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Tone Setternew
Musician Graham Reynolds created the Scanner score.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
07-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
'A Scanner', Before and Afternew
Producer Tommy Pallotta and animators Jason Archer and Paul Beck discuss the making of A Scanner Darkly.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Securing the Substancenew
Richard Linklater is interviewed on his adaptation of A Scanner Darkly.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Paranoia Strikes Deepnew
As the title implies, there's a certain opacity to A Scanner Darkly's cautionary drug tale, but at times Richard Linklater's film can be as naked as the lunch on the end of your fork.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-07-2006 |
Reviews
A Thorny Crownnew
First-time filmmaker James Marsh delivers a Texas gothic that stars Gael Garcia Bernal and William Hurt, but the characters lack depth and humanity.
Austin Chronicle |
Brian Clark |
07-07-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James Marsh, The King
Shake-Up at the News-Pressnew
A meltdown is happening at the local daily -- some would say it was inevitable, as the owner has made life there a living hell.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Nick Welsh |
07-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Follow the Bouncing Ballnew
Seven years of film footage went into this perceptive documentary about girls who play high school basketball, the situations unique to their gender, and their marginalization by the school administration.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-07-2006 |
Reviews
Ambulance Chasingnew
Mr. Dante Remus Lazarescu of Bucharest descends into a distinct ring of hell when he calls for an ambulance and is subsequently schlepped through Romania's uncaring medical system.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-07-2006 |
Reviews
The Guns of Bostonnew
Three months ago, Boston was averaging a shooting a day -- it's an even deadlier place to live this summer.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
07-07-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Moving On Upnew

Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org's wonder-boy, talks about virtual campaigning, winning back the House, and his move back to New England.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
07-07-2006 |
Politics
Ring Around the Ballotnew
Four measures dealing with same-sex unions could make Colorado voters dizzy come November.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cate Terwilliger |
07-07-2006 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Retaining Waternew
Vermont dips into a turbulent debate over groundwater protection.
Seven Days |
Ken |
07-07-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Marrow Go Roundnew
Hecht's third book in the Cree Black series confirms his predilection for atmospheric locales with serious historical baggage.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
07-07-2006 |
Fiction
Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, No Pirate's Life for Menew

Our intrepid reporter finds fear and loathing at the Magic Kingdom's Pirates media event.
Writing Wrong?new
Visiting Russian journalists ask tough questions about U.S. media.
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
07-07-2006 |
Media
Tags: media