AltWeeklies Wire
Y Tu Pelicula Tambiennew
Despite a few luminaries, Latino films still struggle for mainstream acceptance.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
05-03-2006 |
Movies
Sundance Kidsnew
Phooey on the narrative-film judges at Austin’s 13th South by Southwest Film Festival for bestowing awards on suffocatingly conventional movies.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
03-31-2006 |
Movies
Gordon Parks, 1912-2006new
Parks, the renowned photographer, filmmaker and author, was as self-made as self-made men get.
The Village Voice |
Greg Tate |
03-15-2006 |
Movies
Oscar Overhaulnew
The Academy Awards desperately needs a shot of sports.
Dallas Observer |
Richie Whitt |
03-14-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Starring Your Brandnew
Matthew Soar zooms in on product placement in Hollywood.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
03-10-2006 |
Movies
Party Linenew
Messagemaking swallows moviemaking at Oscars.
New York Press |
Matt Zoller Seitz |
03-09-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Oscar Hangovernew
This five-step program will end the misery of the most incoherent, inchoate and just plain stinko Oscar telecast in recent memory.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikke Finke |
03-09-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Paradise Nownew
Feverish fans of The New World turn Terrence Malick's box office bust into a cult film.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
03-08-2006 |
Movies
Swag Hagsnew
Movie after movie, Hollywood tries to buy off critics with tchotchkes.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
03-03-2006 |
Movies
Where Is the Love?new
Brokeback Mountain perfectly captures our ambivalence about marriage -- gay and straight.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
03-03-2006 |
Movies
Tags: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
The Two Faces of Jonnew
Which Jon Stewart will host the Oscars -- the savage satirist or the chickenshit phony?
Tags: The Oscars
Critics' Choice?new
A new Duke University study of film reviews takes more than a standard deviation from reality.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-03-2006 |
Movies
Swag Hagsnew
To the companies who lavish gifts on Oscar attendees, a $65,000 bling bag is just the high price of celebrity love.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Judi Jordan |
03-03-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Monkeyshines for Soul Powernew
This provocateur documentary is a wonderful showcase for Chappelle's ability to be bitingly funny, but still personable, while remaining free of the perfunctory conceits of sketch writers.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Filmmakers Learn to Fear-Mongernew
Whether you like it or not, the country's political climate is driving this year's Oscars.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars