AltWeeklies Wire
Class of '79new
B-Movie king Roger Corman goes back to "Rock 'n' Roll High School" in a wide-ranging interview about his career and the current state of the industry.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Groans For The Holidays
The hardly sly "Family Stone" squanders a great cast on a manipulative dramedy of slapstick highs and maudlin lows.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: The Family Stone, Thomas Bezucha
Return of the King
After "Lord of the Rings" made him the 800 pound gorilla of the film world, Peter Jackson finally tackles his dream project, and for film fans, it's a dream come true.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-15-2005 |
Reviews
'Shattered Glass' It Ain't
Part confessional, part greatest hits collection, Rabid Nun offers a cursory look at the one place in American journal where it's still okay to lie -- the checkout line tabloids.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-15-2005 |
Nonfiction
Best of Both Worldsnew
Three solid new small press comics straddle the worlds of indy and mainstream.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Original Work
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
The Gospel According to Aslannew
Fortunately for Narnia scribe C.S. Lewis, the authors of the Bible couldn't sue for plagiarism.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Media
Liberty and Justice For Oil
Stephen Gaghan gives the oil industry the Traffic treatment in a well-made, well-cast Gordian knot of a film.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Out of the Closet
With a fairly faithful adaptation of the first book, the Chronicles of Narnia film franchise is off to a strong start, thank Aslan.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Say Anything
Sarah Silverman and director Liam Lynch try (and mostly fail) to do something fresh with the comedy concert format, but, like its star, Jesus Is Magic is much funnier than it looks
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
All Down Hill
The latest -- and weakest -- of the post-Dogtown crop of x-treme-umentaries will occasionally thrill you with amazing footage, when it's not boring you to tears.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-01-2005 |
Reviews
Raiders of a Lost Artnew
DIY filmmakers Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos are the men who were the kids behind the painstaking, backyard remake of the first Indiana Jones flick.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-01-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Hark, The CD Sales Ringnew
Feeling culturally forced to buy your loved ones crap? Don't fret, Stephen Slaybaugh's annual guide will help you buy music for your taste-challenged Christmas listers -- even the one who likes Coldplay -- guilt-free.
Columbus Alive |
Stephen Slaybaugh |
11-25-2005 |
Reviews
La Boneheaded
Serial adapter Chris Columbus gives Rent-heads exactly what they want, and everyone else the last thing they could possibly want in this out-of-touch, irrelevant relic.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
11-24-2005 |
Reviews
Never Super-er
No need to wait until next summer to see the next viewer-friendly, blockbuster reinterpretation of Superman; it's right here in handy comic book format.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
11-24-2005 |
Original Work
Holiday Spirits
Throwing a Christmas get-together? Here are three seasonal cocktails guaranteed to make your guests jolly.
Columbus Alive |
Brian Lindamood |
11-24-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Bailey’s Irish cream, Lil' smokies
