AltWeeklies Wire
Kevin Smith Talks About his Most Adult Film Yetnew
Zack and Miri earned the dreaded NC-17, but Smith went through the appeals process and won his R rating. "I was a happy camper," he says. "Everything I wanted in the movie is in the movie." One of those things is a scene about what happens when an anal-sex scene ends very suddenly and very badly.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Life on Mars' Cops an Attitudenew
There are probably a few out there who recognize ABC's Americanized cop series Life on Mars thanks to good old BBC America. If the American writers can stay on target and keep scripts half as smart as the British ones, the show has a decent shot at success.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-28-2008 |
TV
'Pride and Glory': When Good Cop Movies Go Badnew
The film is so dark, tonally as well as visually, the entire affair looks like it was shot during a solar eclipse. In other words, it looks and feels right. But something is off. Mostly, it's the script.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-28-2008 |
Reviews
'Chocolate News' Gives Too Much of the African-American Funny Farm Awaynew
Chocolate News lacks the style, wit or subtlety of David Alan Grier's training ground, In Living Color. His transformations are amazing, but when he goes over the top, there's nothing to catch his fall.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
10-28-2008 |
TV
Cinematic Representations of Female Athletes Evolve Alongside Women's Sportsnew
What do tricked-out bikes, Canadian roller derby, prepubescent soccer players, and cops playing a 4,000-year-old Southeast Asian sport have in common? All are the subjects of documentaries screening at the Baltimore Women's Film Festival's Women in Sports shorts program.
Baltimore City Paper |
Raven Baker |
10-28-2008 |
Movies
Kevin Smith Borrows From Judd Apatow in 'Zack and Miri'
Kevin Smith hasn't matured enough to actually make a good comedy, but he has accrued enough casting wisdom to elevate his latest homegrown material with the effervescent Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogan.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-27-2008 |
Reviews
Kevin Smith's Arrested Adolescence Continues in 'Zack and Miri'
Smith's still funny when the muse strikes him, but it's just too awkward watching him try to build romantic comedy out of sentimentalizing old-school pornography.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-27-2008 |
Reviews
'The Tiger's Tail' is a Tepid Talenew
I saw John Boorman's film in January 2007, when it closed the Palm Springs Film Festival. At the time, it felt like a casual disappointment from a once-great director, destined for DVD obscurity. I'm not entirely sure why it merits theatrical release now, almost two years later.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
10-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: John Boorman, The Tiger's Tail
'No Family History' Studies the Link Between Cancer and Pollutionnew
The new documentary feature written and directed by University of Pennsylvania research fellow Dr. Sabrina McCormick looks at cancer clusters.
Philadelphia Weekly |
John Steele |
10-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Edward Norton on 'Pride and Glory' and His Obama Documentarynew
From his debut in Primal Fear through roles like American History X, Fight Club, and even The Incredible Hulk, Norton has always been drawn to ambivalent characters. He agrees that it's a large part of what interested him in acting.
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
10-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
You Won't See a Scarier Movie This Halloween than the Documentary 'Flow'new
The best horror movies are able to make the mundane frightening, and the subject of Flow is a something so common that we take it for granted: water, as abundant as oxygen and just as vital for human life.
The New '90210' Sucks Hardnew
No matter how scandalous the plot gets and regardless of how many former cast members return, 90210 can never live up to the drama that zip code saw 18 years ago when Brandon and Brenda Walsh moved to California.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Erica Palan |
10-27-2008 |
TV
'I've Loved You So Long' Registers with a Range of Dramatic Magnitude
Kristin Scott Thomas gives a beautifully transcendent performance as Juliette, a woman who goes to live with her slightly younger sister Lea and her family after serving 15 years in prison for murder.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-25-2008 |
Reviews
Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks Keep 'Zack and Miri' Watchable
Kevin Smith hasn't matured enough to actually make a good comedy, but he has accrued enough casting wisdom to elevate his latest homegrown material with the effervescent Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-25-2008 |
Reviews
'W.': Bush Whackednew
Oliver Stone takes on the most incompetent president in history.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-24-2008 |
Reviews
