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The Projectornew

Woody Allen, Jigsaw, Hilary Swank and some special screenings. It's all at the movies.
Boise Weekly |
Boise Weekly Staff |
10-29-2010 |
Reviews
Conviction Has Courage, Lacks Craftnew

A true story becomes a plodding, unoriginal legal drama.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
10-29-2010 |
Reviews
Up From the Streetsnew

Jean-Michel Basquiat’s radiantly short life is revealed in a new documentary.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
10-29-2010 |
Reviews
He Sees Dead Peoplenew

Three storylines is one too many for Clint Eastwood to handle in 'Hereafter'
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-28-2010 |
Reviews
Phantom of the Operanew

The 1925 silent horror film follows the phantom as he lurks through the Paris Opera House, dropping chandeliers and spooking opera staff and audience members in an attempt to procure the leading role for his romantic interest, Christine Daae.
Boise Weekly |
Tara Morgan |
10-28-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Phantom of the Opera
Different Acting Languagesnew

A compelling story goes to waste due to a formulaic Hollywood treatment in 'Conviction.'
Tucson Weekly |
Colin Boyd |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Conviction
Hilary Swank Fights For a New Causenew

In Conviction, brother and sister Kenny (Sam Rockwell) and Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) have the kind of fierce devotion to each other more often seen in movie lovers or mafioso.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Check Out These Off-The-Grid Horror Filmsnew

With Halloween all up in here this weekend, there are times one may not be able, physically or mentally, to do the going-out stuff.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Young |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
An Oscar Hat Trick for Hilary Swanknew

Conviction is this year's entry in the "this story is too good to be true" sweepstakes.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Conviction, Tony Goldwyn
A Film Unfinished Exposes a Nazi Propaganda Filmnew

In 1942, the Nazis created a shocking documentary, labeled Ghetto, that depicted this cruel purgatory. Ghetto was discovered after the conclusion of World War II in an East German archive and was initially taken as a straight document of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
10-25-2010 |
Reviews
The Latest of Woody Allen's Light, Somewhat Entertaining, Late-Period Comedies!new

Yes, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger is yet another Woody Allen movie. And that's precisely the reason to celebrate it.
The Dragon Kicked the Fire and the Hornet's Nest: Stieg Larsson Film Adaptation Ends With a Whimper

The same exponential decrease in story complexity that occurred between the first and second cinematic installments of Stieg Larsson's posthumously published "Millennium Trilogy" continues here.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
10-25-2010 |
Reviews
Documentary as Aggressionnew

'A Film Unfinished' examines how the Nazis turned one of their atrocities into a reality show.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-21-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: A Film Unfinished
Jackass Rampagenew

The dumb-stunt franchise goes 3-D, with poo cocktails and penile golf clubs.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-20-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jackass 3D
What's New On The Tubenew

TV so worth watching this season.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
10-20-2010 |
TV