AltWeeklies Wire
Kung Fu Hustle Kicks Genre Into Whole New Realmnew
Kung Fu Hustle isn't just a goofy, gravity-defying combo of two-fisted action flick and anything-for-a-laugh parody. It feels like the latest volley in a globe-spanning table tennis match between American and Hong Kong filmmakers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
Film Turns National Tragedy Into Predictable Thrillernew
The way the film uses references to genocide, homicidal dictators and AIDS gives a shallow, disturbing quality to a routine Hollywood thriller. Africa may have limited economic value to the West, but its steady stream of real-life nightmares could be its best export for Hollywood filmmakers willing to craft entertainment out of other nations' misery.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sydney Pollack, The Interpreter
Romantic Comedy Ends Up Actually Being About Somethingnew
The pointedly unfunny first half-hour makes Fallon and Barrymore look like big-screen comedy rookies. But once the film starts digging into sports rituals, fan psychology and incompatible passions, Fever Pitch turns into the rare Hollywood romantic comedy that's actually about something.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
The Thug Franchise Continuesnew
Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash is already loaded, so it's incomprehensible why he would need to sell this nihilistic, violent cinematic crack to a world that already has plenty of hate to go around.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Damon Dash, State Property 2
Little Gems Found Among Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
Episodes from and about youth shine in Academy Award Nominated Shorts 2005, a program made up of four live-action and four animated short Oscar contenders.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Father-Daughter Relationship Suffersnew
Conveying a muddle of vanity, pride, vulnerability and heartsickness, Daniel Day-Lewis breaks your heart with his portrayal of an off-the-grid hippie who is running on the fumes of a failed Utopia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Eros' Three-Pronged Poke Leaves a Lot to be Desirednew
Eros feels almost entirely irrelevant, when each of its directors has already crafted memorable films in which desire and longing are the subflooring of daily life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Movie Tries to Turn Woody Allen's Frown Upside Downnew
Seeing Melinda and Melinda is like watching a filmmaker beat himself up, which would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
Heroic Efforts and Silly Plot Turns Leave Earnest Sahara in the Dustnew
Sahara has a world-is-my-oyster feel rooted less in the magic of moviemaking than it is in a jingoistic belief embraced by some Americans, of their own homegrown superheroic capabilities. An African civil war, deadly plague and a gorgeous lady doctor just don't stand a chance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Breck Eisner, Sahara
Pretty in Pink Answer to Neighborly Brother in Lovenew
Beauty Shop limps feebly along when plot details intrude to gum up the film's frothy, escapist works.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Beauty Shop, Bille Wolfe
Director Danny Boyle Gets Lost in the Plot of Millionsnew
Millions starts off with a bushel of important ideas. But by the end, there's just the hero battling a stock baddie as all directorial attention turns to foiling the crook a la Home Alone.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
Sin City Beats Noir Genre to a Pulpnew
Sin City's lurid, brutal stories unfold in a black-and-white world with rare intrusions of color -- but no sunlight, no superfluous people and scarcely any props beyond weapons, muscle and skin.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Reviews
Actor/Director Ray McKinnon Revels in the Real Southnew
In 2002, Ray McKinnon won an Oscar for writing, directing and playing the title character in The Accountant, a short film that is one of the best -- and funniest -- movies ever made about the realities of Dixie.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ray McKinnon, Chrystal
D.E.B.S.new
This flick about four foxy crime-fighters attending spy college is campy enough to be bad, but it's not bad enough to be campy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-24-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Angela Robinson, D.E.B.S.
Harold Lloyd Film Project Recalls the Career of a Film Pioneernew
One of the overlooked stars of film comedy, atypical comic goof ball Harold Lloyd, promised audiences they could eventually triumph over social class and empty pockets by recasting comedy's chump into a triumphant winner.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-24-2005 |
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