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How the South Was Boringnew
The obvious, trite plot of Honeydripper will leave viewers longing for a nice, big dose of Ritalin.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-10-2008 |
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John Sayles' Latest is Personal Outingnew
As hokey as Honeydripper's epiphany-of-the-axe scene is, it is rooted in reality. Somewhere, somehow, 50 or so years ago, audiences, especially teens, caught a new sound – and it was, in a word, electrifying.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-04-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': John Sayles Meets Jim Crownew
Sayles' sedate, inoffensive film takes place in Harmony, Alabama, in 1950, where Jim Crow laws are in full swing and black men can be arrested simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
02-01-2008 |
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Mable John Earns Her Screen Timenew
Known to some as the sister of hugely influential R&B star Little Willie John, the spirited singer dubbed “Able Mable” was the first woman artist signed by future Motown chief Berry Gordy Jr. to his fledgling Tamla operation and now she can be seen in John Sayles' latest film.
NOW Magazine |
Tom Perlich |
01-31-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': Image Problemnew
John Sayles can write a good story, but can he tell it visually?
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-22-2008 |
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'Honeydripper': Case of the bluesnew
John Sayles continues his slow descent into dull filmmaking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
01-17-2008 |
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No Country for Unconscious Peoplenew
John Sayles puts the imaginative life of African-Americans on the screen better than most.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-10-2008 |
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John Sayles Mines the Rural Blues for 'Honeydripper'new
Back before Sex, Lies, and Videotape … before Reservoir Dogs … before there was much of anything that could be called an American independent film movement, John Sayles was the quintessential indie filmmaker.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-30-2007 |
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Silver Citynew
Silver City looks as if it might be another Lone Star, one of Sayles’s best movies, and instead turns out more like City of Hope, one of his worst.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-22-2004 |
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Dirty Politicsnew
There’s definitely ore to be mined in this political drama, but Sayles’ pan comes up with only particles of dust.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2004 |
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Silver City Express Takes Film Stars Around Coloradonew
John Sayles' new film, laden with Colorado political lore, is the first made in the state in many years. Westword editor Patricia Calhoun accompanies the director, actor Kris Kristofferson, cartoonist Tom Tomorrow and others on a promotional bus tour.
Murder on the Campaign Trailnew
With Silver City, Sayles lives up to the stereotype of the socially conscientious but humorless leftist. Imagine Ralph Nader trying to crack a joke on the campaign trail and you'll get a sense of Silver City's discomfort with comedy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-15-2004 |
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Silver City Stands Out in Season of Political Intriguenew
The new John Sayles movie, set and shot in Colorado, is downright bracing, and it has the kind of dramatic acumen the blunt propagandists can only dream about. There's no mistaking its liberal, or progressive, stance, but it's neither a bag of tricks nor a self-righteous rant.
All Aboardnew
John Sayles and his partner Maggie Renzi discuss the political messages in their film Silver City and describe how they pulled together the financing and cast.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kathryn Eastburn |
09-03-2004 |
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