AltWeeklies Wire
Footloose remake gives us something old and something newnew
Director Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Black Snake Moan) places his affinity for Southern settings front and center by transplanting the original film's Utah setting to a burg in Georgia.
Insane Clown Posse's Fan Reflectionnew
"We don't give a fuck if people understand it or not," says Violent J, or Joseph Bruce, from a California tour stop.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
10-12-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos
Different Jobsnew
People rending their garments in such a way for the death of a celebrity seem all the more distasteful when real heroes die; and last week, hours before Steve Jobs passed, a real hero did die -- Fred Shuttlesworth.
INDY Week |
Vernal Coleman |
10-12-2011 |
Commentary
Tags: Steve Jobs, Fred Shuttlesworth
Mozart's Sister acknowledges complexity even as it invents factsnew
Filmmaker Rene Feret doesn't massage what we know about how Nannerl's talents were allowed to wither, purely on account of her gender, in order to create a comforting narrative.
George Clooney's New Election Thriller, The Ides of Marchnew
Three years into the Obama presidency, Clooney makes a movie about a Democratic candidate whose high-minded oratory belies someone who, when pressed, surrenders his ideals for the sake of political expedience and self-preservation.
Fighting robots and Spielberg's daddy issues in Real Steelnew
After a while, the fighting scenes feel like a reward you get every 10 minutes for sitting through the movie's incessantly sappiness.
Young lovers and Rip City in Gus Van Sant's Restlessnew
This is a love story that doesn't put too much in its lovers' way, even though it does put a time limit on it.
Tags: Restless, Gus Van Sant
Five words with Lizz Wrightnew
Lizz Wright came into the world as the daughter of a pastor in small-town Georgia. The family business led her to a love of gospel music, which flowered into a love of singing.
INDY Week |
Ashley Melzer |
10-06-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Essential Listening at this Weekend's Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festivalnew
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Des Ark, The Tender Fruit, Leyla McCalla, Sidi Toure, Sandbox, Peter Lamb & the Wolves
N.C. Hip-Hop Day Sent Mixed Messages About Local Rapnew
9th Wonder's detractors insist he's got no right to proclaim #nchiphopday as a monolithic movement unless his goal is to put everyone on the map.
The Carolina Hurricanes are Back, and They're Hungrynew
Here's what to expect on ice in Raleigh this year.
In his new novel, Nightwoods, Charles Frazier returns to the Appalachians for inspirationnew
Frazier has a natural dramatic instinct, and Nightwoods is a shrewd piece of writing—shrewder still for its I-see-what-you-did-there literary and cultural references.
The Watchful Eyes of Intelligent Young Girls in Higher Ground and The Hedgehognew
In two films hitting art houses this weekend, the watchful eyes of intelligent young girls become an effective lens into the mystifying, sad and sometimes violent ways of adults.
Moneyball Explores New Strategies for Successnew
The new film Moneyball may be about an old pastime, baseball, but it's reminiscent of a film about a more contemporary activity.
Tags: Moneyball
