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John Sayles' Characters Push Amigo Forwardnew
Set in 1900, Amigo's main focus is on the amigo, Rafael (Joel Torre), head man of the San Isidro barrio, deprived of the young men who have gone to fight in the revolution led by Emilio Aguinaldo.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-14-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Amigo, Amigo Movie
Q&A: John Olivernew
The comedian talks stand-up, politics, and our inevitable Chinese overlords.
The Portland Mercury |
Andrew R. Tonry |
09-14-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Oliver, The Daily Show
What You Want: Nicholas Winding Refn Burns Slow and Fast
Playing with a William Friedkin-like of patient intensity, atmospheric style, and shocks of violence Dutch director Nicolas Winding Refn creates his own 21st century dialectic of cinema.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
09-12-2011 |
Reviews
Aliens land in an English slum in Attack the Blocknew
In Attack the Block, English comedy writer/ performer and first-time filmmaker Joe Cornish trumps political shortcomings with brilliant, surprising filmmaking, turning a modest sci-fi comedy into the perfect example of what fun movies should be like.
Cage of Depthnew
MMA gets its Rocky with this excellent fight drama.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
09-08-2011 |
Reviews
Heavy Frettingnew
Azazel Jacobs’ new film is a tale of two pities.
Orlando Weekly |
Rob Boylan |
09-08-2011 |
Reviews
Wiesz Delivers in Portrayal of U.N. Whistleblowernew
ased on the true story of Kathryn Bolkovac.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-08-2011 |
Reviews
Senna looks at the life of the late Brazilian Formula 1 superstarnew
Race car drivers, we know, go very, very fast, but rarely with the thoughtfulness and integrity shown by Brazilian Formula 1 superstar Ayrton Senna. In the ultra competitive speed-freak world of car racing, it seems slightly out of the norm for a racer to regularly consult with God mid-race. Then again, very little about the driver, who died from a racing injury in 1994, suggests he was run-of-the-mill. The documentary Senna makes a convincing case for the spirit the three-time Formula 1 world champion brought to the sport.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
09-08-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Senna
Mirren Lends ‘Debt’ Gravitas and Classnew
Mirren proves she is one tough homemade cookie as she continues to explore more vivacious supporting characters.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
'Apollo 18' actors probably wish they could remain anonymousnew
After refusing to screen the film for the press (a move usually reserved for studio execs who know they have a bomb on their hands).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
Two brothers duke it out MMA-style in Warriornew
I was totally unprepared for the quality and gritty emotional depth of Warrior. Its real lessons about betrayal, familial strife and America's widening stratification are universal and timeless.
A Film That Achesnew
Raw emotion and impressive fighting scenes make 'Warrior' a winner
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Warrior
The world’s coolest rogue copnew
On the surface, The Guard is an Irish comedy/crime thriller in which the rough, enigmatic Sgt. Gerry Boyle.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
Take The Mistress of the Dark Home With Younew
The 1988 trainwreck classic, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is now available in convenient to-go packaging.
Boise Weekly |
Kat Thornton |
09-07-2011 |
Reviews
The Man Who Fell to Earthnew
The wonderment threshold has been raised considerably since the days when Nicolas Roeg and his leading man David Bowie were pop-culture sensations. And so it's an opportune time to revisit Roeg's misunderstood sci-fi idyll, The Man Who Fell to Earth, especially in light of a new "director's cut," which restores some twenty minutes of the filmmaker's intentions.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
09-07-2011 |
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