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'Il Divo' Takes a 'Goodfellas'-Style Approach to Italian Corruptionnew
If you're a longtime follower of European politics, you might have an easier time with Il Divo's dizzying summation of Italy's power structure and the knotty criminal conspiracies linking Giulio Andreotti to murders, suicides and a scandal nicknamed Bribesville.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-21-2009 |
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'(500) Days of Summer' Takes a Wise Look at Love Found, and Lost, and Found
No matter how goofy the film gets at individual moments, it becomes fairly irresistible for one simple reason. When it comes to understanding heartbreak and the role of different loves in our lives, it's almost painfully wise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-21-2009 |
Reviews
Is Jon Stewart Funny in France?new
Each day my daughter is faced with the challenging job of translating Comedy Central's The Daily Show into French, rendering hip American cultural references, Yiddishisms, bleeped-out expletives, and quirky American slang into something a French audience will understand and find funny.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jaime O'Neill |
07-21-2009 |
TV
'The Ugly Truth' is That an Uptight Heroine Doesn't Make a Romantic Comedy
There's something basically chilly about the way Katherine Heigl comes off in The Ugly Truth. A character like this needs to be more than a ball-buster who learns to soften up; her complexity needs to make sense from the outset.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-20-2009 |
Reviews
'Orphan' Relishes Suspense Over Exploitation and Dread Over Abstract Terror
Orphan is a persuasive addition to the subgenre of bad-seed-horror films like The Omen where a creepy little kid wrecks havoc and murder on the lives of ill-equipped adults.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-20-2009 |
Reviews
'(500) Days of Summer': We Heart Zooey Deschanelnew
Can there be a thing as too much cute? This is the dilemma for Summer (also the name of Zooey Deschanel's scary-adorable character), which plunges us with twee abandon into a relationship gone bad.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-20-2009 |
Reviews
Francis Ford Coppola Talks About His Return to Smaller, More Personal Filmmakingnew
After a decade spent trying to mount a pair of costly passion projects, Coppola abruptly shifted gears and embarked on what he calls his "second career," which began with 2007's Youth Without Youth and continues with Tetro, the story of estranged brothers nursing the emotional wounds of their upbringing by a domineering orchestra conductor father.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
07-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tetro, Francis Ford Coppola
Grotesqueries In Our Groceriesnew
Food, Inc. may not uncover any new information, but it's a stomach-turning indictment of the unnatural American diet.
SEE Magazine |
Luke De Smet |
07-17-2009 |
Reviews
That Old Black Potter Magic Continues to Beguile in 'Half-Blood Prince'new
Going a few shades blacker than 2007's already funereal Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, this penultimate Potterpicture includes the firebombing of a series regular's home, an episode of demonic possession that wouldn't look out of place in an Exorcist movie, and multiple attempts on the life of Harry himself. The greater threat, however, is those unseen forces that compete for the hearts and minds of impressionable boy wizards.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
07-17-2009 |
Reviews
'Harry Potter': There's No Place Like Hogwartsnew
Director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves occasionally coast on fans' intense familiarity with J.K. Rowling's novel, but for the most part they do well with Prince, a satisfying, somber yet funny story which carefully sets the stage for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
The Surprising Disappointment of 'Bruno'new
Borat offended us with an ignorance so profound the ignorant found it sympathetic, inspiring them to reveal their prejudice. Bruno, on the other hand, is an archly superior fashionista nearly equal in stupidity to Borat but nowhere near as sweet.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'Public Enemies': Dodging Bulletsnew
Public Enemies resembles cable television in its hit-and-miss screenplay, uneven performances and overall lack of dramatic power.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
Man on the 'Moon'new
Duncan Jones' Moon is a compact, smartly made science fiction throwback of a film.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
07-16-2009 |
Reviews
'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 |
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