AltWeeklies Wire
High Alertnew
High school seniors + car horn prank = big trouble.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
06-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
One Man's Mission for Peace in Lebanonnew
At 17, he picked up an AK-47 and joined the militia -- now he's determined to see the children of Lebanon pick up books and put down their guns.
Pacific Sun |
Jill Kramer |
06-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Ready for His Close-Upnew
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, is truly a spiritual leader for the 21st century.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
'Once': Ballad Of a Relationshipnew
Hey, movie musicals needn't blow ... who knew?
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
'Once': Singing the Praisesnew
This delicate Irish import, which stars the frontman of the Frames, is an insightful and endearing reimagining of a familiar genre: the musical.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
'Mr. Brooks': Addicted to Killingnew
Serial killers are a dime a dozen in this often beguiling but essentially ludicrous movie that stars Kevin Costner in an unconventional role.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce A. Evans, Mr. Brooks
'Knocked Up': The Parent Trapnew
Although it's extremely funny in bursts, Judd Apatow's new comedy flirts once too often with schmaltz before toppling into melodrama in its third act.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
'Jindabyne': Gone Fishingnew
The Australian director of Lantana returns to similar psychological terrain with this drama based on a Raymond Carver short story and starring the fantastic Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jindabyne, Ray Lawrence
'Gracie': Soccer Scrumnew
Davis Guggenheim (director of An Inconvenient Truth) tells this more-or-less true story of one New Jersey girl's struggle to play soccer in the male-dominated sports world of the late 70s.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Davis Guggenheim, Gracie
The Right to Witnessnew
Watching the cops to help save lives.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
'Beyond the Gates': Machete Madnessnew
With infinite grace but no real suspense, this film bears dramatic witness to the Rwandan ethnic genocide of the last decade.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
'Adam's Apples': Tart, Sweet, and Deliciousnew
Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-01-2007 |
Reviews
'Star Wars' and Afternew
The movie that redefined Hollywood.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
06-01-2007 |
Movies
Mary Timony's Many Hatsnew
The genre-shifting songstress returns to her D.C. roots.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
06-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mary Timony
The Confusing New Immigration Billnew
Although President Bush and leading senators worked for months on a new immigration policy, many on both sides of the political spectrum are unhappy with the result.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
06-01-2007 |
Immigration
