AltWeeklies Wire
Playing the Facts Against the Fiction of '21'new
"The reality is that while they captured some things really well, the actual storyline is changed quite a bit," says MIT house-beater Jeff Ma.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Michel |
03-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 21, Robert Luketic
David Gordon Green Loves a Good Mistakenew
As Green debuts Snow Angels, a small-town tragedy starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, he's preparing for the August release of Pineapple Express, a big-budget stoner comedy produced by Knocked Up's Judd Apatow.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
Olivier Assayas on Getting Carried Awaynew
For Boarding Gate, Assayas chose Hong Kong as Sandra's final destination, as a way of shooting in -- and paying homage to -- the city that has influenced his own filmmaking.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boarding Gate, Olivier Assayas
Zak Penn's Poker Jokersnew
Much like his previous outing as a director -- the hilarious 2004 Incident at Loch Ness -- Penn's new film, The Grand, is an improv mockumentary in the Christopher Guest mold.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mike O'Connoll on 'Mountain Top Removal'new
O'Connell's introduction to coal mining culture came at an early age and in a most inauspicious way.
INDY Week |
Neil Morris |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Paranoid Angelsnew
Two indie auteurs, David Gordon Green and Gus Van Sant, take different approaches to high school melodrama in Snow Angels and Paranoid Park.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
03-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
Michael Haneke Will Be Your Mirrornew
Don't blame him if you don't like what you see.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
With New Film Project, Professor Griff Takes on African-American Media Stereotypesnew
Griff's most famous role in that long career is minister of communications for Public Enemy, but Griff (born Richard Griffin) has made his own name in the world as well, separate from but always in pursuit of the same agenda that drove Public Enemy: empowering black people, countering media dissembling, fighting the powers that be.
Artvoice |
Geoff Kelly |
03-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Pittsboro Filmmaker Tackles Death Row and Familynew
Filmed over 10 months beginning in October 2005, Love Lived on Death Row features the reconciliation between the Syriani siblings and their father, Elias, along with the work of Meg Eggleston, their father's friend and spiritual advisor.
INDY Week |
Neil Morris |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Talking 'Married Life' with Ira Sachs and Chris Coopernew
The four friends in Sachs' mix of drama, dark comedy and a couple of scenes of genial whimsy, are lucid about some things but reserved about others.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
03-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
In the Hacknew
Filmmaker Bernard Threatt flags down "illegal" rides -- with his camera in tow.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'If People Don't Like It Now, They Will'new
Kasper Collin wants to guide you through the life of free-jazz innovator Albert Ayler.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Stanton Kaye: Father of Reinventionnew
Could tracking technology save the Hollywood dreams of a former golden boy?
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Long Road Back to the Big Screennew
After some early success, screenwriter and director Steven Conrad learned the hard way that living can make your art more interesting.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Conrad, The Promotion
Gus Van Sant on 'Paranoid Park'new
"When you're 16, that's the most important time in your life," he says. "It might not be a time when you get much done, but you're influenced by everything that's come your way. By 25, you're going to be much more frozen in your ways."
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
03-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park
