AltWeeklies Wire
Robert Benton Gives Us The Love Jittersnew
Feast of Love is a feel-good movie for the semi-literati; as such it may grate on those too sophisticated for its smooth ways and easy answers.
New York Press |
Marsha McCreadie |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
'Lust, Caution' is a Cautionary Sex Talenew
Ang Lee finally makes the film he's always wanted.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew
"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
'The Kingdom': The Witless A-Teamnew
This blandly politicized action film borrows equally from documentaries and Mr. T.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
'The Darjeeling Limited': My Three Stoogesnew
Wes Anderson understands the fragility (and humor) of families.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
'Rick and Steve' Come Together, No Batteries Requirednew
If the boys of South Park grew up to be queer, with hinged elbows and knees, the results would be a lot like Logo's Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World.
New York Press |
Stan Friedman |
09-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'The Last Winter' & 'Into the Wild' Bring Doom from Belownew
New movies from Larry Fessenden and Sean Penn give us "new" horror.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
The Myth & Men of the James Gang Go a Little Queernew
Dominik has fabricated a big picture with a small point.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
A Yogi's Revengenew
The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew
Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Homester Runner Founder Discusses 'Great World of Sound'new
Making his directorial debut, Craig Zobel talks about longtime collaborator David Gordon Green and American Idol.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew
Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
'The Singing Bee' Creates Sweet TVnew
It's easy to dismiss NBC's ratings smash as the kind of eye candy/ear Muzak that contributes to the decline of Western civilization -- but make no mistake, this game show is a genius mix of the washed-up and the newly found.
New York Press |
Stan Friedman |
09-06-2007 |
TV
Comedian Jeff Garlin Directs a Bittersweet Flicknew
This indie film carries the remarkably unpretentious air of a small movie, simply shot with an utterly straightforward story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
