AltWeeklies Wire
One-Flick Ponies?new
With Juno, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody prove to be more.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
12-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
A Room of One's Ownnew
Tommy Wiseau's cult-hit movie assaults the senses with unintended hilarity.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Room, Tommy Wiseau
Fresh Prince vs. Vampire Zombiesnew
I Am Legend is at its best when it's most poetic or frightening: An unabashed horror flick.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
Esther B. Robinson on Danny Williamsnew
Factory and family search for the forgotten filmmaker in A Walk Into the Sea.
New York Press |
Benjamin Sutton |
12-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Go South, Young Mannew
Prodigal screenwriter Trent Moran chooses his hometown of San Antonio over the Hollywood hills.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Zen Chef Edward Espe Brown on 'How to Cook Your Life'new
The film takes viewers inside Brown's educational cooking retreats, where he draws parallels between food preparation, Zen and everyday life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Morgan Spurlock Helps Reverend Billy Fend Off the Shopocalypsenew
Producer Spurlock and director Rob VanAlkemade track Reverend Billy, his wife/partner Savitri D, and their 35-member gospel choir on a cross-country bus tour.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirk Woundy |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Steal Phantom' Examines Fandomnew
The comedic documentary finds skinny, boyish Jason Georgiades, a University of Pittsburgh art student, seeking an audience with the Pittsburgh Steelers to share a trick play he'd designed.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Sinister Role Lured Nicole Kidman to 'The Golden Compass'new
Although the movie is being marketed to families, Mrs. Coulter is arguably the most threatening character Kidman has ever played.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Consumption Orgynew
The Rev. Billy wants you to say no to overconsumption this holiday season.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
James Marsden: Low Profile and Loving Itnew
"I'm more comfortable with the bar set low," he says with a flash of his milky-white smile. "If expectations are low, you can only impress people."
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tamara Jenkins Keeps It Realnew
Coming almost 10 years after Slums of Beverly Hills, her new movie, The Savages, mines a difficult time in Jenkins' early 30s, when she saw both her grandmother and her father succumb to senility.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
'Cloudbreaker': Destiny's Childnew
Filmmaker Adam Garnet Jones relives youthful imagination and identity-seeking.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sean Flinn |
12-04-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adam Garnet Jones, Cloudbreaker
What Do the Iraqis Have to Say?new
With their documentary Meeting Resistance, Molly Bingham and Steve Connors campaign for a new approach to understanding our enemies: Ask them.
LEO Weekly |
Alan Abbott |
12-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Daniel Craig on 'The Golden Compass'new
James Bond is making it easier for Daniel Craig to build a career. Of course, it doesn't always work that way.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
