AltWeeklies Wire
Edward Yang, 1947-2007new
Like most great filmmakers, Yang was timeless, and transcendent of linguistic or geographic barriers.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
07-27-2007 |
Movies
The Official History of Music Videonew
Music videos prove that despite the proliferation of polls and lists and award shows (namely, MTV's laughable VMAs), the official history of any art form must be a private one.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-26-2007 |
Movies
Our Springfield Soft Spotsnew
Ten (out of 10,000,000) reasons why we love The Simpsons.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy, Dennis Harvey and Johnny Ray Huston |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
The Renaissance Girl of 'The Simpsons'new
Lisa Simpson is the heart and soul of the longest-running TV sitcom of all time, but she will likely play second saxophone again in The Simpsons Movie.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
Digitizing Theater Adsnew
National CineMedia is the future of movie-theater advertising -- and probably the future of movie theaters, period.
D'oh! Simpsons Contest Prompts Fraud Allegationsnew
Springfield, Vt., won the right to premier the new Simpsons Movie, but other Springfields suspect foul play.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
07-23-2007 |
Movies
What Lures Movie Producers to Texas?new
This past June, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the state's first incentive bill intended to lure more film and television productions into Texas.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
07-20-2007 |
Movies
'Mystery Science Theater' Guys Still At Itnew
They still have the greatest job ever: providing snarky commentary tracks for bottom-of-the-barrel movies.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
07-17-2007 |
Movies
The Los Angeles Film Festival: Coming Soonnew
In the last days of the festival, a glimpse of the year's filmic future.
Hollywood is Harvesting Kidsnew
How the movie industry relies on con artists to provide a steady flow of child labor.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
07-13-2007 |
Movies
Sad Is the New Funny at Los Angeles Film Festivalnew
Amusing movies about depressed young men are in.
The 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival: Mad Worldnew
Highlights from the 2007 film festival spotlight outspoken DJs, prisons, environmental damage, and ... Pac-Man?
What Does a Munchkin Have to Do to Land on the St. Louis Walk of Fame?new
Mickey Carroll is one of just nine surviving Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz, who were inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame last week -- no similar honor awaits Carroll in his hometown of St. Louis, but it's not for lack of trying.
Riverfront Times |
Chad Garrison |
06-29-2007 |
Movies
Fighting for the Future of the Picture Palace in iPhone Eranew
How can film exhibition survive and subsist in a world of broadband internet and handheld devices with wireless connections and downloads?
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-27-2007 |
Movies
Keeping It Realnew
Sticking to the facts in a post-9/11 world, Michael Winterbottom and Paul Greengrass lead a new breed of filmmaker.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-22-2007 |
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