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The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 2011new
Most of the summer blockbusters have come and gone, and September clears the deck for what is traditionally Hollywood's serious season. Most Oscar-worthy films are neatly packed into the calendar's fourth quarter. But before we put away the summer of 2011, let's examine a not-so-great and not-so-terrible season at the movies.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-29-2011 |
Movies
Falling in Love With Anne Hathawaynew
Anne Hathaway sadly swims. Anne Hathaway sadly rides her bike. Anne Hathaway sadly signals a left turn.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
08-19-2011 |
Reviews
Mise-En-Scenarionew
Tribe Called Quest doc gives short shrift to the midnight marauders.
Orlando Weekly |
Justin Strout |
08-15-2011 |
Reviews
Bill Maher is Bummednew
The comedian and Real Time With Bill Maher host on debt ceilings, Super Congresses, Obama, Rick Perry and more.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
08-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
England's Odd Couplenew
Opens Friday at The Flicks
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
08-03-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Food, Michael Winterbottom, Movies, Culture, England, Steve Coogan, Cinema, The Trip, Rob Brydon
No Ceiling for Cynicism: NATO Empowered Sex Trafficking Expose Tells All
The illicit sex-trafficking actions of NATO peacekeepers -- both privatized and not -- is the subject of this incendiary film that falls prey to predictable dramatic conventions.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
08-02-2011 |
Reviews
Secret Agent Bland
Cars 2 doesn’t earn the support of those who defended the original.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-21-2011 |
Reviews
Page One: Inside the New York Timesnew
Andrew Rossi's documentary Page One buffs the Grey Lady's image.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-17-2011 |
Movies
Where Have All The Bees Gone?new
Documentary looks at the mysterious disappearance of honeybees and the repercussions that has had on humans.
Boise Weekly |
Elizabeth Duffy |
06-15-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Ellen Page, Vanishing of the Bees
Special Delivery: Jim Carrey Keeps Penguins Afloat
Loosely based on Florence Atwater's 1938 children's book, "Mr. Popper's Penguins" never completely gels.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
06-13-2011 |
Reviews
The Big Uneasy Blows Whistle on Corps of Engineersnew
Harry Shearer's powerful documentary uncovers the strategic errors that rendered New Orleans uniquely vulnerable to flooding during big hurricanes.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
06-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Iraqi Children Show Us Their Worldnew
In his outstanding documentary The First Movie, filmmaker Mark Cousins wants to find the innocence and hope that still remain in Iraq, bursting to life in its children.
Charleston City Paper |
Ryan Finn |
05-31-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: The First Movie, Mark Cousins
Hero Worship: Interview With Comic Book Idol Stan Leenew
The characters Stan Lee created—from Spider-Man to the Fantastic Four to The Avengers—have been pop cultural icons for more than 40 marvelous years. The Alibi got a chance to speak with Lee about the summer of superheroes in film.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
05-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bottle Rocket Fans Try to Save Iconic Motelnew
The Hillsboro motel where Wes Anderson, Luke and Owen Wilson and Bob Musgrave shot part of the film 'Bottle Rocket' is in danger of being shuttered.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-25-2011 |
Movies
Event Horizon: Terrence Malick Believes
"The Tree of Life" is a bold but flailing attempt to create an epic transgressive experimental cinema of cosmic proportions.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
05-23-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
