AltWeeklies Wire
Something in the Air Will Kill Younew
In Larry Fessenden's new film, The Last Winter, weather is the monster.
L.A. Weekly |
Judith Lewis |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Larry Fessenden, The Last Winter
The Many Freckled Faces of Catherine Keenernew
Keener plays Jan, a slackly conceived and overly familiar character, but she brings the role a warmth, specificity and diffuse sadness that makes you wish she had a lot more screen time.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
Sean Penn, With His Own Two Eyesnew
Penn on anger, humility and the power of seeing things for yourself and his new movie, Into the Wild.
L.A. Weekly |
Joe Donnelly |
09-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
Jennifer Gardner Faces the Heat in 'The Kingdom'new
In an L.A. interview room, she says that because she had just had a daughter with husband Ben Affleck, she and her long-time stuntwoman, Shauna Duggins, were concerned about how much physical activity she could endure during filming.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
John Waters On the Mainstreamng of Gay Culturenew
"I had more fun when it was illegal to be gay," says Waters.
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
09-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Henry Rollins Spoken Word: Titan of the Tonguenew
The legendary verbanator Henry Rollins is heading back out on the road. This time he's going to let America know what the "enemies" really think of us.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director Dora Peña Refuses the Mommy Tracknew
Married for 12 years and with three boys between the ages of two and 12, Peña has beaten the odds and refused to become another teen-pregnancy statistic. It's been an exciting -- albeit exasperating -- road.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dora Peña, The Dreamhealer
'Trailer Trash' Shows Poor White Folks Differently Than 'Cops'new
Don Diego Ramirez's documentary humanizes its subjects without flinching from the horror of what they perpetrate upon each other.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Shake Hands With the Devil' Revisits Rwandan Genocidenew
The story that is being told here, from the filmmakers' perspective, is more complete than has been told in the other movies about the subject.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chaz Thorne's 'Overnight' Successnew
Thorne burst onto the Canadian film scene this month by doing the basically unheard of -- getting his first two features, Just Buried, and Poor Boy's Game, in Toronto's film fest at the same time. But it didn't happen overnight.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Kurt Cobain Doc Creates a Mixtape for His Lifenew
Director AJ Schnack tells Cobain's story by using music that influenced his career and personality, not Nirvana's biggest hits.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AJ Schnack, About A Son
Daniel Radcliffe on Acting His Way Out of Harry Potter
Since throwing caution to the wind to perform in a West End revival of Peter Schaffer's nudity-mandatory play "Equus," Radcliffe teamed up with Australian independent director Rod Hardy for an ensemble film based on Michael Noonan's novel December Boys.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: December Boys, Rod Hardy
David Cronenberg, King of Creepynew
What gets lost in the violence and gore of Cronenberg's films is that he is also a workaday filmmaker, concerned with the ordinary pursuits of visual storytelling.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Evan Rachel Wood Uneasy in the Spotlightnew
Wood is one of the most talked-about actors at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, thanks to her work in two movies, King of California and Across the Universe, not mention her relationship with shock-rocker Marilyn Manson.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew
Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
