AltWeeklies Wire
'New Hollywood' Down for the Count
If the re-election of George W. Bush proved once and for all that the 1960s are dead, look no further than last Sunday night's Academy Awards for the polished nails in the coffin.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
03-08-2005 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars in Review
So predictablenew
Tips for adding a little drama and comedy to the Oscars
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
02-24-2005 |
Movies
Oscars, the Grouchesnew
Two curmudgeons offer a guide to the Academy Award nominees.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy and Kimberly Chun |
02-23-2005 |
Movies
Hollywood's Main Event
The movies of 2004 could muster only a few streaks of brilliance, among them Jamie Foxx's stellar performance as Ray Charles in Ray. In Sunday’s main event, The Aviator, Sideways and Million Dollar Baby will slug it out for best picture.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
02-23-2005 |
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
The Other Pedophilia Flicknew
Spain's reigning cinematic bad boy, Pedro Almodóvar, backed Lucrecia Martel's film The Holy Girl. The Argentine director had no idea her coming-of-age story would be released at the same time as Almodóvar's similarly themed Bad Education.
Houston Press |
Brett Sokol |
02-09-2005 |
Movies
The New Romanticsnew
Lying, cheating, swapping, memory erasing, and attempted homicide -- these days, date movies are not for the faint of heart.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Lynn Rapoport |
02-09-2005 |
Movies
Sundance's Biggest Deal Was No Big Dealnew
At the Sundance Film Festival, studios spend dollars on the penny in the thin mountain air -- like the $9.5 million Paramount Pictures paid for director Craig Brewer's film Hustle & Flow.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
02-08-2005 |
Movies
Wedding Bell Bluesnew
Inexplicable Fantasy Romances for the Harried Modern Gal 101 is a more fitting title for this shameless mediocrity.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
02-05-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Clare Kilner, The Wedding Date
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
Sundownernew
Commercialism overtakes creativity at the Sundance Film Festival.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
02-02-2005 |
Movies
Cleveland Film Commission May Be Facing Its Curtain Callnew
Back in 1998, when Chris Carmody founded the Cleveland Film Commission, his goal was to rival Pittsburgh's $25-million-a-year film industry within five years. Unfortunately for the local economy, he failed to live up to his own hype.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
02-02-2005 |
Movies
University Museum Cancels Showing of Film on Star's Anorexianew
A copyright lawsuit led museum officials to decide it didn't have the right to show the controversial film, in which Ken and Barbie dolls act out the story of singers Richard and Karen Carpenter.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
02-02-2005 |
Movies
Bio Picks: Oscar Gives its Nod to Lies and Livesnew
The Phoenix picks what movies will get Oscar nominations this year.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-21-2005 |
Movies
Bush II Could Inspire Another Indie Film Renaissancenew
As we enter George W. Bush's second term, the country's extreme rightward turn could ignite the type of movie renaissance not seen since eight years of nuclear proliferation, HIV discrimination, and materialist greed helped produce the American independent film movement of the late '80s and early '90s.
The Village Voice |
Anthony Kaufman |
01-13-2005 |
Movies
