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Old Show's Nature Seems Rickety Vehicle for Featurenew
It's just like the 1950s series, only with an African-American cast, a modern setting and lame jokes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-16-2005 |
Reviews
Humor Comes Too Little Too Latenew
Will Ferrell's primal-scream shtick should be perfect for a comedy about the timely subject of enraged sports parents. But when Phil finally cuts loose and bellows at boys, the humor comes too little too late.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-19-2005 |
Reviews
Bush II Could Inspire Another Indie Film Renaissancenew
As we enter George W. Bush's second term, the country's extreme rightward turn could ignite the type of movie renaissance not seen since eight years of nuclear proliferation, HIV discrimination, and materialist greed helped produce the American independent film movement of the late '80s and early '90s.
The Village Voice |
Anthony Kaufman |
01-13-2005 |
Movies
Drew Barrymore Pops Her Political Cherrynew
Drew Barrymore admits that she was the kind of person who didn't know what the Electoral College was until she got invited to a rally encouraging young people to vote. Her documentary on her political self-education, The Best Place to Start, is showing on MTV.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
09-29-2004 |
TV
Hot Dog, Ho! The Path to Becoming One of the World's Elite Eatersnew
After two years of competitive eating, the 280-pound Joe LaRue ranked seventh in the world; that's hardly a scientific rating, but it's safe to say that few humans (or baleen whales, for that matter) can eat more food in less time than LaRue.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
08-13-2004 |
Food+Drink
Vanity Fair Chief's Acceptance of Payment for Film Tip Was Benignnew
Vanity Fair chief Graydon Carter has, in my opinion, turned a little nutty in the past two years, with the usual throwaway editor's note becoming home to Noam Chomsky-like screeds about the Bush administration, but he's not a crook.
New York Press |
Russ Smith |
08-07-2004 |
Media
