AltWeeklies Wire
Documentary Warns of an Educational Dividenew
A visit to India and China inspired venture capitalist Bob Compton to explore what he saw as a worrisome divide between the quality and intensity of the education American students are receiving relative to students in those countries.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Two Million Minutes
Windy City to Washington to Beijingnew
Politics can be found in Chicago 10, real life, and Summer Palace.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10
Stefan Ruzowitzky Challenges Holocaust Dogmanew
Rather than the nobly suffering merchants, artists and family men who fill the barracks of many a Holocaust drama, the counterfeiters of The Counterfeiters are a motley crew of scam artists and petty thugs under the supervision of the wily Russian-Jewish forger Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
02-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Semi-Pro': Air Ballnew
When you see Will Ferrell trying to fight a not-so-gentle Ben in his latest sports comedy, you can't help but think the glory days of the former Saturday Night Live star's dumb-guy shtick are over.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Oscar Autopsynew
The academy delivers the final blow.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-28-2008 |
Movies
I'm Will Ferrell?new
The SNL alum and Semi-Pro star on fame, his alternate-universe job, and why he sucks (or did) at coordinating art appraisals.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
02-27-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
Considering 'Chicago 10' in the Present Momentnew
The fanciful documentary intercuts events on the streets of Chicago during the 1968 Democratic Convention and a re-creation of the "Chicago Seven" trial of Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman, Rennie Davis, Jerry Rubin and others.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-27-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10
The CW Cancels 'Girlfriends'new
When it's all said and done, I believe Girlfriends was one of the most important African-American shows to ever grace the television screen and I think it's worth having a proper sendoff. So here goes.
Baltimore City Paper |
Vincent Williams |
02-26-2008 |
TV
'Taxi to the Dark Side' Examines Torturenew
Alex Gibney's film is a devastating investigation into how the war on terror has corrupted our nation's values.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side
'Charlie Bartlett': Ritalin Rebellionnew
The film skewers assumptions about social class, psychopharmaceuticals, and so-called grown-ups.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
02-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Charlie Bartlett, Jon Poll
Pete and Re-Petenew
The intimate documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song re-introduces the pioneering musical radical just when we might need him the most.
IND Media |
Michael Tisserand |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
In the Age of YouTube, Why Do We Care About Oscars?new
Once again, it's time to pass out 50 gold-plated bookends to people who don't read, and once again, a billion hungry souls will be devouring every minute of it with a mix of envy, contempt and, because above all else, the Oscars has no place for us, profound exclusion.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
02-21-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Oscars
Scary Movies: Things to Comenew
Indie horror films like Diary of the Dead, The Signal, and The Last Winter send mixed signals about genre's future.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-20-2008 |
Reviews
The Moviegoernew
Robert Osborne, who hosts this month's 31 Days of Oscar on Turner Classic Movies, represents the history of Hollywood. Up next: A new management team tries to shape the future of the Atlanta-based network.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Can a Teen Pregnancy Flick Win the Oscar?new
It depends on how you look at comedy. Juno is the lone comedy among films that in retrospect might mark 2007 as the Year of Drear.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
02-20-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Juno
