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Iris The Irreverentnew
IRIS delves into the mind, heart and closet of the world’s most captivating nonagenarian style icon.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
05-28-2015 |
Movies
Tags: Albert Maysles, IRIS
The Restoration Will Be Televisednew
It's a gearhead's dream job. Sexy muscle cars are as integral to the American soul as cheeseburgers and Mickey Mouse.The dramatic process of rebuilding muscle cars is the basis of Graveyard Carz, a new reality show.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
03-23-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Activists or Terrorists?new
The Oscar-nominated documentary film If A Tree Falls traces the transformation of one otherwise ordinary young man into an activist and then into what the courts have deemed a "terrorist" and the way those actions affected the environment, his family and the community.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
02-24-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bombers, Bullets and Black Historynew
White critics miss the point of Red Tails.
Eugene Weekly |
Dante Zuniga-West |
02-09-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Red Tails, Tuskegee airmen
An Ignominious Auranew
Portland screenwriter Jonathan Raymond revamps the Western with Meek’s Cutoff.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
05-09-2011 |
Reviews
Compact Visions: 2009's Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
It would be a mistake to look at short film as only a step on the way to features, just as it would be unfair to think of short stories as only an introduction to an eventual novel.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Fantasy Island This Isn’tnew
With great swipes of heavy cello music, the brooding, frightening Shutter Island opens aboard a ferry sluicing through the fog. Aboard the vessel are Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), a federal marshal, and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo). Their destination is Shutter Island in the Boston harbor.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese
'In the Loop': War of the Wordsnew
Never before have I seen the word mellifluous used -- quite accurately, no less -- to describe the dialogue of a film rich with such remarkable profanity.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Armando Iannucci, In the Loop
'Inglourious Basterds': Dogs on the Runnew
Inglourious Basterds is vintage Tarantino, and quite possibly the director's masterpiece.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'O'Horten': Norwegian Wouldnew
It would be a mistake to overstate or oversell Bent Hamer's sweet, dry, restrained film, which applies an appealing spareness to the story of a 67-year-old man experiencing a transformative few days.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'District 9': Alienatednew
District 9 works as a pure sci-fi thriller as well an allegory for large-scale human rights violations.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'Ponyo' Is Almost Perfectnew
Hayao Miyazaki's latest is glorious, and gloriously fun.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'Visioneers': All George Wants is an Explosion-Free Lifenew
Zach Galifianakis' natural zaniness is muted in Visioneers, a bleak view of a dystopian future.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'Chéri': Power Outagenew
When Michelle Pfeiffer is offscreen, Chéri feels like it might capsize at any moment.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
'Julie & Julia': Cooking For Twonew
The delightful Julie & Julia is full of things often thought to be near-impossible in Hollywood movies.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
09-11-2009 |
Reviews
