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Ben Affleck's Domain
Ben Affleck has so thoroughly reinvented himself as an actor that it's tempting to take for granted his commendable skills as a director even after his notable debut with "Gone Baby Gone."
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
09-13-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Town, Ben Affleck
Horny Teens Get a Mockumentary in The Virginity Hitnew
The Virginity Hit depicts a cadre of semiprivileged New Orleans teens whose penchant for illicit drinking, drug use and recording every moment of their lives on camera is more or less not worth remarking upon.
Spike Lee: The Gambit Interviewnew
Academy Award nominated director Spike Lee was in New Orleans for the premiere of his new documentary, If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise. Gambit caught up with Lee before the screening.
Gambit |
Matt Davis |
08-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hero Worshipnew
A soldier’s tragic tale retold for maximum effect in 'The Tillman Story.'
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-19-2010 |
Reviews
From Iraq to Iowanew
With a little help from Kartemquin Films, Usama Alshaibi documents the Arab-American experience.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
08-09-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Usama Alshaibi, Kartemquin Films
The Boys Are Back: Action Star Medley Plays the Hits
Lean, mean, funny, and chockablock with fast-twitch demolition spectacle, "The Expendables" represents a grand finale for several generations of action cinema stars.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-09-2010 |
Reviews
Ticked Off About 'Ticked Off Trannies With Knives'new
Transgender activists took to the streets to oppose a Texas-made movie -- and made it more successful than ever.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
08-06-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Modern Familynew
There's one glaring problem with 'The Kids Are All Right': The fact that the film had to end.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-04-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Kids Are All Right
Far Left and Liking Itnew
Oliver Stone Goes South of the Border for Hugo Chavez.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Matt Kettmann |
07-26-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Oliver Stone, South of the Border
Straight Man / Funny Man: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell Crack Wise
Great comic pairings don't come along often. Yet, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd strike a snappy chemistry as straight man to funnyman.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-26-2010 |
Reviews
Basking In Basquiatnew
'The Radiant Child' is a glowing tribute to the late artist.
New York Press |
Dale W. Eisinger |
07-22-2010 |
Reviews
Garbled Objectives: Todd Solandz--Same Old Thing
Todd Solandz is back once again to beat his convoluted dead-horse themes of race relations and schmaltzy pedophilia.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Life During Wartime, Todd Solandz
Why VOD is Inevitable
Video on Demand is already poised serve the full spectrum of Hollywood, foreign, and independent films.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
07-10-2010 |
Movies
Back to the Futur(ama)new
Comedy Central resurrects Groening's other show.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
06-25-2010 |
TV
Tags: Matt Groening, Futurama
Dennis Hopper: Remembering an American dreamernew
Hopper's brief friendship with James Dean, his co-star and mentor on the sets of Rebel Without a Cause and Giant marked him for life; they shared a passion, which Dean was the first person in Hopper's world to fully articulate.
L.A. Weekly |
F.x. Feeney |
06-07-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dennis Hopper
