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'Lemon Tree': Uprootednew
Lemon Tree is many-sided thing, including an astute political drama, but the film ultimately is about two women forced by circumstance into a rivalry.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Let 'Brothers' Take Time to Bloomnew
There's a particular satisfaction in the way the pieces of The Brothers Bloom shift and circle around each other, the story woven by one character reflecting the story given to us by writer-direction Rian Johnson.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Tyson' is a Knockoutnew
Tyson won't find a broad audience, but it deserves one.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Easy Virtue': Bitch vs. Bielnew
Is there anything Kristin Scott Thomas can't do?
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'The Hangover': What Happens in Vegasnew
The first third of The Hangover is so chokingly funny that I actually heard people wheezing to catch their breath.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Rudo y Cursi': Just What the Name Saysnew
The reuniting of Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna isn't enough to make Rudo y Cursi work.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Anvil!': Rock of Agesnew
This documentary celebrates the unknown legends of heavy metal.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Up': Such Great Heightsnew
Pixar's 10th movie is one of its best.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Killing Fields: Field Burning's Deadly Legacynew
The fiery death in 1988 of novelist William Wharton's daughter, her husband and baby girls is probably the grimmest reminder of the dangers of field burning smoke. Today the fight to ban the burn continues in Oregon.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-18-2009 |
Environment
Lawsuits and Tree-Sits Surround Oregon Bureau's Proposal to Lognew
A tree-sit has gone up in an Oregon forest where the state Bureau of Land Management proposes to log Fall Creek, an old-growth forest that has been successfully defended by tree-sitters time and time again.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-11-2009 |
Environment
'Adventureland': The Best Worst Job Evernew
Adventureland is only part comedy. The laughs are there, though subtler and gentler than you might expect, but Greg Mottola's new film has a surprising sweetness.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
04-09-2009 |
Reviews
'Gomorrah': 'Goodfellas' These Are Notnew
Gomorrah is a bleak, unrepentant crime drama that never stylizes the violence it depicts. It is at once tender and vicious.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-09-2009 |
Reviews
Did the University of Oregon Fire a Professor for Alleging Racism?new
University of Oregon professor Paula Rogers filed a grievance alleging racism on the part of another faculty member, and she says it cost her the job in 2005. Now she has filed a $500,000 lawsuit in state and federal courts alleging racism and retaliation by the UO.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
03-22-2009 |
Education
Robin Romm Goes Raw With Loss in 'The Mercy Papers'new
Robin Romm faces her mother's death with such clear-eyed ferocity that it cheapens her stunning, small book to try to say whether it’s good, or whether it might give solace to a grieving reader.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-06-2009 |
Nonfiction
Pigs Gone Wild: Feral Swine are Tearing it Up in Oregonnew
Call them swine, hogs, pigs or boars, call them what you want, but Oregon calls them an invasive species and has come up with a Feral Swine Action Plan to get rid of the porky pests.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
02-05-2009 |
Animal Issues
