AltWeeklies Wire
'Mystery Science Theater 3000' Creator Returns with 'Cinematic Titanic'new
In its fifth and latest DVD, Cinematic Titanic tears 1964's Santa Claus Conquers the Martians a new one. MST3K riffed on the same film rather confusingly in 1991, but the new disc features fresh jokes that improve on the earlier version.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-02-2009 |
Movies
2008's Best Viral Videosnew
Here are five of 2008's definitive musical videos that didn't involve a cat flushing a toilet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-02-2009 |
Tech
2008's Onscreen Hits and Missesnew
Genre entertainments invariably rake in more money than heavyweight film dramas -- that's what they're made for. The striking thing about 2008 wasn't just that the popcorn movies had more explosions and sight gags, but that they had more to say than the theoretically more substantial films.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-02-2009 |
Movies
Tags: movies, Year in Review
Handling the Hangovernew
Here are some preventative techniques for handling the day-after doldrums.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
01-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
My Column-Writing Resolutions for 2009new
In 2009, I plan to write frequently and in-depth about the following three issues. I suspect they'll be consuming more of the United States' foreign news oxygen than they did in 2008.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
01-02-2009 |
Commentary
'Benjamin Button' & 'Gran Torino': Showcasing Artful Codgersnew
Two of the holiday season's most prestigious, Oscar-baiting movies seem informed by the resentment of aging and mortality summed up in Dylan Thomas' poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-24-2008 |
Reviews
Hollywood Product: 'The Spirit'new
Imagine the stark, monochromatic visuals of Miller's Sin City as a backdrop for the campy humor of Adam West's Batman series. Then imagine that the visuals hurt your eyes and the humor leaves you cold, and you get a sense of The Spirit as a wearying waste.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-24-2008 |
Reviews
What's Your Year-End List?new
I've written two year-end lists: the Top Five Best-Named World Leaders of 2008, and the Five People Who Also Should Have Had Shoes Thrown at Them in 2008.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
12-24-2008 |
Commentary
Will Bush's Exit Bring Peace Between the U.S. and Iran?new
Improvement is a reasonable expectation. Short of all-out war, relations with Iran can't get much worse. But don't expect Obama and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be sharing kabobs and O'Doul's at the White House anytime soon.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-20-2008 |
Commentary
With 'The Promise,' Deborah Cox Proves She's Not Donenew
On her first original R&B album in six years, Cox returns with pleasant, if unmemorable, ballads and midtempo grooves of sweet melodies and relationship drama. While predictable, the slower adult contemporary jams work.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
L. Michael Gipson |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
PaceWon and Mr. Green Soar on 'Color'new
Pace has gone at Shady before, and "The Joker" is a fairly uninspired diss track, but Pace is much more effective on the album when he sticks with discussing his own evolution.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ben Westhoff |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
'Too Thirsty' Pales in Comparison to Quintron's Live Showsnew
Quintron and puppet master/spouse, Miss Pussycat, can't quite put together a record that holds the excitement or spectacle of their shows.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Beyonce Channels Her Inner Queen on 'Sasha Fierce'new
If her album title seems like the moniker for a transgendered entertainer, it wouldn't be the only thing that's gay about Beyonce's third (rushed) solo project.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
L. Michael Gipson |
11-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Beyonce, I Am...Sasha Fierce
Charlie Kaufman Strains His Brain in 'Synecdoche'new
For his directorial debut, Kaufman shoots the moon, facing themes of loneliness, illness, failure and mortality as if he'll never make another film again. If Synecdoche is about making life count, Kaufman practices what he preaches.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-12-2008 |
Reviews
Which Lesser-Known World Crisis Do You Want Obama to Solve First?new
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia could use some attention from the president-elect. Here's what he should do.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
11-12-2008 |
Commentary
