AltWeeklies Wire
Sac Attack: The Story of Animal Collective's Mindbending Filmnew
The movie Oddsac is an aptly-titled grab bag of headfucking psychedelia directed by Danny Perez and starring, scored by- and jointly conceptualized with the indie rock band Animal Collective.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jonathan Valania |
04-19-2010 |
Movies
95-Year-Old 'Birth of a Nation' is Still Generating Heated Hubbubnew
Hailed as a breakthrough in cinematic techniques and forever damned for its racially charged pyrotechnics, director D.W. Griffith’s Civil War spectacle changed everything about moviemaking at that point, as first-time viewers may well find out.
Syracuse New Times |
Bill DeLapp |
04-15-2010 |
Movies
Tags: D.W. Griffith, Birth of a Nation
NYU's Snuff Filmnew
A campus-wide clampdown on last year's student film death won't keep us from giving you the whole picture.
The Village Voice |
Steven Thrasher |
04-08-2010 |
Movies
The Ann Arbor Film Festival: Bringing indie film to Mitten Masses for 48 Yearsnew
It's pretty safe to say that Michigan isn't exactly wanting for film festivals. In fact, the damn things are popping up like dandelions. If you throw a dart at a calendar, you're bound to hit a week when an ethnic or special interest group is screening flicks for local moviegoers.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
03-30-2010 |
Movies
On the Strange Symbiosis Between Publicists and Film Criticsnew
Greenberg, the big-budget mumblecore movie by Noah Baumbach, should enter the language as Woody Allen’s Zelig did — a title that goes beyond ethnic specificity to stand for a particular social disorder: the tendency toward vanity, suppression and censorship.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-18-2010 |
Movies
You Liked Them, You Really Liked Them: The Alternative Academy Awardsnew
Sure, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a long and venerable tradition of rewarding the film community’s artistic accomplishments. But here at the Mirror, we’ve got an institution of our own, “honouring” the best.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki and Mark Slutsky |
03-12-2010 |
Movies
An Analysis of Oscar's Not-So-Major Categoriesnew
Hey, look! It’s an Oscar ceremony in March, just like we used to have every year. With all the attention on the Best Picture and acting races as usual, I’m running my third annual rundown of some of the lesser-known categories to help you with your Oscar pool.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-07-2010 |
Movies
Wake Up and Smell the Oscars: They Stink!new
Everyone has their wakeup moment about the Academy Awards: A moment when you put away childish belief and realize it’s not at all about art but about popularity (as Sally Field once indicated and then got lambasted for her clarity).
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
Movies
When it Comes to the Oscars, Tom is on Team 'Hurt Locker'new
It's Oscar time, and you know what that means! OK, I don't know what that means, either, but I might actually tune in to the last 15 minutes, just to see if the gutless wonders who run Hollywood will reward The Hurt Locker and leave James Cameron to cry in his billion-dollar box-office take from Avatar.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
03-03-2010 |
Movies
Whose Turn is It Now? The 2010 Oscar Race
You can practically already hear Academy Award producers shouting, after the fact, "Whose idea was this?" about changes in the ceremony that are doomed to be criticized for months after the last statue is handed out.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
02-25-2010 |
Movies
Tags: The 2010 Oscar Race, Cole Smithey
A Look at the Academy's Expanded Oscar Fieldnew
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected to raise the total number of nominees from five to 10, thus greatly increasing the chances of inviting more audience-adored endeavors to the party.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
02-11-2010 |
Movies
Tags: The 2010 Oscars, N/A
Sundance Festival Goes Back to its Roots... Or Does It?new
This year, the movie that's attracted the scalping scene outside Eccles is The Runaways, a stylish biopic of the all-teen girl band of the same name. The film has been the subject of blog gossip, thanks to casting of Twilight starlet Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett.
L.A. Weekly |
Karina Longworth |
02-05-2010 |
Movies
With 10 Best Picture Noms, is Oscar Up In the Air?new
After years of shrinking audiences and low-grossing Best Picture nominees, the Academy this year is hedging its bets. Why not expand the slate from five to 10, allowing voters to give lip service to the artsy-fartsy fare while also nominating the big box-office potboilers that they and everybody except for film critics really wanted to see?
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-27-2010 |
Movies
The Exceptionally Cranky Life of Brother Theodorenew
To those who remember his appearances on David Letterman's show in the '80s, Brother Theodore was a German-accented, white-haired old crank whom Dave tried to goad—without much success—into a smile.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
01-25-2010 |
Movies
Sundance Film Festival: What's Happening NEXT?new
Riding high on a return to pop relevancy, the Sundance Film Festival's programming team announced NEXT, a sidebar dedicated to reflecting "a new aesthetic enlisting low- and no-budget filmmaking techniques."
L.A. Weekly |
Karina Longworth |
01-22-2010 |
Movies
