AltWeeklies Wire
Sidney Lumet's 'Devil' is in the Detailsnew
The film is strong enough, but its small-time nature doesn't make it particularly memorable. The real strengths lie in the top-shelf cast and in Kelly Masterson's script, which is terrifically intricate, allowing the characters their very human faults.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
11-07-2007 |
Reviews
Patrick Fugit Ends Things in 'Wristcutters'new
Wristcutters isn't the kind of suicide movie where the lead is saved, goes to therapy and support groups and eventually finds value in life again. No, Zia cuts his wrists -- and dies. But that's just the beginning.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-31-2007 |
Reviews
Actor Sam Riley on Portraying Ian Curtisnew
"He wasn't an idol of mine, so I didn't approach the character with any reverence, really," says Riley, adding that he developed "a lot of respect and admiration for the lyricist and performer I found he was once I started researching him."
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Control, Anton Corbijn
'Lars and the Real Girl' Works if You Embrace the Fantasynew
All told, director Craig Gillespie and screenwriter Nancy Oliver do their subject proud, and the film is anchored by another impressive performance by Ryan Gosling, who's adept at picking the right projects and delivering the broken-boy goods.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-24-2007 |
Reviews
Wes Anderson Gets Back on Tracknew
Anderson, the director-guru of hipsters everywhere, has returned with his best film since Rushmore.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
Reviews
'Cavemen' Needs a Little Evolutionnew
The idea of a sitcom based on an ad campaign doesn't exactly create a fervor of anticipation. But there are actually some surprises -- including decent, timely, pop-culture jokes -- to be unearthed in Cavemen, which exists in a bizarro-world that includes real, hairy Neanderthals living and dating among us.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Long Duk Dong's Returnnew
Gedde Watanabe (of Sixteen Candles and ER fame) appears in the short film Fortune Hunters in San Diego Asian Film Festival. He thought the script both embraced and broke down the Asian stereotypes that often make their way into movies and that he himself has played on more than one occasion.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fortune Hunters, Thom Harp
'Skid Marks' Aims for 'Supertrooper' Laughs, But Raunchiernew
When Karl Kozak, co-founder and director of programming for the San Diego Film Festival, is at his day job, he's sifting through artsy films for the annual event. So how did he end up making an over-the-top comedy for his fourth feature film?
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Karl Kozak, Skid Marks
Ang Lee's 'Lust Caution' is Oddly Not Hotnew
For a film with such crackling sex scenes and a high-profile NC-17 rating, it leaves the viewer strangely cold.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
10-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Fans of 'Buffy' Keep the Fire Goingnew
Between the continuation of series creator Joss Whedon's approved story lines, the explosion of Buffy-related "fan fiction" and the advent of "Buffyology" -- a newly recognized and legitimate field of study within the academic community -- the legacy of Buffy appears poised for longevity.
San Diego CityBeat |
Justin Roberts |
10-03-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
San Diego Announces New Film Festivalnew
Cinema Sud Italian Film Festival, which celebrates Italian films, runs from Oct. 12 through 25.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Movies
It's Hard to Make a Good Film bout Human Traffickingnew
Based on Peter Landesman's investigative work in The New York Times Magazine, Trade is its own undoing as it approaches terribly real issues with terrible movie clichés.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: trade, Marco Kreuzpaintner
'The Kingdom' Wears No Clothesnew
For all its desperate need to be taken seriously, Peter Berg's The Kingdom is painfully phony, made more so by its well-disguised attempts at political correctness.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
'In the Valley of Elah' is a Fitting Follow-Up to 'Crash'new
The Iraq film is a noble endeavor, but not everyone will agree on whether he accomplishes the mission Haggis sets for himself.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'Across the Universe' is Extraordinarily Ambitiousnew
Taymor's film is a little too much, though there's some absolutely gorgeous imagery and beautiful songs to be sung.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
