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Matt Wolf on His Documentary About Avant-Garde Pioneer and Disco Legend Arthur Russellnew
In Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell, Wolf revisits Russell's life through intimate interviews with longtime boyfriend Tom Lee and Russell's parents, archival footage and, of course, the music itself.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ed Harris Talks Westerns and 'Appaloosa'new
It's been 50 years since they first pronounced the Western dead, but it just refuses to stop sucking air. The latest star to realize this is Ed Harris.
Artvoice |
M. Faust |
10-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Blindness' Has Limited Visionnew
Blindness certainly has an uncommonly distinguished origin; it's adapted by Don McKellar from the novel of Portuguese Nobel Prize-winning novelist José Saramago. But what might well have been provocative and insightful on the page has been rendered portentously inflated.
Two Documentaries Look at the Peculiar Nigerian Film Industrynew
The Nigerian film industry, known as Nollywood, is the third largest in the world, and represents quite possibly the weirdest film culture ever. Jamie Meltzer's Welcome to Nollywood and Samir Mallal and Ben Addelman's Nollywood Babylon shine a light on the industry.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Fraser |
10-06-2008 |
Movies
Old-fashioned Western 'Appaloosa' Moves Along in Fits and Startsnew
This film from Ed Harris is not nearly as good as either Open Range or Yuma, but despite the fact that it sometimes moves at a crawl, it's more or less a solidly entertaining throwback.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Bill Maher Zaps Faith in 'Religulous'new
Maher takes stands against religion and against the very notion of faith (as the word is generally used these days) some of the time; and against the intermingling of religion and public policy all of the time.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
New Doc on PBS Sheds Light on our Looming Water Crisisnew
Jim Thebaut's new documentary takes on the water crisis in the American Southwest, in particular on the oft-overlooked Indian reservations.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
10-03-2008 |
TV
Bill Maher Tackles Taboo of Faith in 'Religulous'new
About a dozen very polite protesters attempted to mar the Canadian premiere of Bill Maher's gleefully sacrilegious standup documentary, Religulous, at the Toronto International Film Festival recently.
The Georgia Straight |
Mark Leiren-Young |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Larry Charles, Religulous
Spike Lee Remembers Balck Braverynew
Lee has been fighting World War II long before the release of his latest film, Miracle at St. Anna. His campaign began with a salvo at Clint Eastwood for excluding black faces from Flags of Our Fathers and perpetuating the assumption that blacks contributed little to the U.S. victory.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'Eagle Eye' is Like Hitchcock for Moronsnew
If you leave your brains with the ticket-taker, then there's a good chance you might enjoy Eagle Eye, the stripped-down, hyperactive new chase film executive-produced by Steven Spielberg.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Eagle Eye
Battle Fatigue Settles in on Spike Lee's WWII Epicnew
So why is his new film such an interminable, unfocused, ridiculous mess?
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'How to Lose Friends' is an American Film with a British Sensibilitynew
Working from British journalist Toby Young's memoir, director Robert B. Weide layers good, broad, dry jokes onto the bones of a traditional Hollywood plot arc.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
'Appaloos' is Nothing if Not Laid-Back -- Really Laid-Backnew
The themes throughout are familiar: the bonds between men, the desire for domesticity in the arms of a good woman versus the desire to remain free, most of all the challenge of establishing justice in places where the rule of law is more hope than hard fact. Too bad Harris is content to casually put these ideas on display rather than to put them through their paces.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Michael Moore's 'Slacker Uprising' is Worth the Pricenew
Had it been released theatrically, Slacker Uprising would have certainly been a critical and commercial flop. It lacks both the power and the controversy that made his normal, topic-based films successful.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
10-03-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Slacker Uprising
Alpinist Film Festival Highlights the True Heroes of Outdoor Documentariesnew
Frank Pickell shows why adventure filmmakers are like Ginger Rogers.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
10-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
