AltWeeklies Wire
Summer of Celluloidnew
A look at every summer film worth mentioning, bearing in mind that a few are worth mentioning solely because they look really, really bad.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman, Joe Keohane and Rachel Ahrens |
05-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, Multiple Titles
Popcorn Junkienew
You want Shakespeare? Go to the park, Einstein. Here are six multiplex picks to gloriously disengage your brain.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
05-25-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
Everything Cinematic Is Illuminatednew
Tucson Weekly reviewers look askew at the coming summer movie season.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna and Zachary Woodruff |
05-12-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
Excess Hollywood: A Preview of Summer Filmsnew
The 130-something films lined up for this summer include ones starring comic-book heroes (Batman, the Fantastic Four) and big-screen redos (The Honeymooners, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and War of the Worlds).
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Robert Wilonsky, Luke Y. Thompson and Bill Gallo |
05-11-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films
Animated Anthologynew
This second incarnation of the Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt-produced animation anthology is, if anything, even better than the first.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Little Gems Found Among Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
Episodes from and about youth shine in Academy Award Nominated Shorts 2005, a program made up of four live-action and four animated short Oscar contenders.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Just When You Thought Awards Season Was Overnew
A program of eight short films was nominated for live-action and animated Academy Awards in 2004.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-02-2005 |
Reviews
Bio Picks: Oscar Gives its Nod to Lies and Livesnew
The Phoenix picks what movies will get Oscar nominations this year.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-21-2005 |
Movies
The Passion of the Criticsnew
Two cinema reviewers look back at the films of 2004.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna and Bob Grimm |
01-20-2005 |
Reviews
Bush II Could Inspire Another Indie Film Renaissancenew
As we enter George W. Bush's second term, the country's extreme rightward turn could ignite the type of movie renaissance not seen since eight years of nuclear proliferation, HIV discrimination, and materialist greed helped produce the American independent film movement of the late '80s and early '90s.
The Village Voice |
Anthony Kaufman |
01-13-2005 |
Movies
The Year of Mel Gibson and Michael Moorenew
Was this really the year when the two most significant movies -- though hardly the best -- were a pious Biblical epic and a caterwauling political broadside? Yep, it was.
Few 'Sideways' Glancesnew
The critics' No. 1 choice turned out to be Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Steve Davis, Kimberley Jones and Marc Savlov |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
The Good, Bad and the Uglynew
The latest in Hollywood, art and indie films: Capsule reviews that say, "We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore."
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-05-2005 |
Reviews
Schlock and Awe -- 2004 at the Moviesnew
Whatever your state's color, 2004 was a pale year at the movies, marked by such busts as The Alamo (forgettable) and Alexander, Oliver Stone's not-so-great epic on the Greek conqueror.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-05-2005 |
Reviews
2004 Was a Good Year in Theaters and for DVDsnew
Because of some high-quality DVD releases, a person could have had a very good movie year in 2004 without ever setting foot in a movie theater.
Chico News & Review |
Juan-Carlos Selznick |
01-04-2005 |
Movies
