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Boys of a Kindnew
In his first film role post-Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliffe plays an orphan in Australia who's pals with a bunch of other boys born in December.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: December Boys, Rod Hardy
Fatherhood Scorednew
The Rock plays a quarterback whose life is altered by the daughter he didn't know he had.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Fickman, The Game Plan
Cool Breeze From the Windy Citynew
Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin wrote, directed, and stars in this endearing schlub-in-Chicago movie that features contributions from Sarah Silverman, Bonnie Hunt, and other comic performers.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
CSI: Riyadhnew
Initially, The Kingdom seems like it might be another of this season's politically charged movies, but it actually plays more like an explosive episode of CSI: Riyadh.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Three in Onenew
Ryan Reynolds, Melissa McCarthy, and Hope Davis star in three discrete but thematically linked short films in this feature-film-directing debut from screenwriter John August.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John August, The Nines
Working It Outnew
When a Seattle man is transferred to India due to outsourcing, he overcomes his aversion and becomes the eventual poster boy for immersing, life-altering travel.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Jeffcoat, Outsourced
After the Apocalypsenew
Milla Jovovich continues to fight zombies and the apocalypse.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
No Exit in the Sex Traffic Lanenew
This drama about international sex trafficking is tremendously sincere but also brutal.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: trade, Marco Kreuzpaintner
The Economics of Water Powernew
Run-of-river independent power projects have gained environmental steam, but are they really the right way to go?
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
09-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Burmese Brace for Violencenew
Members of Vancouver's Burmese community have told the Georgia Straight that their country could erupt in violence at any moment.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
09-28-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Looks Like Canadanew
Quick. What's your idea of a Canadian movie? This year's rang of Canuck fare -- in both quality and content -- has never been wider than in this year's Vancouver International Film Festival, running to October 12.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-28-2007 |
Movies
New Pornographers Await the Hold Steady's Reviewnew
Despite fair-to-middling reviews for Challengers, A.C. Newman is waiting to see what Craig Finn of the Hold Steady thinks of it.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Challengers, The New Pornographers
DJ Vadim's Soulfu Swaggernew
By framing his latest album, The Sound Catcher, against Brooklyn's grimy, artistic demeanor, Vadim says his latest release is his most diverse to date.
Shepherd Express |
Jenn Danko |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: DJ Vadim, The Sound Catcher
Suzanne Vega on 'Beauty & Crime'new
After a six-year hiatus, she returned this year with Beauty & Crime, a paean to her hometown of Manhattan filled with images of remembrance of Ground Zero in the days following 9/11.
Shepherd Express |
Harry Cherkinian |
09-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Beauty & Crime, Suzanne Vega
'Bamako' Puts World Bank on Trialnew
The film is a devastating and eloquent indictment of the world's careless disregard for an entire continent.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
09-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Abderrahmane Sissako, Bamako
