AltWeeklies Wire
Huckabees Is Film Critic's Top Choicenew
I (Heart) Huckabees, David O. Russell's blithely profound mishmash of screwball Sartre and zany Zen, tops Dennis Lim's list. He calls it "a furiously depressed howl of liberal-left impotence that somehow lands on a grace note of provisional optimism."
The Village Voice |
Dennis Lim |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
Underground Movie Is No. 1 on Critic's Top 10 Listnew
Ken Jacobs' Star Spangled to Death, a vast, ironic pageant of 20th-century American history, is the ultimate underground movie, says J. Hoberman, who chooses it as the best film of 2004.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-29-2004 |
Reviews
New American Romanticism Wins Hearts of Alt Criticsnew
Before Sunset, directed by Richard Linklater, was the decisive winner of the 2004 poll of alternative press film critics, as the new American romanticism bucked electoral disaster.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Best Performers Named in 6th Annual Film Critics' Pollnew
Imelda Staunton was ranked the best performer in Village Voice's film critics' poll. She starred in the film Vera Drake. Critics ranked film performers from 1 to 93.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
Critics' Poll of Best Films of 2004new
Before Sunset was ranked the top film of 2004 in Village Voice's film critics' poll. It was mentioned by 49 judges. Films are ranked from 1 to 139.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-29-2004 |
Movies
The Case of the Ohio Recountnew
As a strategy for election reform, a recount in Ohio can only work if it produces a convincing record of abuse. That hasn't happened, and so neither has the necessary work of educating the public.
The Village Voice |
Rick Perlstein |
12-22-2004 |
Commentary
Sorry, Kids, Your Future Doesn't Look Brightnew
It's not just kids who are going into debt to get through college; their parents are sacrificing, too. But that high-priced education can't be depended on to make the young self-sufficient.
The Village Voice |
Francine Russo |
12-22-2004 |
Education
For Superwomen, Having It All Includes Debtnew
As hard as this economy is for young adults in general, it's that much more complicated for women, who not only earn less but want more.
The Village Voice |
Anya Kamenetz |
12-22-2004 |
The War on Women
I. Breadwinner?new
For many young men, debilitating indebtedness spawns a problem that goes beyond the figures on a bank statement. They have a growing sense that they won't be able to live the kind of life they grew up expecting.
The Village Voice |
Peter Duffy |
12-22-2004 |
Economy
Tags: generation debt, credit cards
The Best Photography Books for the Holidaysnew
The photographic book whose combination of elegance, intelligence and broad appeal makes it the ideal gift this year is Irving Penn's A Notebook at Random.
The Village Voice |
Vince Aletti |
12-15-2004 |
Nonfiction
Democrats Lack the Grit to Stop Alberto Gonzalesnew
An inside source says the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee will cave in -- after harrumphing for some hours -- and vote to confirm Alberto Gonzales as attorney general.
The Village Voice |
Nat Hentoff |
12-15-2004 |
Politics
Spare Parts and Body Armor on GIs' Christmas Listnew
In Iraq, people need clean drinking water, rebuilt schools, jobs and medicine while the U.S. military is short of such essentials as body armor, radios, and the right-size desert boots.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
12-15-2004 |
War
Activist Fought Seven Years Against Tough Drug Lawsnew
Social crusader Randy Credico has fought tirelessly to repeal the harsh Rockefeller drug laws. On Dec. 7, the New York state legislature softened some of the worst penalties.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
12-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Celebrities Theatrically Pleasure Themselves on Broadwaynew
Why do luminaries like Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Mario Cantone, Dame Edna and everyone's favorite vagina monologuist, Eve Ensler, go it alone? Reasons range from ego to economics.
The Village Voice |
Charles McNulty |
12-15-2004 |
Theater
The Village Voice's 27 Favorite Books of the Yearnew
The unsentimental graphic novel by Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 and Linh Dinh's collection of seven stories, Blood and Soap, are among the recommended books.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
