AltWeeklies Wire
'Live Free or Die Hard': Exercise in Super Action
For an action spectacle movie held together by five or six over-the-top sequences, Live Free or Die Hard pays off handsomely albeit with a surplus of downtime in between.
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Turned Offnew
A week in the life of a non-TV-watching Nielsen family.
Seven Days |
Meghan Dewald |
06-28-2007 |
TV
'Live Free or Die Hard': Past Action Heronew
Even with the Mac kid at his side, John McClane is just ... old.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rob Nelson |
06-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Fighting for the Future of the Picture Palace in iPhone Eranew
How can film exhibition survive and subsist in a world of broadband internet and handheld devices with wireless connections and downloads?
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
06-27-2007 |
Movies
Keeping Jon Stewart is No Laughing Matter for Comedy Centralnew
It'll take big money to retain Stewart at The Daily Show's anchor desk when his contract comes up for renewal next year.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
06-25-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Sicko': Health in a Handbasket
Michael Moore hones his gift for getting us good and angry.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Moore or Lessnew
Manufacturing Dissent criticizes the most popular documentary filmmaker in history.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
06-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Putting In The Fix: Michael Moore Talks About 'Sicko'
Moore's knack for framing political and social issues in a surprisingly entertaining documentary format is a journalistic phenomenon that picks up where 60s-era activist filmmakers like Barbara Kopple left off.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
06-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Keeping It Realnew
Sticking to the facts in a post-9/11 world, Michael Winterbottom and Paul Greengrass lead a new breed of filmmaker.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
06-22-2007 |
Movies
A 'Mighty' Messnew
Instead of emotion, Jolie and Pitt go for propaganda.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-21-2007 |
Reviews
A Mighty Filmmakernew
Michael Winterbottom keeps it real.
Orlando Weekly |
John Thomason |
06-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jolie Makes Yet Obscures 'A Mighty Heart'new
She's so famous that it's almost impossible to actually think of her as Mariane Pearl -- she gives quite a strong performance, but you never feel as though she is something other than the mega-celebrity that she actually is.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
06-20-2007 |
Reviews
'Helvetica': You Know the Typenew
But do you know the social history behind the ubiquitous Helvetica?
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Hustwit, Helvetica
John Cusack Brings Stephen King Story to a Boil
The Swedish director Mikael Hafstrom (Derailed) skillfully helms this twisting one-man showcase in terror.
Tags: 1408, Mikael Hafstrom
Summer Cinema: A Vaguely Helpful Guidenew
Ten films to see, five worth a look, and five more to shield your eyes from.
