AltWeeklies Wire
Innocence and Malicenew
The Sarah Silverman Program is a bizarre, gross, stupid and laugh-out-loud funny sitcom starring comic Sarah Silverman as a 36-year-old woman with a 9-year-old's mentality.
Tags: TV
An Uncommon Christmas Talenew
Christian Carion's unique World War I holiday story manages to to be moving without becoming maudlin.
"Raising Helen" Raises No Eyebrowsnew
While the direction, camerawork, editing, music and script are bland, there are pleasures in some of the performances from what must be the nicest cast ever assembled.
The Real Rupert: Nice Guys Sometimes Finish Firstnew
Forget "The Bachelor," ditch "Average Joe" and fire "The Apprentice" -- "Survivor" is the granddaddy of all reality shows. And of the more than 100 players who have tried to "outwit, outplay and outlast" each other during the show's four-year run, by far the most popular (and definitely the most recognizable) is a burly, bearded, tie-dyed Hoosier named Rupert.
Tags: TV
NUVO of Indianapolis Offers Searchable Movie Guidenew
NUVO, Indianapolis's alternative weekly, offers capsule reviews of hundreds of films, searchable by movie name, actor name, keyword or MPAA rating. They can also be viewed alphabetically. Each capsule review is about 50 words.
"Dogville" Challenges Us Not to Be Torturednew
Actors and audiences seek out von Trier's films because they know he will be innovative and challenging. Sometimes too challenging - it appears, Nicole Kidman and James Caan will not work with him again.
Tags: Lars von Trier, Dogville
Hong Kong Comedy Will Resonate With U.S. Audiencesnew
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a special effects-filled slapstick comedy offering big, cheesy fun for anyone willing to bask in its zippy spirit. Shaolin Soccer is goofy, wildly imaginative and oddly endearing.
