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'Get Smart' Never Gels, but Still Earns its Entertainment Value
With so much comic grist to build on, it's a shame that the writers chose to ignore the no-brainer elements that should have shoehorned the comedy as a recognizable poke of infectious laughter.
Canada's New Culture War: Bill C-10new
This 568-page tax bill may be the beginning of a crusade against the nation's film industry.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
06-13-2008 |
Movies
'Young People Fucking' Proves Fuck is the New Blacknew
First there was FCUK. And then there were bands like Holy Fuck and Fucked Up. And then Sarah Silverman was fucking Matt Damon. And now there's Young People Fucking, which has some folks calling for a crackdown.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Director Sergei Bodrov Retraces the Footsteps of Genghis Khannew
Just over a decade ago, Bodrov made his mark in the West with his Academy Award–nominated movie Prisoner of the Mountains. After frustrating stints as a director-for-hire, he did the smart thing and made the movie he wanted to make.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
06-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Real Kingdom of the Crystal Skullnew
Forget Hollywood -- the true story of the fabled relic, and its owners, is weirder than fiction.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
06-13-2008 |
Movies
Two Docs Examine the Love and Politics of Christopher Isherwood and Derek Jarmannew
Chris & Don: A Love Story and Derek are elegies to gay cultural figures, novelist Isherwood and filmmaker Derek Jarman, but they also uniquely chronicle lives of affection and rebellion -- personalities that are rarely found in the gay films that break into today's mainstream.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-12-2008 |
Reviews
'Kung Fu Panda' Tests Martial Arts Selling Powernew
Jack Black + an animated panda + martial arts = box-office gold!
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Writer Steven Conrad on 'The Promotion'new
Conrad discusses his latest vision (and this week's release), which stars John C. Reilly, Seann William Scott, and everyone's favorite Office sweetheart, Jenna Fischer — in addition to sweet-ass casting, twisted humor, and coming to terms with adulthood.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In Defense of M. Night Shyamalannew
Like an otherwise artsy band who garners commercial success on the strength of one atypically radio-friendly song, with The Sixth Sense Shyamalan established a base of moviegoers who have since strained to find the same sort of big-box-office spookiness and twists instead of recognizing what each subsequent film has actually had to offer.
San Antonio Current |
Cynthia Hawkins |
06-11-2008 |
Reviews
Going to the 'Edge of Heaven' with Fatih Akinnew
Akin's latest film is a fierce, generous melodrama, the second of a trilogy about émigré culture patterned after Fassbinder's trilogy of movies about post-World War II German history that began with The Marriage of Maria Braun.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven
It Had to Be Lou
The Incredible Hulk rekindles the spirit of a mediocre TV series.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-10-2008 |
Reviews
No News is Good News: Jon Stewart Talks
Stewart is not just a smart-ass; he's actually smart. And while he can be glib, he's arguably one of the most moral people on television news.
Hartford Advocate |
Adam Bulger |
06-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Conversation with Errol Morris About the Abu Ghraib Atrocitiesnew
Errol Morris discusses Standard Operating Procedure and the way the Abu Ghraib scandal turned into a misleading and misunderstood episode: a "false narrative: false villains, false heroes, false everything."
INDY Week |
Douglas Vuncannon |
06-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Swingtown' is Both Timid and Titillatingnew
With the sexual revolution in full swing, so to speak, the show's adventurous suburbanites explore such racy activities as group sex and partner-swapping, while their teenage kids do some experimenting of their own.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
06-05-2008 |
TV
Adam Sandler is No Jewish Superheronew
Nothing sticks beyond the notion of Adam Sandler as Zohan, a super-efficient commando in Israel's Mossad. Not even Zohan's pacifism makes much impression; it's a momentary shtick that sets up gags rather than character motivation.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
