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Roky Roadnew
Detailed here is the long, tangled saga of Erickson, the visionary lead singer of the 13th Floor Elevators, whose trip to fame detoured though mental institutions.
Austin Chronicle |
Audra Schroeder |
10-20-2006 |
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Let Them Eat Popnew
A famous rich girl gives her take on another infamous rich girl of yesteryear.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola
Political Crisisnew
Robin Williams and Barry Levinson need to stop working together on movies.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Barry Levinson, Man of the Year
Outside of the Groovenew
Haitian politics and turmoil play a smart role in this story of older women and younger prostitution.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Heading South, Laurent Cantet
Eastwood Falls Into Old Glory Holenew
Oh god, please make the nostalgia stop.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
10-18-2006 |
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International Incident
The true beauty of what Sacha Baron Cohen does, regardless of the character he plays, lies in his ability to strip away the veneer and get to the real.
Folio Weekly |
John E. Citrone |
10-17-2006 |
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Tags: Borat, Larry Charles
Love Among the Ruinsnew
Post-9/11 New Yorkers screw their way to self-healing in Shortbus.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
10-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Deconstructing Heroism
Clint Eastwood distills a wartime story of epic proportions and personal truths from Iwo Jima, the worst single engagement of WWII.
Jibber Jobbernew
Employee shines when Simpson's offscreen.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Texas, Messed Withnew
There's little to differentiate Sheldon Turner's "script" from a colorless, ho-hum slasher.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
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Pulling Up Shortnew
The movie is amiable enough, but what makes Shortbus actively irksome is the suggestion that its genuine erections and unsimulated ejaculations constitute some sort of revolution.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
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Tags: John Cameron Mitchell, Shortbus
Chinese Takeawaynew
Martin Scorsese is a great filmmaker who rarely makes great films and The Departed is another not-great one, but it is a raucous, bloody romp with more juice than any Scorsese movie since 1990's Goodfellas.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, The Departed
The Boy Is Back in Townnew
Director Montiel's personal investment and the blessing of a talented cast make the story gut-wrenching.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
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New York Storiesnew
McGrath’s version of In Cold Blood’s birth is affecting despite its tendency toward frivolity.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-13-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Douglas McGrath, Infamous
Damaged Soulsnew
Questionable relationships are at the heart of Infamous and Deliver Us from Evil.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
10-13-2006 |
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