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'Taxi to the Dark Side' Delivers the Brutal Truthnew
Gibney's vital, shattering documentary demonstrates how the combination of hoo-rah slogans and amoral leadership translates into atrocity on the ground.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side
Lost Youthnew
In interviews about Youth Without Youth, Francis Ford Coppola has described the film using words like "little" and "experimental," which seems his way of saying, "Take it easy on me, folks."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-12-2008 |
Reviews
Cristian Mungiu Examines His Methods of Choicenew
Before Mungiu's 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days slid by No Country for Old Men and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to take the top prize at Cannes, few people outside of his native Romania had ever heard his name.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Slow 'Dancenew
Less hype, more quiet pleasures at this year's Sundance.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-05-2008 |
Movies
Jess Weixler Wants to Examine 'Teeth'new
Needless to say, Weixler was put off by Teeth's script the first time she read it, although less because of its content than due to the number of sex scenes.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mitchell Lichtenstein, Teeth
Nanking's Ransomnew
Nanking revisits a dark moment in the history of China and Japan.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
01-29-2008 |
Reviews
The Waiting Blamenew
Hollywood types aren't the only people feeling the pain of the Writers Guild of America strike that's crippling the entertainment industry.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
01-29-2008 |
Movies
Graphic Detailsnew
Marjane Satrapi traces the development of Persepolis from comic book to movie.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-22-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Preach for the Starsnew
Talking with There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-08-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Striking Oilnew
There Will Be Blood explodes with greed and corruption.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
01-08-2008 |
Reviews
In the Blink of an Eyenew
When Julian Schnabel tells you do to something, he means it.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
12-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Crash Landingnew
Contrived and conventional, The Kite Runner fails to fly.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
12-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, The Kite Runner
Zen Chef Edward Espe Brown on 'How to Cook Your Life'new
The film takes viewers inside Brown's educational cooking retreats, where he draws parallels between food preparation, Zen and everyday life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
12-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'The Rape of Europa': Shot Through the Artnew
How the Nazis looted and destroyed Europe's cultural treasures.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
12-04-2007 |
Reviews
'I'm Not There' Breathes Life Into the Many Sides of Bob Dylannew
Like a gem whose intrinsic flaws only make it more fascinating, Todd Haynes' biopic changes shape as you hold it to the light.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
