AltWeeklies Wire
Is Chicago Burning?
As Hillary Clinton tries to woo superdelegates into overturning Obama's status as frontrunner, she and other Democrats ought to ask themselves: is prolonging a losing battle worth the risk of race riots?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-25-2008 |
Commentary
'Boys Don't Cry' Director Returns With Soldiers' Untold Story
Co-writer and director Kimberly Peirce returns after her impressive 1999 drama Boys Don't Cry with an equally empathetic film centered around the U.S. military's current backdoor-draft, responsible for forcing 81,000 soldiers back into war after multiple tours of duty.
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
Gettin' Jiggy Wid It: International B-Boy Battle Buzzes Onscreen
The mid '80s urban dance form of breakdancing is alive and well in director Benson Lee's joyful celebration of the ingenuity and energy expressed by international "B-boy" dance crews competing in Braunschweig, Germany at the 2005 "Battle of the Year."
Tags: Benson Lee, Planet B-Boy
More Animated: Dr. Seuss Gets a Spotless Facelift
The best-loved 1954 children's book by Ted Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) gets an appropriately colorful and vibrant film treatment with the aid of beautiful animation and expressive vocal performances.
Two Serial Killers Walk Into a Home
Michael Haneke's remake of his own movie is no joke.
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
Eco-Terrorism? There's No Such Thing
Property rights extremists equate burning a Hummer H2 with the mass murder of 9/11. But terrorism involves killing people -- not gas guzzlers.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-10-2008 |
Environment
Afghanistan: Less Winnable Than Iraq
Barack Obama wants to double down on Afghanistan with a mini-surge. But the "graveyard of empires" is an even worst lost cause than Iraq.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
03-04-2008 |
Commentary
A Forgotten Heist Gets a Welcome Reminder
The Bank Job is a good old-fashioned bank heist movie that's based on a 1971 London robbery in which a Lloyds Bank vault was emptied while the city slept.
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Ralph Nader: Hope You Can't Vote For
Ralph Nader appeals to liberals. Liberals are angry.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-26-2008 |
Commentary
Will Farrell Takes Up Old School Basketball
Farrell loiters in the comfort of his signature punch-drunk delivery of outrageous lines and sight gags in a '70s era parody that extends the funk vibe of Judd Apatow's summer comedy Superbad.
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
The Political Thriller Returns With a Vengeance
Director Pete Travis has turned debut screenwriter Barry Levy's Rashomon-inspired script, about an assassination attempt against a U.S. president on a visit to Salamanca into a dizzyingly complex puzzle that sits comfortably next to such great political thrillers as In the Line of Fire.
Tags: Pete Travis, Vantage Point
Talking Tall, Voting Small
It's a new trend: taking a stance during the debate of a bill, then voting the opposite way. Why are reporters letting politicians get away with it?
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-18-2008 |
Commentary
Philippa Gregory's Novel Gets Shackled
Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson make a handsome, if redundantly costumed, pair of 16th century English sisters in this half-hearted period drama set between King Henry VIII's noble court and his volatile bedroom.
Left Out
John Edwards' departure leaves liberal Democrats without a candidate to support.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
02-12-2008 |
Commentary
V-Day Movie Shoots a Quiver of Arrows
For a Valentine's Day romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe hits all the right notes of commitment, honesty and maturity that go into a young father's explanation to his daughter about the women he dated before she was conceived.
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
