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The Oscars as Blood Sportnew
Our critic dissects the Academy Awards and contenders. (Warning: Here be spoilers.)
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
01-30-2008 |
Movies
The Waiting Blamenew
Hollywood types aren't the only people feeling the pain of the Writers Guild of America strike that's crippling the entertainment industry.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
01-29-2008 |
Movies
A Chilly Reception for Sundance
In cold, snowy Park City, Sundance 2008 delivered few hot films.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-28-2008 |
Movies
Sundance Sign-offnew
Roman Polanski's hot, Barry Levinson's not -- and I'm moving on.
NOW Magazine |
Cameron Bailey |
01-28-2008 |
Movies
How to Avoid Bad Movies
There are some clues you can look for to help limit your exposure to crappy films. While this condensed list won't insure that you never spend another two hours in a darkened cinema bored to tears, it does represent some shortcuts that I use as a critic in deciding which movies to avoid.
Sundance: A Midwinter Night's Dreamnew
Finding gems in the snow at 2008's festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Sundance
Killer Appnew
Cloverfield bites beat Untraceable bytes.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
'Everybody's Got an Inner Porn Star'new
Notes from the Adult Video News convention.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Adrian Zupp and Jennifer Grafiada |
01-25-2008 |
Movies
Oscar's Hidden Goldnew
And the Oscar goes to ... that guy. An analysis of the awards' not-so-major categories.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
01-24-2008 |
Movies
I Love Television: The State of the Robotic Unionnew
My fellow Americans: We have a serious and potentially life-threatening problem facing our nation this week. Shockingly, the president of the United States has scheduled his State of the Union address to directly conflict with not one, but TWO of my fave new shows!
The Portland Mercury |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
01-24-2008 |
Movies
The 2008 Oscar Racenew
Handicapping this year's nominations, all the way from Best Picture (anybody can do that) to Best Editing (where else can you get odds on that?).
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
01-24-2008 |
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
The World is Better with Late Night TVnew
For the past week and a half, I've reacquainted myself with an old friend -- my TV set.
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
WWWGA Do?new
Screenwriter Megan Holley skips the picket lines for Sundance.
C-Ville Weekly |
Brendan Fitzgerald |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival's Identity Heftnew
Festival provides themes of belonging.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-10-2008 |
Movies