AltWeeklies Wire
Keepin' 'Em on the Farmnew
Barry Tubb's Grand Champion tackles Hollywood's two no-no's: working with both kids and animals.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
America's Teamnew
Matt Stone and Trey Parker take on terrorism, celebrity and the perils of puppetry.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
I, Movienew
Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation -- known as the $218.32 movie at the last Sundance -- is a manic peak in the year of the documentary. It's the sometimes visionary story of a gay boy who was shuttled through foster homes before being returned to the home of the grandparents who institutionalized his mother.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
10-13-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Joaquin Phoenix Shows Versatility With Rolesnew
Even a firefighting action drama represents another unpredictable change-of-pace for Joaquin Phoenix, 29. Wait until next spring's Walk the Line, in which he portrays the one-and-only Johnny Cash (opposite Reese Witherspoon, no less, as June Carter).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bert Osborne |
10-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jay Russell, Ladder 49
Reel Musicnew
The rock documentary Dig! charts the unpredictable trajectory of the Brian Jonestown Massacre and the Dandy Warhols. For L.A. filmmaker Ondi Timoner, it was an eight-year labor of love that earned Dig! a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance — as well as both the love and vitriol of her film's subjects.
L.A. Alternative |
Jay Antani |
10-06-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dig!, Ondi Timoner
George's Junglenew
The feature-length documentary details Girl George's dalliances in 1970s Nashville, but it never shows the East Bay open mic legend and her sidekick, Star, actually performing.
East Bay Express |
Rob Harvilla |
10-05-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Delightful, Dirty Watersnew
John Waters has influenced a generation of filmmakers with his trashy films, including his new A Dirty Shame. But what is trashy these days, anyway?
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-30-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Waters, A Dirty Shame
Naked Lunchnew
In an interview, director John Waters outlines a powerful case for the end of repression and the restoration of genuine fun, laughter and bad taste.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
09-24-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Dirty Soapnew
After examining the pilot script for Six Feet Under and the music video treatment for Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi, the writers of Wet Palms, an online gay porn soap opera, are whipping up a new genre of dirty drama.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
09-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Murder on the Campaign Trailnew
With Silver City, Sayles lives up to the stereotype of the socially conscientious but humorless leftist. Imagine Ralph Nader trying to crack a joke on the campaign trail and you'll get a sense of Silver City's discomfort with comedy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Sayles, Silver City
Freeze-framenew
Ten years after Roxbury, Massachusetts, filmmaker Robert Patton-Spruill directed his critically acclaimed film Squeeze, he’s finally back behind the camera. Will it be worth the wait? Does it even matter?
Boston Phoenix |
Camille Dodero |
09-09-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
All Aboardnew
John Sayles and his partner Maggie Renzi discuss the political messages in their film Silver City and describe how they pulled together the financing and cast.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kathryn Eastburn |
09-03-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
An Interview with Vincent Gallonew
Vincent Gallo loves to talk, as followers of his career as musician, painter, actor, and director will have gathered.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Fujiwara |
09-02-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Performing Artist's Troubled Documentary Moves Aheadnew
Michael Masley should be famous by now — a street musician deity, a Tom Waits collaborator and the star of a Sundance documentary. But the disaster surrounding that still-hypothetical flick might explain why Masley hasn't hit the big time.
East Bay Express |
Simon Kinsella |
08-31-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lucid Assemblynew
Richard Kelly talks about the reasons for releasing a new director's cut.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
