AltWeeklies Wire
Love and War in the New Releasesnew
2 Days in Paris, In the Valley of Elah, Feast of Love, The Kingdom, Interview, and Good Luck Chuck bring us intimacy and Iraq.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
'Vanaja': More than Masalanew
Written and directed by Rajnesh Domalpalli as his graduate thesis at Columbia University, Vanaja is an engaging and shocking look at class, gender roles and sexuality in rural India.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rajnesh Domalpalli, Vanaja
Will Sheff's Waters Run Deepnew
The singer of Okkervil River pens lyrics that can only come from the mind of a man who spends considerable time in the company of classic authors and dead poets.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Okkervil River
We Love You, Bell Hollow, But We Hate Your Friendsnew
The return of the old-school shoegazers.
New York Press |
J.R. Taylor |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bell Hollow
'Lust, Caution' is a Cautionary Sex Talenew
Ang Lee finally makes the film he's always wanted.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
'Divided We Fall' Examines Sikhsnew
Kaur's first person perspective of the aftermath of 9/11 seems only intent on clearing up the misconceptions viewers may have had about Sikhs in America.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Don't Judge 'Outsourced' by its Titlenew
Despite its direct, documentary-style title, it is a fluffy comedy that never sacrifices its lightness for its message.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Jeffcoat, Outsourced
We Are All Mercenariesnew
Blackwater is not the problem, it is a symptom: A symptom of a rush to war on the cheap and without proper planning, and a symptom of our bias toward privatization combined with a failure to establish clear rules for just who these private contractors are accountable to.
Dig Boston |
Baratunde Thurston |
09-27-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: war in iraq, Blackwater
Ang Lee Touches His True Selfnew
"This movie is very personal for me. Not only because I'm going back to Chinese-language film. The characters in the movie, I find myself directing them with my personal knowledge, with feelings and things inside of me that I'm not aware of," explains Lee.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
'The Kingdom': The Witless A-Teamnew
This blandly politicized action film borrows equally from documentaries and Mr. T.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Missing Linknew
The jury's still out on area church's new Lincoln claim.
Illinois Times |
Roland Klose |
09-27-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Not in My Black Yardnew
An upscale African-American neighborhood reacts badly when Habitat for Humanity moves in.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
09-27-2007 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Seeking Status as (Electoral) College Dropoutsnew

Before a crowded State House hearing room, legislators and activists assailed the College's undemocratic nature, its origins in slavery and the way it concentrates money and attention in a handful of battleground states, to the exclusion of the rest of the country's votes.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
09-27-2007 |
Politics
The CHIPs Are Downnew
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich joins other governors critical of new federal healthcare rules.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
09-27-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Clinton Copies Edwards' Health Plannew
In a presidential election week dominated by Hillary Clinton's new plan for universal health insurance coverage, the best news John Edwards got was ... Hillary Clinton's new plan for health insurance coverage.