AltWeeklies Wire
'Traitor': Ideological Ambiguitiesnew
This Don Cheadle movie is a rare Hollywood creature: an action picture with ambiguity, a blockbuster with more questions than answers, a shoot-’em-up thriller with a sense of moral and geopolitical ambivalence.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
'Transsiberian': Strangers on a Trainnew
With Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, and Ben Kingsley, this train-set suspense movie also is full of sharp character studies.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, Transsiberian
Liz Phair Paddles Back to Guyvillenew
Phair has unshelved the songs that made her who she is, directed a rough documentary revisiting the dude-heavy Chicago scene that chewed her out while eating her up, and set out to play Guyville in its entirety at select dates around the country.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Brodeur |
08-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville
Opening-Night Jitters at the DNCnew
The Democratic National Convention started off with a strange vibe that might be summed up in one word: restraint. Much is being pent-up here; emotions are being held in check.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
08-28-2008 |
Commentary
What McCain Needs to Do at the RNC to Gain Groundnew
Overriding everything for McCain is the necessity to make his message in the upcoming week a far more positive one than it has been to this juncture. Without a compelling positive vision of change on domestic issues, the Republicans can't win.
Boston Phoenix |
Steven Stark |
08-28-2008 |
Commentary
Death of a Hoop Dreamnew
Mario Hornsby Jr. had turned his life around and was set to play basketball at Brandeis this fall -- but a bullet ended those plans. Now his father is trying to make sure his death was not in vain.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
08-28-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Political Puppetsnew
Bread and Puppet Theater founder Peter Schumann is a national treasure. Maybe that’s why George W. Bush wants to bury him.
Boston Phoenix |
Greg Cook |
08-28-2008 |
Politics
A Guide to Boston's Secret Trove of Peculiar Artifactsnew
There are peculiar piece of history tucked away in the nooks and crannies of Boston–area archives -- from death masks to a book bound in human skin.
Boston Phoenix |
Jacqueline Houton |
08-28-2008 |
History
'Transsiberian' Uses its Atmosphere to Great Effectnew
The film uses expert sleight-of-hand to juggle drugs, murder and various shades of villainy at the exact right times. Even if you've seen lots of movies of this type and can figure out exactly what's going to happen, Anderson takes great pleasure in the pure form and execution of it.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jeffrey M. Anderson |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Anderson, Transsiberian
'Elegy' is Remarkably Dour and Unsexynew
Based on the novel "The Dying Animal" by Philip Roth, Elegy is meditative and glum, but not quite as profound as its tone seems to suggest it is.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elegy, Isabel Coixet
'Traitor' is a Popcorn Thriller in Political-Drama Clothingnew
Nachmanoff, working from an idea by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin), does try to address some serious questions about the religious motivations behind terrorist acts, but in the end he's more concerned with gotcha moments than with intellectual discourse. That's not necessarily a bad thing.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
'Death Race' is a Shaky, Blurry, Messy, Stupid Borenew
Death Race is a movie aimed squarely at -- beyond the stated gender and age constraints -- idiots. By idiots, we refer specifically to adults who find WWF wrestling "compelling."
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
08-28-2008 |
Reviews
Why Are So Few Female Chefs Drawn to the Helm of Restaurant Kitchens?new
Many believe the explanation is the crazy hours and militaristic physicality of the work, but isn't the field of emergency nursing, which poses similar challenges, run by women?
Santa Fe Reporter |
A Qasimi |
08-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
The DNC Maze: Navigating Denver and Democratsnew
So, you can't make it to Denver for the 2008 Democratic National Convention? No worries; it's a madhouse anyway. But let's see how you would have navigated the convention of the century.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
08-28-2008 |
Politics
SF's Academy of Art Enters the World of NCAA Athleticsnew
This month, the art school kicks off an intercollegiate sports program, fielding 12 teams in the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference. And if the notion of an art school recruiting players for NCAA competition and doling out athletic scholarships strikes you as odd -- it is. The Academy of Art is the only one.
