AltWeeklies Wire
Back to the Futurenew
The last Star Wars installment succeeds -- mainly by returning us to the first.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-18-2005 |
Reviews
The Fair and Balanced Crusadenew
Determined not to cause any historical offense, Ridley Scott creates bland bloodshed in the Holy Land—and a hero to suit.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
05-04-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ridley Scott, Kingdom of Heaven
Lust for Lifenew
An ex-prisoner seeks revenge and love with equal fervor, but freedom has a surprise in store for him. And, yes, squid were harmed during the making of this film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
A World Without Graynew
For purists, this comic-book adaptation is a marvel of hard-boiled fidelity. For outsiders, the bloodshed may be too black-and-white.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Reviews
The Vampire's Cursenew
Woody Allen gives us two stories for the price of one. Don't we even get half the enjoyment value for our ticket?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Melinda and Melinda
Not-So-Foreign Exchangenew
Millions, an English import, makes charming use of a child's universal perspective.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Millions
A Rap on Warnew
Gunner Palace, a new documentary, beholds U.S. soldiers in Iraq. It's TV's M*A*S*H. It's also Apocalypse Now.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-09-2005 |
Reviews
Reality Shownew
How Gunner Palace co-director Michael Tucker, a former Army reservist, lived among the troops in Uday Hussein's old digs while they played video games, strummed guitars, improvised raps, and otherwise tried to blow off steam between dangerous patrols through Baghdad.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Control Room's Flack Is Backnew
Out of uniform, military spokesperson Josh Rushing has plenty to say, with even more candor, about how the Iraq war is being reported.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-09-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Control Room, Jehane Noujaim
Who the #$*! Are They?new
How I was suckered by a 35,000-year-old entity.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-09-2005 |
Movies
Million Dollar Brouhahanew
In this year's obligatory Oscar controversy, critic Michael Medved is playing the role of Million Dollar Baby killer.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-16-2005 |
Movies
Showdown on the (Global) Village Squarenew
The Cannes Film Festival smash hit Moolaadé is about female genital mutilation, a stupid, wicked custom practiced in most African nations, but it's not really an issue film. If you shy away from seeing it because you expect to be bored or lectured to, you're a fool. And don't fear, as I did, that the grisly subject will prove too upsetting to witness—legendary Senegalese director Ousmane Sembene skillfully conveys the horror without visual overkill.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-16-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Moolaadé, Ousmane Sembene
Open Widenew
A fascinating documentary about the landmark porn film Deep Throat is restrainedly thoughtful even in its hardest-core footage, and bursting with lively personalities.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-10-2005 |
Reviews
From Park Slope to Park Citynew
Sundance is still a great destination for indie cinema, beneath the avalanche of bling.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
02-03-2005 |
Movies
Seattle PBS Channel Is Back in the Blacknew
Nearly insolvent two years ago, KCTS-TV raised more money in December than any public station in the country.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
01-12-2005 |
TV
Tags: TV
