AltWeeklies Wire
Where is the Glamour?new
At Oscar time, there's subterranean industry at work with every appearance, at every instant of elegant display: fashion designers, dressers, hairstylists, makeup artists, so that George Clooney gleams and Nicole Kidman absorbs no light.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-20-2008 |
Movies
'Be Kind Rewind': Utopian Tourette'snew
Michel Gondry says what's on his mind.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Orlando Wants to Resurrect 'Hollywood East'new
In its heyday, Hollywood East was supposed to turn our tourist-trap burg into a anchor of the film production world. Today, however, Central Florida suffers the humiliation of straight-to-DVD sequel infamy, reality television and commercials. Orlando is now trying to position itself as a real entertainment Mecca, but not so much as a place where artistic integrity reigns.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
02-19-2008 |
Movies
Philippa Gregory's Novel Gets Shackled
Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson make a handsome, if redundantly costumed, pair of 16th century English sisters in this half-hearted period drama set between King Henry VIII's noble court and his volatile bedroom.
Golden Raspberry Stainsnew
Before the Oscars, check out the 28th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) nominees.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
02-15-2008 |
Movies
Marjane Satrapi Contemplates Iran, the Oscars, and the 'Axis of Evil'new
The creator of Persepolis has seen revolution up close, and her life was never the same.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appelford |
02-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Escapism for Wannabe Rebelsnew
Determined to seduce the teen market, Doug Liman goes for implausible sci-fi scenarios.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Sort Of, Not Reallynew
Gen X ambivalence hooks up with romantic-comedy conventions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
George Romero's Diarynew
You might think George Romero, who all but established the rules and conventions for how zombie movies work, would be a bit tired of the genre after 40 years of doing it. You'd be wrong.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Diary of the Dead' Goes for the Headshotnew
Diary had its U.S. debut at Sundance in January and was easily one of the fiercest pictures on show. In fact, I'm not aware of any fiction features that might hold such sting.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
02-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
V-Day Movie Shoots a Quiver of Arrows
For a Valentine's Day romantic comedy Definitely, Maybe hits all the right notes of commitment, honesty and maturity that go into a young father's explanation to his daughter about the women he dated before she was conceived.
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Terabyte Me
Computers can't generate any magic in The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-11-2008 |
Reviews
Alternate Awardsnew
No Oscars? Try these honors on for size.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
02-08-2008 |
Reviews
Did Romance Exist Before Movies?new
Hollywood perfected it with sophisticated women and beautiful men trading witty dialogue while overcoming artificial obstacles to the kind of rapturous love that only had to last until the words "The End" left us to imagine that they could keep it up for the ensuing lifetimes.
'Eye' vs. 'Eye'new
The weird rules of the Asian-horror-remake craze.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Steve Palopoli |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
