AltWeeklies Wire
Tony Gilroy's Power of Attorneynew
Gilroy is a veteran screenwriter (the Bourne movies) making his directorial debut, and there may be an interesting irony in the results: He seems to have been more successful in his new role than in his scripting job.
Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
Mary Novik's 'Conceit' Captures 60s Londonnew
Her novel courses through the bustling city, the realm of ghosts, and the various landscapes of attraction; it encompasses theological debate, angling lore, and architecture; and it's strewn with historical figures.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
10-12-2007 |
Fiction
Alberto Manguel on Optimismnew
The anthologist, essayist, and translator argues that in stories we can find our salvation.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
10-12-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alberto Manguel, The City of Words
Duo Makes Justice for Allnew
Justice, with backgrounds in graphic design, is a middle finger to anyone who takes their dancing too seriously.
The Georgia Straight |
Martin Turenne |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: justice
The Black Lips Keep It Lo-finew
"Fuck it" might as well be the unofficial slogan of the Black Lips, who've been anointed by Rolling Stone as one of rock 'n' roll's must-see acts.
The Georgia Straight |
Mike Usinger |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Black Lips, Good Bad Not Evil
Brad Pitt on 'Jesse James'new
Let's get this out of the way. Yes, Brad Pitt, in person, really does look like Brad Pitt.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Cate Blanchett on 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'new
Blanchett says the key to making the movie was that although she and Kapur came to the material from different places, both knew that the story had to move on from the first film.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robert Duvall on 'We Own the Night'new
Robert Duvall is a perpetually late bloomer. He was almost 30 before he was hired for small parts in television shows, and since he turned 70, he averages almost two movies a year.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
A Whisky Refresher, and a Reinvention of Sortsnew
Whisky's back, with a bright new look and an attitude that says fun is the name of the game.
The Georgia Straight |
Jurgen Gothe |
10-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
SCC Likes to Share His Love of God with His Audiences
If Christian music had an Elvis, this would be the guy.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
10-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Leilah Nadir Finds Baghdad Through Her Familynew
The picture Nadir provides in Orange Trees of Baghdad is of a continuum of palpable suffering in Iraq that pre-dates the current war.
Montreal Mirror |
Juiet Waters |
10-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Reclaiming Lost Homes
With the meteoric rise in foreclosures nationally -- and particularly in Georgia -- courthouse auctios have become the mechanism by which a community reclaims many of the homes and, hopefully, begins to heal itself.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
10-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
Fighting Foreclosurenew
How to possibly stop foreclosure in its tracks.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
10-12-2007 |
Housing & Development
'Up the Yangtze' Captures China in Transitionnew
Full of stunning images of contemporary China, it shows us the unsettling pace at which the nation's cultures are shifting, and the manner in which the country's newfound economic super-powerhouse status is bulldozing all other concerns.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: up the yangtze, Yung Chang
Festival du Nouveau Cinema Picksnew
Bob Dylan, Guy Maddin, David Lynch,
Brian De Palma and more. The festival run through Oct. 21.
Montreal Mirror |
Staff |
10-12-2007 |
Movies
