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Revenge of the Nerdsnew
Three gamer geeks from Massachusetts made a vid-cast that was slagged mercilessly on the Web, and then MTV called -- now they're cooler than you are.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-03-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Talent Poolnew
Stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Paul Giamatti and director/actor M. Night Shyamalan discuss each other's contributions to Lady in the Water.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
07-20-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Storyvillenew
Like Shyamalan's other films, this one is full of fascinating but half-chewed ideas told in a form that even a child (with a high tolerance for creepy chills) can grasp.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
07-20-2006 |
Reviews
War Is This and Thatnew
Two new documentaries about veterans from two wars serve up significant differences but also universal truths.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-29-2006 |
Reviews
Gore a Bore? And Other Insights.new
The Fourth Annual Silverdocs Documentary Film Festival showcased new works of exceptional merit.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
06-29-2006 |
Movies
Does the World Need Superman?new
The mastery of cinematic form that director Bryan Singer exhibited in his X-Men movies carries the super narrative and then some.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-28-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
Casting the Man of Steelnew
Director Bryan Singer explains how the latest Superman, played by newcomer Brendan Routh, can be vulnerable (to a point) but not gay.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-28-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
The Tipton Three Todaynew
You'd think that after escaping the black hole of detention at Guantanamo, life would be pretty much downhill -- not necessarily so for the so-called Tipton Three, a trio of Brits caught up in the invasion of Afghanistan and incarcerated as Al Qaeda suspects in 2001.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-22-2006 |
Movies
Alex Toth, 1928-2006new
If you ever got up at 6 am on a Saturday morning, poured half a box of Lucky Charms into a bowl, and watched a cartoon drama about three girl musicians who dress up as cats and solve crimes, it is time to pay some respect.
Boston Phoenix |
Bill Jensen |
06-09-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Truth and Consequencesnew
For a film consisting mostly of a middle-aged guy pointing to charts and lecturing about complex, controversial, and world-challenging ideas, this makes for a more entertaining thriller than The Da Vinci Code.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-01-2006 |
Reviews
'Puffy' Piecenew
Stars Mark Duplass and Kathryn Aselton discuss why this little film isn't creating a bigger stir at Sundance.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
05-31-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jay Duplass, The Puffy Chair
Tinkling Symbolsnew
That Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code has become a worldwide phenomenon attests to the worldwide yearning for a better truth than the one we have.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
Triple Ploynew
Three Times unites his themes of the recalled past and the scattered present, and it may be Hsiao-Hsien's most profound, if enigmatic, film to date.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Three Times
Sooner or Later?new
United 93 director Paul Greengrass discusses scheduling the movie's release.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
04-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
United We Fallnew
United 93 treads a fine line between catharsis and exploitation, between the manipulation of an agenda and the illusion of objectivity.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
04-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
