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The Shop Around the Cornernew
Romantic comedy celebrates the women of Beirut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
A Sensitive, New Age Hitmannew
Colin Farrell's a killer with a conscience.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
02-06-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
The Whitest Kids I Knewnew
When you were part of a sketch comedy group that now has a national television show, people expect you to be bitter about it.
New Haven Advocate |
Evan Brown |
02-05-2008 |
TV
Slow 'Dancenew
Less hype, more quiet pleasures at this year's Sundance.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
02-05-2008 |
Movies
Mike McNamara’s Biggest Role Yetnew
In addition to getting steady work as an actor, writing a column and hosting a radio program, on the first Tuesday of every month except January, Mike McNamara hosts the Midwest Independent Film Festival, a monthly screening of regional films.
Isthmus |
Ed M. Koziarski |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why Rambo Fightsnew
Rambo has speed and power, even grace, which is to say it serves up its heapin' helpin' of red meat on a silver platter. But it's not just a splatter-fest. Stallone's picking up on the nihilism that's out there — the idealism, too.
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
Oscar Touchnew
It's not too late to catch Tamara Jenkins' Oscar-nominated The Savages.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
02-04-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
Six Shotsnew
There are several ways to approach Sylvester Stallone's new Rambo, and while none of them make this bad movie much better, they do make it more interesting.
The Memphis Flyer |
Addison Engelking |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
The Best Best Picture Nominees in Decadesnew
This is supposedly a bad time for movies, but scanning through the Academy Awards' back pages, I don't think there's been a stronger slate of Best Picture nominees since the mid-'70s.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
02-01-2008 |
Movies
Ghost Whisperernew
Over Her Dead Body's plot is ludicrous. Thank god for lowered expectations, 'cause this pithy piece of fluff is downright funny.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Lowell, Over Her Dead Body
What Happened to Our Show?new
For four seasons The Wire reinvented the crime drama. Now the viewer's the victim.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
02-01-2008 |
TV
Blue Notenew
1988 doc rediscovers the magic of Chet Baker.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce Weber, Let's Get Lost
Dance Dance Revolutionnew
Filmmaker Ian Iqbal Rashid never thought he’d end up directing How She Move. The London-based director, whose debut feature, Touch of Pink, is a gay romcom that was a hit at Sundance in 2004.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: How She Move, Ian Iqbal Rashid
Sundance Shufflenew
Everyone at the Sundance Film Festival this year agreed: It’s no easy task to tell a good story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-31-2008 |
Movies
Uno, Dos, Tres, IMAX!new
The 3D and the surround sound may temporarily create the feeling of actually being in the front row of a U2 concert, but that's only if you can ignore the fact that no one around you is dancing or cheering or even singing along, all essential concert-going experiences.
Chicago Newcity |
Andy Seifert |
01-30-2008 |
Reviews
