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Princess Feministnew
What Penelope says about chasing Prince Charming.
Charleston City Paper |
Consuela Francis |
03-12-2008 |
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Tags: Mark Palansky, Penelope
Gus Van Sant's Beautiful Losersnew
Soliloquizing the life of a skateboarder in Paranoid Park.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Max Goldberg |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park
Giving the U.S. the 'Funny Games' it Deservesnew
It's worth noting that perhaps Haneke's most ingenious (and frequently overlooked) gambit is that there is almost no onscreen violence. As much as Funny Games feels like particularly merciless, graphic torture porn, the actual moments of assault are almost always cut away from or just out of frame.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
03-12-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
More Animated: Dr. Seuss Gets a Spotless Facelift
The best-loved 1954 children's book by Ted Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) gets an appropriately colorful and vibrant film treatment with the aid of beautiful animation and expressive vocal performances.
Incredible Shrinking Womennew
As "English" as tea and toast, this mainstreamed movie has its eye on a global market.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
03-11-2008 |
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Far From Heavennew
Clearly inspired by Todd Haynes, Ira Sachs' film doesn't quite compare.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
03-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
Two Serial Killers Walk Into a Home
Michael Haneke's remake of his own movie is no joke.
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
The Sweet Lifenew
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is set in England on the eve of World War II and offers pretty, slinky dresses; a bit of bed-hopping; and lies, lies, lies. But as a parlor comedy, it guarantees both a lighter journey and an uncomplicated, upbeat conclusion.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
03-10-2008 |
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'Crawford': Ranch Dressingnew
Though Bush's status as (mostly) absentee cowboy has profoundly affected the community, Bush is a spectral presence in Crawford, the cinematic portrait of a town whose population of 705 has been overshadowed by presidential entourages, outside agitators, members of the media, and curious tourists.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Crawford, David Modigliani
'10,000 B.C.' is 'Apocalypto' Made by Uwe Bollnew
Historical impossibilities aside, the film has enough plot holes to drive a herd of woolly mammoths through, which director Roland Emmerich does at every opportunity.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
The Not-So-Great Heistnew
If The Bank Job were equal to the sum of its parts, it would be spectacular.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
'Miss Pettigrew' is Charming but Not Funnynew
For its admirable attempt to recreate the rhythm and madcap antics of a period screwball comedy, the film is missing something. It's missing the comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
03-07-2008 |
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Double-crossed in Londonnew
The Bank Job delivers all the pleasures expected from a crime-heist picture.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Heists and Homelifenew
The Bank Job is solid entertainment, while Married Life and CJ7 run out of laughs.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-07-2008 |
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Strange Transmissionsnew
Bleak and brutal sci-fi horror flick falls flat.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-06-2008 |
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