AltWeeklies Wire
Hollywood Product: 'The Spirit'new
Imagine the stark, monochromatic visuals of Miller's Sin City as a backdrop for the campy humor of Adam West's Batman series. Then imagine that the visuals hurt your eyes and the humor leaves you cold, and you get a sense of The Spirit as a wearying waste.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-24-2008 |
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Charlie Kaufman Strains His Brain in 'Synecdoche'new
For his directorial debut, Kaufman shoots the moon, facing themes of loneliness, illness, failure and mortality as if he'll never make another film again. If Synecdoche is about making life count, Kaufman practices what he preaches.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-12-2008 |
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Hollywood Takes a Stab at Hollywood in 'What Just Happened?'new
I'm going to suggest one measure for judging a Hollywood satire: Does it leave you wanting to see the fictional film-within-the-film it dramatizes? If not, the L.A. story probably doesn't qualify as a success
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-29-2008 |
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'Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist' Hits All the Right Notesnew
Nick & Norah's playlist may not be infinite, but it creates such good vibrations that it's definitely transcendent.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-01-2008 |
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Director Clark Gregg 'Choke's on Chuck Palahniuk's storynew
Gregg's adaptation retains Palahniuk's gift of gab, but when it needs to step up and make a statement about sex addiction, contemporary maturity, America's moral decline -- anything, really -- Choke ultimately chokes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-24-2008 |
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Keira Knightley Reigns in 'The Duchess'new
The Duchess' focus on prefeminist social predicaments make it more intelligent and classy than the usual royal bodice ripper.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-24-2008 |
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'The Women': The Vagina Dialoguesnew
Chick flick lacks girl power.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-10-2008 |
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Tags: Diane English, The Women
'The Rocker': A Different Drummernew
Rainn Wilson marches to his own beat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-20-2008 |
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'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': Justify Their Lovenew
Woody Allen takes his affairs abroad again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-14-2008 |
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'American Teen': Kids Todaynew
Nanette Burstein's documentary can't face the reality.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
08-06-2008 |
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'Pineapple Express': Off the Railsnew
Is Judd Apatow losing steam?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-06-2008 |
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A New York Teen Tries Deals with Life in 'The Wackness'new
These days, if you were to drop stale slang terms like the adjective forms of "wack" or "dope," you'd probably sound, well, pretty wack.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-23-2008 |
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'Up the Yangtze' Reveals China's Growing Painsnew
The New China could well be the dominant power of the 21st century, but cinema frequently trains its cameras on the Old China.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-23-2008 |
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The Batman Legacy Shines in Its Latest Installmentnew
Nolan's second installment, the thrilling morality tale The Dark Knight, puts its priorities completely in order.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-16-2008 |
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The Devil's in the Details for Director Guillermo del Toronew
The Hellboy sequel features plenty of visual dazzle but little heart.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-10-2008 |
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