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Thomas McCarthy Carves Out a Plum Role for Veteran Character Actor Richard Jenkins in 'The Visitor'new
So much film criticism focuses on directors that we sometimes forget what draws most people to the screen: the prospect of seeing an actor connect with a role and really live it.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
04-21-2008 |
Reviews
Jackie Chan and Jet Li Bring the Monkey King to Hollywoodnew
The most obvious selling point of The Forbidden Kingdom is the first-ever onscreen teaming of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the world's two best-known martial arts stars. But it also represents another first: It's the first big Hollywood production in two decades to really absorb the kinds of Chinese stories that have formed the basis for much of Hong Kong action cinema.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
04-21-2008 |
Reviews
Are New Voters Changing Mississippi Politics?new
We take a post-primary look at the changing faces of Mississippi's voters. Could this be a sign of the end of the Southern Strategy?
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
04-21-2008 |
Politics
'Expelled': Another Expression of the Right Wing's Victim Complexnew
The film claims not to be about atheism vs. religion or Darwinism vs. Intelligent Design, but rather about academic freedom. I'll agree with the first half of that: Among the reasons this film was made, religion is second and science (at best) third. But the No. 1 agenda has much less to do with academic freedom than with political ideology.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
04-21-2008 |
Reviews
I Was an Obama Volunteernew
I wanted an up-close-in-action glimpse of this idea of "empowered democracy," the supposedly self-transformational precept pumping through the bloodlines of Obama's candidacy. The candidate has promised that his is a truly bottom-up campaign driven by the creative energies of volunteers rather than Washington wags.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mike Newall |
04-21-2008 |
Politics
Have a Green Daynew
Twenty-four ways you can help the planet, from how you wake yourself up in the morning to how you get drunk at night.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
04-21-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment, Earth Day
Matzo Maven: Pondering the Passover Paradoxnew
To my mind, the point of Passover isn't deprivation but difference -- not just between this week and every other week but, more importantly, between oppression and liberation. What makes the holiday all the more powerful is that we observe it so personally, in the minutiae of our daily lives.
Seven Days |
Ruth Horowitz |
04-21-2008 |
Religion
I Was a Clinton Volunteernew
We go undercover as a campaign volunteer for Hillary Clinton, and find the story of a campaign in a make-or-break primary where messages are tightly controlled.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Tom Namako |
04-21-2008 |
Politics
Better at Video Games than Piano?new
It could be your ticket to a career in music.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
04-21-2008 |
Music
Girls Gone Wildnew
The filmmakers score an A+ for the title of this tongue-in-cheek horror film that stars porn star Jenna Jameson and horror fixture Robert Englund, even though its best special effects are reserved for breast implants.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jay Lee, Zombie Strippers
A Run for the Rosesnew
This booster documentary follows six horse trainers and their experiences on the 2006 trail to the Kentucky Derby.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-20-2008 |
Reviews
So What, America?new
Cheney's "so what?" means he's not going to change his mind about the war that he knows is right, even if he is wrong. "So what?" means that Bush is going to veto any bill that Congress passes that might interfere with "winning" -- but just what are we supposed to be winning in Iraq?
Random Lengths News |
James P. Allen |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
Involuntary Servitude at the Long Beach Court Housenew
Every year about this time I get this grinding feeling in my stomach when I get the honor of being summoned to serve on jury.
Random Lengths News |
James P. Allen |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
America After Bush: Truth and Reconciliationnew
Let's assume for the moment that this reign ends on January 20, 2009 -- an assumption that could only become reality if the American people stand up and actively defend our embattled democracy. The question then becomes, what's next?
Artvoice |
Michael I. Niman |
04-18-2008 |
Commentary
California Shows Us How Not to Fight Global Warmingnew
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown are moving forward with new ways of forcing significantly more density upon L.A. and other cities. But the debate is being dominated by the smart-growth movement, unsettling several top global-warming scientists and researchers, who say the sweeping land-use proposals being considered have little basis in science.
L.A. Weekly |
Jill Stewart |
04-18-2008 |
Environment
