AltWeeklies Wire
'The Duchess' Inspires Modern Relevance in Keira Knightleynew
The screenplay is based on the Amanda Foreman biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and tells the story of a teenager who marries the duke of Devonshire, a leading force in the new Whig Party.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Saul Dibb, The Duchess
'Nick & Norah' Captures Teen Romance's Sweet Awkwardness
Peter Sollett has now established himself as cinema's reigning genius of awkward young love.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-26-2008 |
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Spike Lee Goes to Warnew
In Miracle at St. Anna, he gets in touch with his inner Spielberg.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'Choke' and 'The Duchess': Private Artsnew
Sex, or lack of it, force the leads of two films to get clever.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
The Ridiculous 'Lakeview Terrace' Wastes Some Decent Performancesnew
Neil LaBute's latest, Lakeview Terrace, doesn't quite get him back to past glory. Oh, it's better than The Wicker Man. Then again, Bio-Dome and Showgirls are better than The Wicker Man.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Choke' Goes from So-So Novel to a Funny and Touching Filmnew
Writer/director Clark Gregg found the human heart of this story, and managed to keep the humor while pumping up the drama.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-25-2008 |
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Richard Gere and Diane Lane Reprise Old Tricksnew
This is Gere and Lane's third onscreen coupling, following The Cotton Club and Unfaithful, and they exude a palpable chemistry that carries the treacly script through many lulls.
Keira Knightley Laces Up Her Corset Againnew
Nancy Mitford's hilarious novel The Pursuit of Love has a young girl as its narrator who lives with relatives because her mother -- dubbed The Bolter -- couldn't resist the siren call of amour for the hearthside. Alas, The Duchess features the duller version of that story.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Saul Dibb, The Dutchess
Clark Gregg Chokes on 'Choke'new
Gregg embraces Chuck Palahniuk's faux nihilism at the expense of his characters.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
Soldiers on Leave Have the Usual Wacky Road Trip Adventures in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The only movie genre more exhausted than the road-trip movie is the coming-home movie.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
09-25-2008 |
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Spike Lee’s Rivalry with Spielberg Continues with an All-black WWII Infantrynew
As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-25-2008 |
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Spike Lee Harangues the Audience in the Heavy-Handed 'Miracle at St. Anna'new
Even though I was steeled for a tetchy lecture on America's sad legacy of racism, this movie's sledgehammer didacticism fairly pounded me out of my seat.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
09-25-2008 |
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'The Lucky Ones' is Yet Another Crappy Iraq War Movienew
Just what is it about the current war, you have to wonder, that inspires such painfully mediocre movies?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
09-25-2008 |
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Lonely Beast: Ben Kingsley Nimbly Carries 'Elegy'new
Elegy's satisfying complexity comes from this honest appreciation of men's fears informed by a woman director's touch.
Charleston City Paper |
Felicia Feaster |
09-24-2008 |
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Brainy and Brutal: 'Tell No One' is Classic Noirnew
The film, like the book before, is a thrill ride. The protagonist, knowing himself to be innocent, is nonetheless pursued by police. Running makes him look guilty, but surrendering sacrifices the opportunity to clear his name and at long last learn whether his wife is still alive: classic film noir stuff there.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
09-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell No One
