AltWeeklies Wire
A Conversation With John Watersnew
Not long ago, John Waters acted out an airplane crash with a room full of first graders. The kids loved it. It was the same presentation he gives at prisons. Waters states he is proud of the fact that his work has no redeeming social value.
NUVO |
Ed Johnson-Ott |
11-09-2011 |
Performance
Tags: John Waters, Hairspray
'Hairspray' Brings Smiles to Criticsnew
A movie only a hardened cynic could dislike.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
08-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
Big Girl Now: 'HairSpray'new
The kind of exuberant, fast and funny musical that has seemed extinct since the 1950s.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
08-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
Think Bignew
With its twin themes of race and obesity, Hairspray has a lot on its mind, but it doesn't ever forget to have fun.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
07-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Hairspray': Big Successnew
It will leave your face sore from smiling so much.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Hairspray': Shallow Watersnew
John Travolta's performance is more notable as a feat of engineering than of acting -- although appealing, it seldom rises above the level of an amusing stunt.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Hairspray': Bouncy and Shinynew
A joyful romp, with Travolta the only tacky note.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
'Hairspray': Tame Watersnew
Did John Waters sell out, mellow with age, or did this increasingly laissez-faire, metrosexual era merely render him irrelevant?
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
07-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
Divine Discontent with 'Hairspray'new
The camp classic makeover isn't noxious like the Dreamgirls movie-musical, but it isn't nearly good enough.
New York Press |
Armond White |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Shankman, Hairspray
