AltWeeklies Wire
Remember North American Soccernew
The unexpected rise and meteoric fall of the North American Soccer League in the heady, silly mid-Seventies is chronicled for the first time in this charmingly chatty documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-13-2006 |
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Heaven's Solid Sendersnew
Galan's reverential look at Grammy-winning "Texican" rockers Los Lonely Boys is a document of persistence, passion, and some of the finest rock 'n' roll since Stevie Ray Vaughan's untimely exit.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-13-2006 |
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Family Pageantrynew
Like any indie comedy worth its weight in quirkiness, Little Miss Sunshine is packed with offbeat characters, all struggling to find meaning in life, but the film is so much fun, it's almost impossible not to enjoy the journey.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-13-2006 |
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World Beatnew
This trip through musical Istanbul is a little prettier than it is deep, but it provides a window into the variegated subcultures of a city one musician calls "a bridge crossed by 72 nations."
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-13-2006 |
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Alternative Education
Steve Pink’s directorial debut is a slight but punchy comedy of college-aged misfits that starts out strong before slipping down a greasy narrative slope into a dull third act that denies most of the laughs that preceded.
Tags: Accepted, Steve Pink
A Charge to Keepnew
The real inconvenient truth: the corporate/legislative axis can crush any innovation it wants to -- no matter how beneficial that innovation might be.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
08-10-2006 |
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No Surprisesnew
Step right up and reacquaint yourself with every dream-in-my-heart, rhythm-in my-steps cliche ever committed to celluloid.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
08-10-2006 |
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Tags: Anne Fletcher, Step Up
Domesticated Animals
The PG-13-ization of Accepted ruins some of the rebellious fun.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-10-2006 |
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Tags: Accepted, Steve Pink
The Feel-Good Movie of the Summernew
Stone makes a movie on a politically loaded subject and tries really, really hard not to make it political, and he's still called a conspiracy nut, this time for not politicizing his subject.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-10-2006 |
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Tags: Oliver Stone, World Trade Center
Close Shavenew
Far richer than an ordinary mystery plot, La Moustache ponders the existential notion of how much our world is defined in isolation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-10-2006 |
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Tags: Emmanuel Carrére, La Moustache
Indie Family Valuesnew
Little Miss Sunshine is eclipsed by its own quirkiness.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-10-2006 |
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First Respondersnew
What would you expect from an Oliver Stone film about 9/11? Guess again.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-10-2006 |
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Tags: Oliver Stone, World Trade Center
Spelunking Shockernew
Our reviewer is still freaking out after this delightfully frightening flick.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-09-2006 |
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Tags: Neil Marshall, The Descent
Comedy and Tragedynew
The War Tapes may be one of the best documentaries you've ever seen.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Deborah Scranton, The War Tapes
A Schoolteacher Darklynew
This old-school indie turns the inspirational classroom drama inside out.
The Village Voice |
Rob Nelson |
08-09-2006 |
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Tags: Half Nelson, Ryan Fleck
