AltWeeklies Wire
Genre-Bending Film Surprises at Every Turnnew
Nifty, surprising and outrageously overplotted, The Dying Gaul changes its genre stripes so frequently, viewers may feel they've left a film fundamentally different than the one they entered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Lucas, The Dying Gaul
Harry Potter Turns the Corner With Thrilling Filmnew
As a turning point in the series, the Goblet of Fire film needs to -- and does -- feel "bigger" than the previous installments. Author J.K. Rowling gives her now-14-year-old protagonists more grown-up concerns.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Film Offers Little Insight Into Johnny Cashnew
As much as the film traces Johnny Cash's personal decline, the script uncovers few complexities in his character and loses sight of him as a potent artist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Crackdown on Human Traffickingnew
If the past month's activities are any sign, federal prosecutors are succeeding in their mission to topple a perceived growing number of Georgia-based traffickers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-17-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
A Culinary Remembrance of New Orleansnew
CL's food critic remembers gorging in New Orleans seven weeks before Hurricane Katrina, then attends a meeting to find out from N.O. residents what the future may hold for the city's unique culinary culture.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Where is Omar Al-Farouq?new
Omar al-Farouq is one of the worst of the worst. If you ever need to be reminded why the United States should be fighting fundamentalist Muslim terrorists, all you have to do is think of al-Farouq.
So where is he?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Hollis Gillespie's Day Offnew
Hollis Gillespie's column is due at noon Friday. Last Thursday, she sent a message to Creative Loafing Senior Editor Doug Monroe and her usual cast of characters. The following is their e-mail exchange.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
11-17-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
You Slaw Menew
When thinly sliced, brussels sprouts cook quickly and easily marry with other flavors and textures.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Gluttony and Grapes Go Togethernew
The holiday is the pinnacle of gluttony, a food bacchanal, an excuse to eat 20 pounds of bird. And a fabulous excuse to open bottle after bottle of wine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Book Has Become Valuable History After Hurricanenew
The author's love (an angry, desperate, grieving, intimate love) for the culture reads sincere, offering a full sensory tour of a part of New Orleans that was always way off the tourist map and may now be gone forever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
11-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
A Flutter of Life in the Democratic Corpsenew
A former U.S. Army captain who served in Bosnia and Iraq is running as a Democrat for Georgia secretary of state. The entry of a strong candidate into the race is a surprise to anyone who'd thought Georgia Democrats were toast.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
11-17-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: Humbug Square, Scott Holcomb
His Take on Swing Is Contemporary and Retronew
Traditional covers from Ellington, Gershwin and "Fats" Waller swing freshly, and Ray Noble's "Cherokee" features a breakneck virtuosity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mark Gresham |
11-10-2005 |
Reviews
Band Discusses Image With Black Dialoguenew
Akrobatik says his band turned being from Boston to their benefit, taking the time to grow their sound rather than waiting to be discovered by Jay-Z or Russell Simmons.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chris parker |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Perceptionists
Performance Artist Takes Lunar Adventurenew
Space and NASA provide The End of the Moon its ostensible subject matter, but as is the case with Anderson's other performances, the album ultimately explores life in America.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alex Rawls |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Less Is Morenew
Broadcast is adept at combining aspects of retro pop with futuristic pops, which makes the comparison of Tender Buttons' static-basted machine beats and scuffed synth melodies with Alphaville -- featuring a mecho-organic computer at its heart -- all the more appropriate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
11-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: broadcast, Tender Buttons
