AltWeeklies Wire
'Sunflower' is Both Universal and Specifically Chinesenew
The settings in a traditional Chinese home, institutional work, party meetings and modern apartments give us fascinating background and incidents that enhance the drama and highlight the interplay of traditional values in an increasingly Westernized world.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: sunflower, Zhang Yang
Skin-deep 'Gossip Girl'new
Another snotty teen soap about snotty socialites at a snotty school for rich little snots, oh boy!
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
09-14-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'The Hunting Party' Feels Like Two Different Moviesnew
One is a smart comedy about TV reporters, and the other is a fact-based story about those reporters hunting a war criminal in postwar Bosnia -- but the two never blend, and only a few of the scenes generate either laughs or tension.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
'Mr. Woodcock' Risesnew
Don't underestimate this light comedy because of its gratuitously juvenile title or its weak premise of a self-help writer who can't cope -- the plot might be predictable, but the dialogue is surprisingly witty and the performances strong.
NOW Magazine |
Jeff Rutherford |
09-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Gillespie, Mr. Woodcock
'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Has Grown Tirednew
Larry David is about as amusing as a kick in the crotch.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
09-07-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Laura Linney Specializes in Shades of Greynew
The two-time Oscar nominee and indie scene fave talks about her most savage performance yet.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
09-07-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
'Lady Chatterly' Features Beautiful Pre-Digital Filmmakingnew
In Ferran's hands Lawrence's once banned material is suddenly tastefully old-fashioned.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lady Chatterley, Pascale Ferran
Tom Cavanagh Plays a Nancy-Boy Hockey Playernew
And he knows that his new movie, Breakfast With Scot, may piss off a few fans when he portrays a gay Toronto Maple Leaf.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Breakfast With Scot, Laurie Lynd
'The Nanny Diaries': Nanny Know-hownew
Tell-all novel hits the screen but loses some of its bite.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-24-2007 |
Reviews
'Saving Grace': Grace Under Pressurenew
Holly Hunter's kick-ass detective has some spiritual issues.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'El Cantante': Muy Stupidonew
The film follows the basic "I love you, I hate you, where's my syringe?" trajectory of most music-and-drugs movies.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: El Cantante, Leon Ichaso
'Californication': David Duchovny's Hilarious New XXX Filesnew
The first episode of this very adult comedy opens with star David Duchovny getting a blow job from a nun ... a really hot nun ... in a church -- but that's not even the most shocking moment.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-10-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
John Malkovich: Being Gustav Klimtnew
Whether or not you think actor Malkovich is creepy, you can't deny the guy's talent.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Klimt, Raoul Ruiz
'Favela Rising': Keeping it Rionew
This documentary demonstrates both the severity of favela life and the very real power of music and dance to battle oppression.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
'A Stone's Throw': Eco Disasternew
The film at least looks decent; you can't fake that east coast light -- but the dreadfully earnest script drips with portent.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Stone's Throw, Camelia Frieberg
