AltWeeklies Wire
Torah! Torah! Torah!new
Protocols of Zion takes a hard look at those who fear Jews, from white supremacists to black supremacists.
Houston Press |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: marc levin, Protocols of Zion
Lost Soul Foundnew
As filmmaker Margaret Brown’s biography attests, Texas music legend Townes Van Zandt wrote so capably about lost souls because he was one himself.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
12-09-2005 |
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Knights in Armoirenew
The new film version of the first of Lewis's seven Narnia volumes plays like The Lord of the Rings with training wheels.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
12-09-2005 |
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Fall of Ushernew
No one seems sure what In the Mix is supposed to be, which is a shame, because the star has the charm to succeed if given a better movie.
East Bay Express |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: In the Mix, Ron Underwood
Deep-Snoring Exercisesnew
Naked in Ashes reveals the life of a yogi but doesn't attempt to explain it.
East Bay Express |
Melissa Levine |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Naked in Ashes, Paula Fouce
Last Laughnew
A Palestinian filmmaker finds the humor in suicide bombing.
Phoenix New Times |
Luke Y. Thompson |
12-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hany Abu-Assad, Paradise Now
Oil Makes the World Go Roundnew
One of the most uncompromising movies of the year, Syriana is like a living tableaux composed from all the stories that lurk just behind the news, the stories that put human faces on the demand for oil.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Gaghan, Syriana
Comedian Lost in the Byways of Songnew
Spotty comedy delivers on its promise of Total Silverman, but that turns out to be not such a good thing after all.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2005 |
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Important Subject Marred by Poor Filmmakingnew
This film is a passionate if clunky cri du coeur for the kidnapped and murdered women of Juarez, Mexico -- a silent epidemic of as many as 450 crimes in the last 10 years.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-08-2005 |
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Acting the Partnew
This Naomi Watts performance showcase has been slipping into theatres that are presently readying themselves for the onslaught of King Kong, which just happens to star Watts as the woman who would be Fay Wray.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ellie Parker, Scott Coffey
If We Could Talk to the Animalsnew
Fusillade No. 1 in Disney's presumed seven-film adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's tales is marred by dodgy CGI work and windy pacing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-08-2005 |
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For the Sake of the Songnew
Vivid yet impressionistic, this documentary tribute to the musician Townes Van Zandt brings the life and the music of this songwriter's songwriter into focus.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2005 |
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Let A Hundred Romances Bloomnew
This Chinese film presents an uncharacteristically romantic look at the Cultural Revolution.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-08-2005 |
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Bollywood Cops and Gangsters FIlm Dials Down the Musicnew
Hokey if well-intentioned and largely non-singing Bollywood melodrama about cops and gangsters and, behind them all, dear old dad.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Aparahan, Prakash Jha
Liberty and Justice For Oil
Stephen Gaghan gives the oil industry the Traffic treatment in a well-made, well-cast Gordian knot of a film.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
12-08-2005 |
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