AltWeeklies Wire
Bruce Willis and a Surprisingly Tame Mood Ultimately Bring Down 'Cop Out'new
Regrettably, the film almost feels afraid of the genre. For an R-rated tribute to the trash cinema of yesteryear, it feels like PG-13 fluff. There aren't nearly enough F-bombs; there's absolutely no nudity, and very little explosive blood.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Cop Out, Kevin Smith
Scientists Fight to Explain High Childhood Leukemia in Sierra Vistanew
In 2001, Pat Durkit's granddaughter, Jessica, then 2 years old, was diagnosed with leukemia. In 2004, Jessica's half-sister in Phoenix, Kellie, was given the same diagnosis. Their father and Pat's son, Dale, grew obsessed with finding a cause for the disease.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-03-2010 |
Science
When it Comes to the Oscars, Tom is on Team 'Hurt Locker'new
It's Oscar time, and you know what that means! OK, I don't know what that means, either, but I might actually tune in to the last 15 minutes, just to see if the gutless wonders who run Hollywood will reward The Hurt Locker and leave James Cameron to cry in his billion-dollar box-office take from Avatar.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
03-03-2010 |
Movies
Muted Melancholy: Tindersticks' 'Falling Down a Mountain'new
After 18 years of releasing elegantly dark mood music, Tindersticks sound happier than ever. The slow-dance Keep You Beautiful is an enchanting love song that comes off as a tender lullaby, and the R&B-flavored Harmony Around My Table shuffles appealingly along.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
Former Jazz Students Strive for Distinctive, Unique Musicnew
It's by design that Midlake's new record weaves its spell from ancient days, conjuring that same sense of elemental, shrouded powers at play that drives fantasy art. The band worked to craft The Courage of Others into an escape, the type of music that suggests it might cast some magic on the listener.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-24-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Courage of Others, Midlake
Crazy Good: 'Shutter Island' is a Creepy Masterpiecenew
Martin Scorsese manages to keep the audience off-balance for the entire experience, while Leonardo DiCaprio blasts the roof off the place with a gut-wrenching performance. Neither of them misses a beat, and the film will captivate those of you willing to be floored.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese
'The White Ribbon' is Impressive but Not Necessarily Enjoyablenew
The film The White Ribbon follows the recollections of a schoolteacher (played by Christian Friedel as a young man, and Ernst Jacobi in voiceover narration) who looks back some 50 years to a time just before World War I, when he worked in the small German village of Eichwald.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-24-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke
Sex-Worker Advocates Strive For Safety and Human Rightsnew
Marsha Powell, an inmate at Perryville prison, spent the last hours of her life not in an indoor cell, but in an outdoor wire cage. Powell waited four hours in the 107-degree heat to be transferred between wards. She collapsed from heat exposure and died the next day. Powell was serving time for prostitution.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
02-24-2010 |
Sex
Longtime Target Employees Say They Were Forced Out Because of Their Salariesnew
According to Manny Lovio, after 26 years with Target — without any discipline problems — he was asked to quit. When he refused, he was fired. He was escorted to his desk to clean out his belongings and then guided out of the store in front of co-workers and customers.
Tucson Weekly |
Mari Herreras |
02-24-2010 |
Business & Labor
Bad Doggy: 'The Wolfman' Doesn't Quite Succeednew
After some monumental struggles — including director replacements and many postponements — The Wolfman is finally in theaters, and those problems are evident in the finished product. It doesn't quite succeed, depsite a great effort from Benicio del Toro.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
'The Last Station' an Amusing, Breast-Filled Romantic Comedynew
It's as though modern breasts are sleazy and exploitive, but period breasts enlighten our moral conscience. Strangely, audiences that get picky about the historical accuracy of sets and costumes never complain about an anachronistic bosom.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Last Station, Michael Hoffman
Precise Narratives, Courtesy of Darden Smithnew
This retrospective collection of 16 of the Austin singer/songwriter's best tunes focuses primarily on midtempo and nearly twangless folk-pop tales of small towns, heartache, dreams and desire.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
Obscurely Accessible: In Mourning's 'Monolith'new
Monolith is either a beautiful way to say goodbye to a broken world, or a chance to enjoy metal done right and - dare it be said - accessibly. Vocalist Tobias Netzell could be singing about flowers and bunnies, but methinks he's actually obsessed with end times.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: In Mourning, Monolith
Sade's 'Soldier of Love' Worth the 10-Year Waitnew
On her long-awaited new album, Sade continues to practice a now-classic style of exquisite heartbreak and desperate desire while slipping from blissed-out funk to heady R&B revivalism.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
02-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Sade, Soldier of Love
Record-Breaking Snow Storms: Signs of Severe Climate Changenew
Lifelong weather nerds like me probably pay more attention to this stuff than anyone whose title doesn't end in "-ologist," but the meteorological events of this past month in Tucson have been hard for anyone to ignore.
Tucson Weekly |
Randy Serraglio |
02-17-2010 |
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