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Director Julie Taymor's Beatles Musical is a Huge Letdownnew
Across the Universe is rock-solid kitsch, compete with giant puppets, hidebound lyricism and chiffon-wrapped floating nudes, much like the levitating Greek oracle in 300.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
John Waters On the Mainstreamng of Gay Culturenew
"I had more fun when it was illegal to be gay," says Waters.
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
09-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Myth & Men of the James Gang Go a Little Queernew
Dominik has fabricated a big picture with a small point.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Run, Dashchund, Runnew
Greyhounds aren't the only racing canines, as Shane MacDougall reveals in his Spellbound-meets-Best in Show "dogumentary" Wiener Takes All.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane MacDougall, Wiener Takes All
Chaz Thorne's 'Overnight' Successnew
Thorne burst onto the Canadian film scene this month by doing the basically unheard of -- getting his first two features, Just Buried, and Poor Boy's Game, in Toronto's film fest at the same time. But it didn't happen overnight.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Manda Bala' is a Chilling Look at Brazilian Kidnappingnew
Kidnapping, corruption and frog farming find common ground in this assured first film from 28-year-old documentary filmmaker Jason Kohn.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jason Kohn, Manda Bala
New Kurt Cobain Doc Creates a Mixtape for His Lifenew
Director AJ Schnack tells Cobain's story by using music that influenced his career and personality, not Nirvana's biggest hits.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AJ Schnack, About A Son
Daniel Radcliffe on Acting His Way Out of Harry Potter
Since throwing caution to the wind to perform in a West End revival of Peter Schaffer's nudity-mandatory play "Equus," Radcliffe teamed up with Australian independent director Rod Hardy for an ensemble film based on Michael Noonan's novel December Boys.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: December Boys, Rod Hardy
David Cronenberg, King of Creepynew
What gets lost in the violence and gore of Cronenberg's films is that he is also a workaday filmmaker, concerned with the ordinary pursuits of visual storytelling.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Report from the Toronto International Film Festivalnew
For a film fanatic like myself, TIFF has become a victim of its own success; I've watched as the number of media in attendance rose every year, and so has Hollywood.
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' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
The Return of TV Mannew
Surfing through the good, the bad, and the ugly new fall shows.
C-Ville Weekly |
Eric Rezsnyak |
09-12-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Eastern Promises' is Audacious in its Simplicitynew
Though David Cronenberg's latest movie is superficially a gangster thriller, it is actually about many things.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
09-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Why 'Torture Porn' Isn'tnew
Critics who can damn sure tell the difference between Basic Instinct and actual pornography seem unable to make the distinction between fantasy and reality when it comes to some of the best contemporary horror movies.
