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Catherine Breillat Proves She's More Than a Porno-polemicistnew

As if to legitimize her unorthodox approach, the period drama of The Last Mistress brings Breillat into the haughty realm of Choderlos de Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the infamous (often adapted) 18th-century novel of sexual gamesmanship as psychological and political intrigue.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-26-2008  |  Reviews

Don't Bet Against Rupert Murdoch's Success with 'The Wall Street Journal'new

The real question in the "war" between the Times Co. and Dow Jones is which entity is better equipped in the next decade to both make money and publish, in whatever form, a quality product. My money is on the Murdoch family.
New York Press  |  Russ Smith  |  06-26-2008  |  Media

Despite Smaller Fan Bases, '90s Acts Like Polvo Continue to Reunitenew

"We're not a nostalgia act. We're trying to stay relevant to the times and ourselves," vocalist and guitarist Dave Brylawski says, adding that with a new drummer, Brian Quast, the band undoubtedly sounds different.
New York Press  |  Amre Klimchak  |  06-19-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Immortal Technique Proves That Mindful Hip-Hop is Anything but Deadnew

The ever explosive, articulate and militant musician is leading the charge of this hidden side of contemporary hip-hop with his new album, The 3rd World.
New York Press  |  Billy Jam  |  06-19-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Werner Herzog's Gross 'Encounters'new

In his latest attempt to capture visual wonder, Herzog finds the quirky; but it's not that amazing.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-19-2008  |  Reviews

Why Michael Bloomberg Shouldn't Run for Governornew

An interesting idea, sure, and a tasty bone to gnaw on for the next 18 months; but to many political observers, this one just does not make sense. He could try, but would he really want this job, regardless of the continuing platform it would give him in public life? The answer, according to many who know him and have watched him as mayor, is no.
New York Press  |  Edward-Isaac Dovere  |  06-19-2008  |  Politics

Where's This Year's Song of the Summer?new

After Gnarls Barkley raised the bar, we're still waiting for this summer's hook-filled hit. And Walter Meego has my vote.
New York Press  |  Greg Burgett  |  06-19-2008  |  Music

'Brick Lane' Feels More Like an Alley Thanks to Sloppy Scriptnew

Brick Lane revels in confrontations, but they burst forth without any build. Fewer incendiary incidents and a red pencil applied to the script might have freed the good movie that's buried somewhere beneath layers of unearned emotional conflict.
New York Press  |  Mark Peikert  |  06-19-2008  |  Reviews

'Get Smart': Bomb Threatnew

Steve Carrell and Anne Hathaway look great together -- too bad it's in a pointless TV remake.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-19-2008  |  Reviews

Shyamalan's a Ding Dongnew

M. Night Shyamalan aims to evoke 9/11 fear with The Happening but the result is anything but shocking.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-19-2008  |  Reviews

Two Docs Examine the Love and Politics of Christopher Isherwood and Derek Jarmannew

Chris & Don: A Love Story and Derek are elegies to gay cultural figures, novelist Isherwood and filmmaker Derek Jarman, but they also uniquely chronicle lives of affection and rebellion -- personalities that are rarely found in the gay films that break into today's mainstream.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-12-2008  |  Reviews

Teenage Jesus and the Jerks Return to the Stagenew

The seminal No Wave freak scream act, will play two shows at the Knitting Factory. The performances are timed with the release of No Wave: Post Punk. Underground. New York 1976-1980, a photographic and oral history edited by Thurston Moore and Byron Coley.
New York Press  |  Georgia Kral  |  06-12-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

Will Johnson and Centro-matic Finally Graduate to Bowery Ballroomnew

From one-man sets at the Knitting Factory Tap Bar to full-band, what-American-rock-should-sound-like engagements with Centro-matic at Mercury Lounge and Union Pool, Will Johnson has headlined at New York's smaller stages in an almost Sisyphean effort to return to the city.
New York Press  |  Greg Burgett  |  06-12-2008  |  Concerts

Guy Maddin Explores His Hometown and Childhood in New Docufantasianew

When someone grows up on tales of stampeding racehorses being frozen in a river, leaving just their rearing heads above the ice, how can they not be a little off-kilter in their sensibilities?
New York Press  |  Mark Peikert  |  06-12-2008  |  Reviews

With Ed Norton, Marvelites Get the Movie Monster They Deservenew

This Bruce Banner has the same soft-voiced, nerdy naturalism Ed Norton brought to Fight Club. The idea is to upgrade The Hulk from comic book teen dream to boomer alter ego.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  06-12-2008  |  Reviews

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