful, and parking was a breeze. Security outside consisted of smiling and helpful Wesleyan undergraduates in red "event staff" T-shirts and courteous Wesleyan Public Safety officers. As for demonstrators, I bumped into three standing on the periphery of the event.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-29-2008 |
Politics
Medium Scarenew
In new films, truth is fluid -- and controlled by the click of a button -- because media itself is a major player.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
03-06-2008 |
Movies
Country for Gold Mennew
In short, this is the year that death and evil will stalk the Oscars. Predictions for this year's winners.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
The Oscars Go to Hellnew
We don't need Mike Huckabee to tell us the Oscars have become the handiwork of Satan and benchmarks of the coming Apocalypse.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-18-2008 |
Movies
Lifting the Veilnew
If we've learned anything in the past five or so years of our foreign policy, it's that we should know a few things about a country -- its history, people, culture, and religion -- before bombing the crap out of it.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Last Man Standingnew
Once a cautionary tale about human folly, has the doomsday myth become just more fun and games?
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-14-2007 |
Movies
Dirty Politicsnew
There once was a time when raunchy humor and scatological satire were the weapons of choice for subversive voices -- but nowadays blue comedy doesn't necessarily mean blue politics.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
07-27-2007 |
Politics
Cinema of Shadowsnew
We're nearly five years into the Iraq crisis, and Hollywood has yet to make a film about the war. Scratch that -- every film is about the war.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-07-2007 |
Movies
The Eyes Have Itnew
We've come a long way from Kieslowski's Red, in which a retired judge falls into disgrace for listening in on his neighbors -- now, spying on citizens is a virtue, no more so than in Britain, where it's estimated that the average person appears on camera some 300 times a day.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrea Arnold, Red Road
Hindsightnew
The Hitchcock classic Rear Window is he model for Hollywood's latest trend -- a fear-inspired peep-a-palooza.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-03-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Rear Window
'Babel' Rousersnew
Awards predictions for 2007; Oscar opts for liberal guilt.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-18-2007 |
Movies
Off With Their Headsnew
If the White House thinks recent poll numbers are scary, they should steer clear of this fall's box-office hits.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-19-2006 |
Politics
Dam Shamenew
Spike Lee's New Orleans Requiem on HBO reverberates with the power of truth in a muted tone of dignity, tragedy and respect.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-21-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Feel-Good Movie of the Summernew
Stone makes a movie on a politically loaded subject and tries really, really hard not to make it political, and he's still called a conspiracy nut, this time for not politicizing his subject.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, World Trade Center
