AltWeeklies Wire
(Video) Game Changers?new
After decades of lackluster releases, the video-game-turned-film genre may have finally found its royalty.
Boston Phoenix |
Brett Michel |
06-04-2010 |
Commentary
Cannes 2010: Sweaty Palmesnew
The Cannes 2010 jury picks some winners, but some head-scratchers too.
Boston Phoenix |
Lisa Nesselson |
06-02-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Cannes
Bukowski: Tales of an Extraordinary Madmannew
Charles Bukowski was especially popular in his native Germany, but in the United States he was selling only in the hundreds. Even though the movie Barfly didn’t do well at the box office, it helped draw more attention Bukowski’s way. Let me tell you about the time I reconstructed Bukowski.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Guru's Gurunew
How a mysterious Svengali dominated the final days of the Boston-born hip-hop and jazz superstar.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Faraone |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
Voodoo Economicsnew
What vampire and zombie movies can tell us about the future of capitalism.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-21-2010 |
Commentary
The (Nearly) Lost Art of Sportswritingnew
Sports writing as a viable career option is dying along with print journalism itself.
Boulder Weekly |
Adam Perry |
05-03-2010 |
Commentary
Is Murdoch's WSJ Being Snubbed?new
This year’s Pulitzer Prize box score has the Washington Post taking four prizes and the New York Times snagging three. For the Wall Street Journal, this year's Pulitzer Prizes marks another distinction: another year (the third consecutive) the WSJ hasn't gotten one.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-14-2010 |
Commentary
Tags: Rupert Murdoch
The Kardashian Index: The Leading Economic Indicators and America’s Fictional Economynew
The worm really has turned, and the center of gravity has tilted east. Next there will be dried cuttlefish stands at Yankee Stadium. This is a sign that the rest of the world has started adjusting to the idea that U.S. economy is still fictional, and will probably remain that way.
Hartford Advocate |
Cintra Wilson |
03-18-2010 |
Commentary
Ranger Rich: Colorado Springs or Bustnew
Today I will write about cleavage, which is defined as a space created when certain things are pushed together by the owner of those things in an effort to avoid having to buy her own drinks.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Rich Tosches |
03-04-2010 |
Commentary
How Sweet is Mardi Gras in New Orleans This Year?new
One week before the Crescent City’s annual bacchanalia, right in the heart of parade season, its beloved Saints brought home the Vince Lombardi trophy. (And on their very first try. Showoffs.) This year’s Fat Tuesday celebrations promise to be a Big Easy epic.
Artvoice |
Geoff Kelly |
02-12-2010 |
Commentary
In Memorium: Karen Schmeer, 1970-2010new
Karen Schmeer, the brilliant local film editor whose work on Errol Morris's documentary The Fog of War helped win it the Best Documentary Oscar in 2004, died January 29 in a tragic accident, struck by a getaway car as she was crossing a street in Manhattan. She would have turned 40 on February 20.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
Eight Roles For Sen. Chris Buttars After His Performance in '8: The Mormon Proposition'new
8. Lead in the Coen Brothers’ sequel No Country for Old Queens. 7. “Mr. Thistletwat” in the touring production of Avenue Q. 6. Cranky police chief in the Neil Patrick Harris/Eddie Murphy buddy-cop flick 40 Gay Hrs.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
02-02-2010 |
Commentary
And the Grammy Goes To...new
Last year's music brought some truly great moments, but you wouldn't know it from this year's Grammys. Here are my picks and misses for some of the top categories to be telecast Jan. 31.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Scully |
01-28-2010 |
Commentary
10 Sex Scenes that Shock and Awenew
Some sex scenes in movies shock us. Others awe us. Here's a list of 10 sex scenes that allegedly do one or the other: First up, Diane Lane doing it doggy-style with a much younger man in Unfaithful.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Leo Dirr |
01-26-2010 |
Commentary
Decade in Review: Look How Far We Have (and Haven't) Comenew
Oh, 2000. How quaint you were. How innocent. How oblivious to such ills as tornados tearing up downtown Atlanta, drought drying up Lake Lanier, and rains causing creeks and rivers to rage, destroying homes, roads, businesses and lives.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Various |
01-12-2010 |
Commentary
