AltWeeklies Wire
Dreams A Go-Gonew
Whether it's an instant classic is debatable, but Dreamgirls is an overwhelming success.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Wedding Tips for Blended Familiesnew
How do couples with kids from previous partnerships negotiate weddings?
Eugene Weekly |
Amanda Burhop |
01-12-2007 |
Culture
Tales of Commitmentnew
Same-sex couples share their stories.
Eugene Weekly |
Jes Burns |
01-12-2007 |
LGBT
Tags: Oregon, gay, ceremony, commitment, marriage, wedding, weddings, Eugene, lesbian, homosexual, Multnomah, Multnomah County, same sex, same-sex
Something Old, Something ... Green?new
Celebrating the planet on and after a wedding day.
Eugene Weekly |
Nicole Fancher |
01-12-2007 |
Culture
Tags: environment, bride, brides, engagement, groom, Grooms, rings, wedding, weddings, gifts, environmental, eco, green, Anniversary, carbon neutrality, honeymoon
Offbeat Bridesnew
A new book provides resources for indie weddings.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
01-12-2007 |
Culture
Kicking and Schemingnew
To enjoy the film for the spectacle it is, it's best to simply go along with the turns of loyalty and tangled connections, savoring the detailed costumes and beautifully turned-out sets.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-11-2007 |
Reviews
Barrennew
Children of Men is the type of important film -- dare I say vision? -- we used to expect from Terry Gilliam.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Alfonso Cuarón, Children of Men
One Thing After Anothernew
The adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play The History Boys is not, thankfully, a British retread of Dead Poets Society, no matter how the previews may try to make it out to be one.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
The Patriotnew
One of the most delightfully paranoid films in years, The Good Shepherd bears the unofficial tagline "trust no one," an apt directive for a movie that's drenched in the theory and practice of intelligence.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
12-29-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert De Niro, The Good Shepherd
Who's Your Momma?new
Everything was perfect as Becky and Sharon Flynn went through Sharon's pregnancy -- until the local daily paper refused to print Becky's name in the birth announcement.
Eugene Weekly |
Suzi Steffen |
12-26-2006 |
LGBT
Chicks Up Frontnew
Shut Up and Sing is precisely balanced between the personal, the musical and the political.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
Matter Over Mindnew
Blood Diamond plays like Pearl Harbor set against the backdrop of an industry awash in blood.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
12-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
Fishing for a Good Read?new
The annual winter reading issue: novels, nonfiction, graphic novels and more, from Richard Ford to Alan Moore.
Eugene Weekly |
Eugene Weekly Staff and Freelancers |
12-15-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Decline and Fallnew
As long as Gibson's film runs, it can't get out from under the director's continued fascination with the indignities man visits on man.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
12-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Food for Thoughtnew
Linklater's new film is a dull compromise between a soap opera and Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
12-15-2006 |
Reviews
