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'Sweetgrass' is a Raw, Open-Eyed Elegy for the American Cowboynew
Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team behind Sweetgrass, apparently prefer the term “recordist” over the term “director.” Once you see the documentary, you might be inclined to agree.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-16-2010 |
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Tags: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Sweetgrass
Tim Burton-Johnny Depp Combo Comes in Colors and Whimsy, but Lacks Tensionnew
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is everything you hoped it would be. Plants with human faces, checkerboard landscapes, forced perspective, day-glo colors and macabre pranks abound in his recasting of Lewis Carroll's classic as a warped tale of Victorian-age feminist empowerment.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
03-16-2010 |
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Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton
Chaos Contained: Review of 'Green Zone'new
As long as you don't enter Paul Greengrass' Green Zone expecting Bourne 4 or a totally accurate history lesson, you should emerge sufficiently entertained and possibly even enlightened with regard to the real reasons behind America's involvement in the Iraq war.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jeff Sneider |
03-16-2010 |
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Tags: Green Zone, Paul Greengrass
Swedish Exploitation Mystery: Stieg Larsson Gets Posthumously More Famous
The first film adaptation of the late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson's posthumously published "Millennium Trilogy," "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is an enigmatic mystery thriller fired by the growling intensity of its goth-girl heroine Lisbeth Salander (ferociously played by Noomi Rapace).
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-15-2010 |
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Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again
Based on Cherrie Currie's poorly written memoir "Neon Angel: The Cherrie Currie Story," about her crash-and-burn experiences with producer Kim Fowley's manufactured all-girl rock band, "The Runaways" is a textbook guilty pleasure.
City Pulse |
Hello Daddy, Hello Mom: Girl Rock Band Comes Alive, Again |
03-15-2010 |
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Tags: The Runaways, Floria Sigismondi
'Prodigal Sons,' a Documentary by Writer-Director Kimberly Reednew
Even if this riveting documentary holds back some key information for as long as it can, no review of Prodigal Sons can avoid the central thrust of writer-director Kimberly Reed’s multiple returns to her hometown of Helena, Montana.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
03-15-2010 |
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Tags: Kimberly Reed, Prodigal Sons
'The White Ribbon,' Reviewednew
Michael Haneke is a creator of puzzles who doesn’t believe solutions are particularly important. In such critically acclaimed films as The Piano Teacher, the director has left us to choose from a menu of resolutions.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
03-12-2010 |
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Tags: The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke
When in Romania, Do as the Romanians Do: Nothingnew
A Romanian cop named Cristi gathers evidence on some poor kid for smoking a little hash. See Cristi follow the kid to school. See Cristi pick up a joint. See Cristi eat lunch. See Cristi pick up another joint.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
03-10-2010 |
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Team Effort: Review of 'She's Out of My League'
True ensemble work contributes to the hilarity in She’s Out of My League.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-08-2010 |
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Stumbling to the Altar: Interracial Marriage Comedy Leaves Both Lawns Bare
Writer/director Rick Famuyiwa's version of interracial marriage is about as much fun as a trip to the dentist.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-08-2010 |
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Tags: Our Family Wedding, Rick Famuyiwa
Too Little Too Late: Paul Greengrass Switches Teams, But to What End?
Director Paul Greengrass attempts to overcompensate for his unthinkably flat 2006 propaganda piece United 93 with a shaky-cam Iraq war picture.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
03-08-2010 |
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Tags: Green Zone, Paul Greengrass
Compact Visions: 2009's Oscar-Nominated Short Filmsnew
It would be a mistake to look at short film as only a step on the way to features, just as it would be unfair to think of short stories as only an introduction to an eventual novel.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-04-2010 |
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Fantasy Island This Isn’tnew
With great swipes of heavy cello music, the brooding, frightening Shutter Island opens aboard a ferry sluicing through the fog. Aboard the vessel are Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio), a federal marshal, and his new partner Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo). Their destination is Shutter Island in the Boston harbor.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-04-2010 |
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Tags: Shutter Island, Martin Scorsese
Eisner Doesn't Try For Symbolism and His Reboot is Better For Itnew
Breck Eisner’s remake of George Romero’s The Crazies is one of those movies dishonest critics use for target practice. It has no big names or budget that they feel compelled to respect and so disrespect inspires them to ignore its visual wit and skillful pacing.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-04-2010 |
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Tags: The Crazies, Breck Eisner
Lost Down the Rabbit Hole: Tim Burton's Hesitant 'Alice in Wonderland'new
Messing with classics is dangerous business. The fact that Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't a straight retelling of the Lewis Carroll books might be motivated, as stated, by a desire to give the tale more narrative heft, but it also feels like a pulled punch.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
03-04-2010 |
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