AltWeeklies Wire
Director Loses His Way in New Filmnew
Terry Gilliam's The Brothers Grimm has more in common with the Germany that beget Jagermeister and Arnold Schwarzenegger than it does the Germany of black forests, wicked witches and runaway gingerbread men.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm
Film Digs Up Third World Corruptionnew
The Constant Gardener shows more concern over Africa's staggering health crisis than thrilling audiences with the derring-do of a James Bond or a Jason Bourne.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-25-2005 |
Reviews
What's Going On With Iraq's Constitution?new
By the time you read this, Iraq's leaders will have written a constitution. Or not.
The drafters have already missed their legal deadline of Aug. 15. They had to ask Iraq's assembly to grant them an extension. The new deadline is Aug. 22, but who's to say they won't miss it as well?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-25-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Planning to Kidnap a Friend We Haven't Seen in a Whilenew
I was definitely wearing the wrong clothes for a kidnapping, which is funny, because as a matter of course I'm usually outfitted pretty well for felonious behavior.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-25-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Play Nice With Your Saladnew
Think olives, tomatoes, anchovies and garlic, just a few of the seasonal goodies coming out of Provence, the famed culinary region of southern France.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
08-25-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Don't Expect Wine Advice to Be Given Straight Upnew
What wines are bartenders recommending these days?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
08-25-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
At Play in the Fields of the Borgnew
Paul Di Filippo is not a sci-fi master -- not yet, anyway -- but he is a skilled journeyman who has explored more of the sci-fi universe than most.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
08-25-2005 |
Fiction
In the Drive to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe, Is Anybody Listening?new
A year before 9/11, Ted Turner wanted to talk about bankrolling former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn to try to save the world from nuclear terrorism.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
08-25-2005 |
Commentary
Huey Lewis Churns Out Easygoing Setnew
Adding a three-piece horn section to these energetic, if not terribly innovative, reworkings of hits, oldies and a few surprisingly tough recent tunes makes for a pretty terrific set.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Huey Lewis & the News, Live at 25
Trio Whir in Secret No Morenew
Because this album is two-thirds cover songs, it allows listeners a glimpse in to what makes the Secret Machines tick more than where the road is leading the group.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Passing the Test of Timenew
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and Repeater sounds better now than ever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Band Wraps Messages in Sillinessnew
System of a Down marries the in-your-face moxie of Chuck D., embraces its Middle Eastern cultural legacy like Frank Zappa, and fancies itself a musical wannabe junta similar to Rage Against the Machine.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hypnotize, System of a Down
Chris Lopez Polishes a Muddy Legacynew
The reluctant local music fixture and founder of the now-defunct Rock*A*Teens has long radiated a modest and artistically frazzled presence in his hazy songs. Now he reveals humbly brilliant songwriting on his solo album.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Obsession and Entrapment Fuel Superb Filmnew
Scottish director David Mackenzie's morbid, erotic film has an economical, compressed style that covers a great deal of action and subtext in a tight space.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: asylum, David Mackenzie
Film Chronicles a Doomed Romance in Reversenew
A bitterly pragmatic argument for the complexity of relationships, 5x2 doesn't make any bones about the grim course it's on.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: François Ozon, 5x2
