AltWeeklies Wire
The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Mennew
How Howard Bragman, Hollywood's coming-out guru, helps gay actors tell the truth. Bragman's parents were "tolerant and accepting" when he came out in his 20s; Proposition 8 was "extremely painful"; gays and lesbians need to "call people on their shit."
L.A. Weekly |
Patrick Range McDonald |
10-09-2009 |
Movies
Why is Tarantino's Opus Being Greeted With Indifference, Even Disdain?new
Some of the blase reception may be ingrained distaste for the Weinstein Company, or Grindhouse fatigue. But I suspect it has just as much to do with the way we have all been bought off by Hollywood marketing -- our loyalty purchased not with payola, but with proximity to the hot new thing.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
08-19-2009 |
Reviews
Is Hollywood Recession-Proof?new
While there are many more pressing national issues about the economic crisis than How It Will Affect the Film Industry, our local economy is bound up with Hollywood tightly enough that it's a legitimate subject for concern.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
12-01-2008 |
Movies
Catherine Hardwick Tackles 'Twilight'new
Director of teen-friendly vampire romance fights for respect from Hollywood boys' club.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
11-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Bolt' is a Starry Dog Storynew
As I laughed my head off, I wondered what it means that children's movies have become the playground for Hollywood's self-loathing.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
11-21-2008 |
Reviews
Kelley Baker Channels His Rage Into His Moviesnew
Baker has made a career of complaining. But his chief gripe is that, while making a movie is easier than ever before--just find a digital-video camera, a boom mic, and some friends--the only way to get that movie seen is through a system of festivals and studios that only bet on sure things and big names.
Baltimore City Paper |
Aaron Mesh |
09-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Have Movie Stereotypes Returned?new
Officially, stereotypes don't exist in Hollywood, only archetypes -- representative characters based on real people. To complain about movie stereotypes is to risk being labeled a humorless, P.C. crank.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
04-25-2008 |
Movies
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Moviesnew
Taking aim at the critics who write with their thumbs.
New York Press |
Armond White |
04-24-2008 |
Movies
Almost Dreamlikenew
Populated with a congregation of one-dimensional characters and an amazingly predictable plot, this film fails to shed new light on the complexities of interracial romance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Carlton Hargro |
02-02-2006 |
Reviews
Brothers Need Another Shotnew
For their first cartoon feature, the Edwards brothers seem too cool to stoop to crafting likable or interesting characters.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-19-2006 |
Reviews
Pew and Crynew
Aidan Quinn stars in The Book of Daniel, a new network drama about desperate Episcopalians.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-06-2006 |
TV
Tasteless, Yet Inspirationalnew
Since the romantic subplot and slapstick stumble so often, a film that focused on the complex dynamics among the disabled should have been more special.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-05-2006 |
Reviews
Film Feels Like Hippy-Dippy Sci-Fi Throwbacknew
A badly acted, incoherently structured shambles, Aeon Flux wastes the visual cleverness of some of the film's futuristic ideas and Charlize Theron's athletic body language.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Lack of Big Laughs and True Grit Put Film on Thin Icenew
The slick adaptation of Scott Phillips' well-received noir novel feels more like a vehicle for 61-year-old director and his screenwriters to work out their macho midlife crises.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-23-2005 |
Reviews
Film Would be Better Named Sucky Cluckynew
Chicken Little hypocritically mocks movie cliches at the beginning, then wallows in sentiment like a pig in slop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-04-2005 |
Reviews
