AltWeeklies Wire
BIble Stories for Modern Timesnew
Paul Haggis and Tommy Lee Jones deliver a scorching film that's part police procedural, part family melodrama, and all about our national failures in Iraq.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
America's Finest Hournew
This documentary is a cheery restorative that recalls hazy memories of America's finest, boldest hour, when we went to the moon, again and again.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Slow-Moving Targetsnew
Senior citizens have become vulnerable, slow-moving targets for folk who want to beat down elderly people and take their hard-earned money.
Jackson Free Press |
Ken Stiggers |
09-21-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Not Even Lukewarmnew
Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ethan Hawke, The Hottest State
It Won't Happen to Menew
After two domestic murders in less than a week, citizens of Jackson are asking, "Who is to blame?"
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
09-21-2007 |
The War on Women
Tags: women's issues
Empty Laughsnew
Pitched somewhere between Farrelly Brothers-lite and some oddball National Lampoon outing, this comedy is as familiar as it is charming, which isn't to say it's a good film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Good Luck Chuck, Mark Helfrich
Cronenberg's Body Languagenew
In Cronenberg's film about the Russian mob in London, the director and star Viggo Mortensen relate a corker of a story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Backstabbernew
The Assassination of Jesse James may be the world’s first epic of misguided hero worship.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Greening Our I.T. Industriesnew
The new Green Grid aims to make data centers more energy-efficient.
NOW Magazine |
David Silverberg |
09-21-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Ecoholic: Brew Up Change at Your Coffee Chainnew
"What's the environmental impact of Tim Hortons -- paper cups, drive-thrus and all? What about Starbucks and Second Cup?"
NOW Magazine |
Adria Vasil |
09-21-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Why News is Still Good News on the Internetnew
Michael Wolff's new site Newser is useful and intelligent, but not yet special enough to be an essential daily stop.
The Georgia Straight |
Dave Watson |
09-21-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Blacked Out in Cubanew
For a richer experience, avoid the resorts -- but expect a bit of hardship.
NOW Magazine |
Cathy Riches |
09-21-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Alt.Health: No Fun in Fungal Infectionsnew
When taming 'shroomy beasts, beware of food-focus controversy.
NOW Magazine |
Elizabeth Bromstein |
09-21-2007 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
How Am I to Feel about Paul Haggis?new
The creative force behind two of the last three Best Picture Oscar winners (writer of Million Dollar Baby and writer/director of Crash), Haggis is hotter than anybody not named Apatow in Hollywood.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
09-21-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'The Italian Letter' Looks at Bush Administration's Dangerous Fakerynew
When the history of this gruesome war is finally written, people will marvel at how this shoddy forgery became such an effective weapon in the Bush administration's arsenal of lies.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
09-21-2007 |
Nonfiction
