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Strop the Musicnew
Sweeney Todd delivers grand spectacle, dull tunes.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
12-19-2007 |
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Twisted Sistersnew
Noah Baumbach casts perfect actors to play estranged family
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
12-19-2007 |
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'Disappearances' Sets the Western Back Eastnew
What if this Western took place in New England, where culture and tradition were firmly rooted, where characters were aware of the consequences of their actions, but were forced to pursue a dark path partly driven by human desire and folly, partly driven by fate?
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
11-07-2007 |
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Tags: disappearances, Jay Craven
The Edward Scissorhands for South Carolinanew
Pearl Fryar's cavernous voice is a major reason this big-screen profile of the Bishopville, S.C., topiary artist is appealing.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
10-10-2007 |
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Cynthia Hill Examines the Plight of Low-paid Field Handsnew
In The Guestworker, the closest Hill gets to editorializing is juxtaposing images of a farmer eating a family meal in his house with those of the guestworkers' shoddier living conditions.
Charleston City Paper |
Nick Smith |
10-10-2007 |
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Tags: Cyntha Hill, The Guestworker
'The Kingdom' Offers a Smackdownnew
It seems like a Hollywood blockbuster, but Peter Berg's latest induces a bit of shaming about cycles of hate and violence that we must be fully cognizant of if we're ever to break them.
Charleston City Paper |
Maryann Johanson |
09-27-2007 |
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Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
'Becoming Jane': Austen Herself Would Approvenew
The film succeeds, even if it is almost entirely invented, because it captures both the aching romanticism and the cold, hard practicalities of Austen's fiction -- and in a way, it even does Austen one better.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
08-08-2007 |
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Tags: Becoming Jane, Julian Jarrold
The Inspiring Rock 'n' Roll Story of the Minutemen -- on Film
A full-length documentary film chronicles the history of guitarist Dennes Boon, bassist Mike Watt, and drummer George Hurley from their early days in the burgeoning punk scene to their reign as underground heroes.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-22-2005 |
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