AltWeeklies Wire
How Accurate is Our Voting System?new
You don’t need to be told that we need serious election reform in this country. What you might need, though, is a refresher on how badly our voting system is damaged. For that, turn to Election Day, a documentary made for the P.O.V. series on PBS.
Orlando Weekly |
Marc D. Allan |
06-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: election day, Katy Chevigny
First Shotnew
So far, even this summer’s biggest box-office hits have appealed to specific viewer demos. Iron Man got the men. Sex and the City got the women. And Kung Fu Panda got the … plushies.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: first shot, Steve Schneider
Oliver Stone Needs to Start Taking Some Libertiesnew
You've probably heard about W, Stone's upcoming dramatization of the life and times of our notorious outgoing president. And you may have heard that Dubya's hagiographers, having taken a look at some initial script pages, are dismissing the project as a fanciful cheap shot. But what has us perturbed is that it doesn't seem cheap enough.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
06-05-2008 |
Movies
First Shotnew
Reviews of upcoming movies, DVDs, video games and soundtracks.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-29-2008 |
Movies
Tags: first shot, Steve Schneider
First Shotnew
A decade ago, the big story was every studio's rush to acquire its own boutique indie imprint; now, with the battle of co-optation won and the concept of "independence" thus eradicated in the average moviegoer's mind, those same studios are dropping their junior divisions like they’re hot.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-22-2008 |
Movies
First Shotnew
Reviews of what to see, listen to and read.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: first shot, Steve Schneider
First Shotnew
What to see, listen to and read.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
05-08-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: first shot, Steve Schneider
Lloyd Kaufman Digs Zombie Chicksnew
The master of schlock cinema serves his tasteless Poultrygeist to rabid Troma fans.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
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
'Martian Child' Rises Above Average Family-Positive Sweetnessnew
Director Menno Meyjes pulls an engaging film out of the potential claptrap, while also putting across a message about the beauty of nonconformism.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Martian Child, Menno Meyjes
'Deep Water' is About More than Sailing Around the Worldnew
Deeply researched and compellingly presented, Deep Water is as much about one man's misadventures on the ocean as it is about loneliness, desperation and the danger of dreams.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Rendition' Makes Points Often and Bluntlynew
But by crafting an intricate and engaging story out of this country's most despicable "weapon" in the war on terror, it's possible that its message may be more well-received than the dozens of damning documentaries that have preceded it.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gavin Hood, rendition
Somehow 'Ira & Abby' is a Multifaceted Movienew
Ira & Abby is the story arc for the entire five seasons of Dharma & Greg compressed into movie-length form.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
10-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira & Abby, Robert Cary
'War/Dance' Tells a Poignant Talenew
The winner of the 2007 Sundance award for documentary direction, War/Dance is a powerful film about the plight of children in war-ravaged northern Uganda, where hundreds of thousands of children have been kidnapped or orphaned in a vicious conflict.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: War/Dance, Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
'View From a Grain of Sand' is Unapologeticnew
Weaving together the stories of three Afghan women (a doctor, a teacher and a social activist) who have sought refuge from war, political conflict and an oppressive regime, the film intermittently infuses the country’s history under three distinct leaders.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
