AltWeeklies Wire
Guy Ritchie Refuses to be Swept Awaynew
Ritchie's got some pair, and I'm not talking about the cojones it takes to play Mr. Madonna to a world-class ball breaker.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
10-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla
'The Secret of the Grain' Shows Its Heartnew
Abdellatif Kechiche's warm and inviting portrait of a man and his restaurant is a hearty feast of gender politics, generational conflict, cultural metaphors and kettle-whistling family drama, all served with the same affection as the couscous at the film's center.
NOW Magazine |
Radheyan Simonpillai |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Marc Abraham Makes His Directorial Debut With 'Flash of Genius'new
The result is a plodding, thumpingly obvious gloss on the decade-long efforts of Dr. Robert Kearns, inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper, to be properly acknowledged for his efforts after Ford cheated him out of the money and the credit.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Flash of Genius, Marc Abraham
Anne Hathaway Puts on an Oscar-worthy Performance in 'Rachel Getting Married'new
Academy Award poolies, take note: Anne Hathaway plays a junkie in Jonathan Demme’s new movie and she’s sure to draw Oscar’s attention.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
10-06-2008 |
Reviews
'Tell Us More' Delivers Hitchcockian Thrillsnew
Guillaume Canet's taut, gritty thriller went straight to video, in Canada, in January. And nobody noticed. This is a shame, because the film is an excellent example of the sort of crackling psychological thriller that Americans don't seem to know how to make any more.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
09-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell Us More
Director Steven Sebring's Link to Eclectic Rocker Patti Smith Pays Offnew
Dream of Life is not your typical rockumentary. But then again, its subject, Patti Smith, is not your typical rocker.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Sebring, Dream of Life
The Season's Big-screen Scene Stealersnew
A look at Australia, Revolutionary Road, Milk and more.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
09-29-2008 |
Movies
'Igor': A Good Hunchnew
The latest it's-for-kids-but-it's-really-for-their-parents-too animated fantasy flick is Igor, starring the voice of John Cusack in the title role.
NOW Magazine |
Deirdre Swain |
09-22-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Igor, Anthony Leondis
'Sukiyaki Western Django': Takashi Miike's Misfirenew
Set up in a brief, bizarre introduction by Quentin Tarantino in cowpoke garb, the film is the story of an introverted gunslinger who arrives in a remote village where two colour-coded gangs, the Genji Whites and the Heike Reds, are locked in an endless feud.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
09-22-2008 |
Reviews
Why It was Hard to Keep a Straight Face on the 'Ghost Town' Setnew
Ricky Gervais and Greg Kinnear sit down next to each other in a hotel room at the Four Seasons, surrounded by journalists, and within 10 seconds it's like Kinnear has vanished.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
09-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ghost Town, David Koepp
DIY Moviemaking Sensibility is Coming to a Cellphone Near Younew
The new genre of "mobile movies" is still fairly undeveloped, but signs are popping up that the scene is slowly gaining credibility with the mainstream film community.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
The Road to Oscar Begins Herenew
Held midway between last year’s and next year’s Academy Awards, it's become the unofficial launching pad to Oscar glory. You want a little gold man for your mantle? Then debut your movie at Toronto International Film Festival.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
09-08-2008 |
Movies
Anne Hathaway Gets Even Smarter in 'Rachel Getting Married'new
Hathaway may be only 25, but she's smart enough not to burn her bridges in Hollywood.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Daily Show Stars Samantha Bee and Jason Jones Click in 'Coopers' Camera'new
The transplanted Canadian couple, who've established themselves recently as two of Jon Stewart's more fearless correspondents, will be coming home next week for the world premiere of their new movie, Coopers' Camera, at the Toronto International Film Festival.
NOW Magazine |
Norman Wilner |
09-02-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Longshots' Tosses an Incomplete Passnew
After a series of family vehicles, Ice Cube sticks to the all-too-familiar game plan of the underdog movie.
NOW Magazine |
Radheyan Simonpillai |
08-26-2008 |
Reviews
