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Clint Eastwood's Baseball Movie Strikes Outnew
Trouble with the Curve opens with Clint Eastwood's character, Gus Lobel, yelling at his penis for taking too long to cooperate in urinating. Gus is considered an all-time great talent scout, currently working for the Atlanta Braves, who is constantly second-guessed at work by young underlings vying for his job.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
09-19-2012 |
Reviews
One powerful relationship fuels the extraordinary The Masternew
Is The Master—Paul Thomas Anderson's hauntingly intimate epic—about Scientology? That's been the focus of attention for many with only peripheral interest in the film itself, hoping perhaps for some kind of searing roman-a-clef take-down of L. Ron Hubbard and his movement.
Charleston City Paper |
Scott Renshaw |
09-19-2012 |
Reviews
According to Ira Glass, Making Movies Isn't So Funnew
A conversation with Ira Glass about Sleepwalk With Me.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-13-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Dreamsnew
Does the 'Sleepwalk With Me' film hold up to its other versions?
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-12-2012 |
Reviews
Lewd subject matter aside, Hysteria is a charmernew
Here's a film that could easily have been tasteless, leering, and puerile, but instead Tanya Wexler's Hysteria is funny, charming, warm, smart, and probably the best romantic comedy since Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day back in 2008.
Charleston City Paper |
Ken Hanke |
07-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Romantic Comedy, Hysteria
There are no heroes in The Dark Knight Risesnew
The Dark Knight Rises may be the darkest, the grimmest, the most depressing summer popcorn movie ever. It is not summery. It is not popcorny. There is no adventure here. There is no escapism. There is only grinding reality to be endured in the harsh mirror it holds up to the audience.
Charleston City Paper |
MaryAnn Johanson |
07-15-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: christian bale
Ted might be one of the best comedies of the yearnew
How does a man who is already stretched thin by his network television demands expect to develop his live-action film debut properly?
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-27-2012 |
Reviews
Moonrise Kingdom is whimsical, but doesn't get bogged down in tweenew
In Moonrise Kingdom, director-to-the-hipster-set Wes Anderson may have finally stumbled upon a cinematic sweet spot in which utter preciousness doesn't drown out the genuine charm of his film.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is a travestynew
While Bekmambetov isn’t quite the villain that James Wilkes Booth proved to be, the director is responsible for the travesty he has delivered to us, and finds himself with a smoking gun of a terrible film in his hands.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-25-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Vampire Hunter
Rock of Ages is a predictable ’80s-fueled musicalnew
Hitting the screen by way of a team of scriptwriters that includes the original stage production's Chris D'Arienzo, Rock of Ages presents a fairy-tale version of Los Angeles' heavy metal scene circa 1987.
Charleston City Paper |
Isaac Weeks |
06-19-2012 |
Reviews
Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America sheds a light on tastelessnessnew
For a movie that starts off with a man fantasizing about killing his annoying neighbors and their baby, Bobcat Goldthwait's God Bless America has a very hippie underbelly.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
05-24-2012 |
Reviews
Marley is a touching portrait of the reggae idolnew
In Kevin MacDonald's documentary, Marley, the famous Rasta is seen in a light rarely witnessed before, with all the pain, love, and desire encompassed therein.
Charleston City Paper |
Ryan Overhiser |
05-18-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin MacDonald, Marley
Steve Jobs lives on in The Lost Interviewnew
Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview is an hour-long look into the charismatic and plain-spoken nature of one of this generation's most enduring figures.
Charleston City Paper |
Ryan Overhiser |
05-11-2012 |
Reviews
Chatting with a childhood hero, Lou Ferrignonew
Since there was no CGI back then, the producers turned to a real-live human being to play the Hulk. That human being was none other than Lou Ferrigno, a former Mr. Universe winner. Needless to say, when kids thought of the show, it wasn't the trickling piano or Dr. Banner's love for thumbing rides, but the moments when the green guy would tear da club up.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
05-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lou Ferrigno
Multimedia: Murals in Charlestonnew
Charleston isn't widely known for its public art. Occasionally a few murals pop up around town, but our visual identity is inexorably tied to traditional architecture and Rainbow Row. Even signage is tightly controlled, and public projects usually have a raft of red tape to confront.
Charleston City Paper |
Joshua Curry |
04-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
