AltWeeklies Wire
The First Realistic Reality Filmnew
A truly amazing reality film (in every sense of the word), Bubble has produced a new approach: method acting taken to a different extreme -- call it "reality acting."
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Bubble
More Disturbing than Davey and Goliathnew
Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is set in a post-apocalyptic future, and is a claymation rendering of the Manson Family murders -- no, seriously.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
01-25-2006 |
Reviews
Blood in the Waternew
The Sharking's debut is a nifty little 18-minute, six-song pop attack that will sneak right up on you, take a big bite and will not let go.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
01-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Sharking
An Exercise in Escapismnew
The band wrenches creaky waltzes and boneyard marches out of splintery wooden instruments and shout-along vocals.
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
01-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Humanwine
They Ain't Saying Shitnew
By not really paying attention to much else outside of what they do, the Walkmen have kept themselves worth paying attention to -- and for a band that dwells in the perpetual promotional din of NYC, that’s saying a lot.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
01-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen
Mellow Dramanew
Calla’s fourth full-length reflects their recent turmoil and trauma -- or more accurately, how they rose out of it.
Dig Boston |
Michael Kanin |
01-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Calla, Collisions
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrowsnew
Seven Sorrows, the eighth release in the Gauntlet series, has bucked tradition by introducing an elaborate storyline, turning a great game into merely a good one.
Dig Boston |
Adam Diamond |
01-25-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
It's A Man's Wordnew
Director Eran Riklis shares his insightful thoughts and feelings in regard to the making of his new film, The Syrian Bride.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
Colin Chases Seriously Underage Tailnew
Despite Colin Farrell's vapid, wooden performance, The New World is suprisingly watchable and features amazingly graphic battle scenes and vivid storytelling.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Who Wants to Marry a Militant?new
The Syrian Bride follows the plight of a family living in the tenuous border territory separating Israel and Syria and weaves an atypical wedding story.
Dig Boston |
Jenna Scherer |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Riklis, The Syrian Bride
The Old, New Worldnew
Producer Sarah Green shares some inside details about Terrence Malick's new film.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The New World
Bonkers Chorus Will Fuck You Upnew
Boston's Cantana Singers will perform Stravinsky's "perfect piece," Les Noces, while people sit with their jaws dropped as the 44-member chorus battles with six percussionists and four grand pianos.
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cows, Roses, Geese and Speechnew
Armed with microphones, patches and processors, M.C. Schmidt and Drew Daniel, the two halves of the odd brain that is Matmos, have repeatedly demonstrated they can pull music from pretty much anything.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matmos
Not A Bad First Draftnew
Editors play instantly familiar hand-wringing, doomsday dance-rock with pants-off disco beats, throat-slashing ninja guitars and a bass archer firing off sexy groove darts like Gay Cupid in too much eyeliner.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
01-19-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Editors
Prince Of Persia: Two Thronesnew
The final installment of the Sands Of Time series, Two Thrones, treats geeks to exciting new elements of gameplay, and leaves a glimmer of hope for the ever-popular trilogy expanding into multiple volumes.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
01-19-2006 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
