AltWeeklies Wire
Dead and Gone, But Not Forgottennew
The many pleasures of this riveting psychological thriller from France derive more from the perplexing questions it raises than the discovery of the answers.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Guillaume Canet, Tell No One
Ask for a Recountnew
Kevin Costner’s new comedy may be timely, but that doesn’t make it funny or worthwhile.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Joshua Michael Stern, Swing Vote
Oscar Winner Can't Redeem This Self-Help Melodramanew
Like a pilgrim seeking salvation, Ripple Effect is awash in self-important questions, becoming an exercise in pop mysticism which stars Forest Whitaker.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Philippe Caland, Ripple Effect
This 'Mummy' Jumps the Sharknew
This third outing makes it abundantly clear that this once-fresh mummy franchise is dead in everything but name.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
An Odd Couple Finds a Twilight Lovenew
A septuagenarian love story from Spain, Elsa & Fred will likely warm the cockles of your heart, even though it’s hardly the stuff of great romance.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Elsa & Fred, Marcos Carnevale
God Is in the Detailsnew
It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-01-2008 |
Reviews
Children of the Undocumented Find Themselves in the Cracks of Int'l Lawnew
Mention the word "immigration" and you feel a tremor as the ideological split creates a chasm, widened by raw emotions. But there are those who end up at the bottom of that chasm through no fault of their own. They are children, United States citizens, who live with the very real possibility of being separated from their parents who are here illegally.
Boise Weekly |
Deanna Darr |
08-01-2008 |
Immigration
What's For Dinner? Local vs. Organicnew
Greenhouse gas emissions from organic flood flown around the globe or pesticides and synthetic fertilizers from "conventional" food grown by a local farmer? Is that the only choice?
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lezlie Lowe |
08-01-2008 |
Food+Drink
A Look at Who Lead Belly Was and Wasn'tnew
Lead Belly: A Life inPictures is not merely a picture book at all, but is rife with brilliant essays and era-specific memorabilia that portray the complexity of the man who just might be America's finest folksinger – because he sang anything and was no purist.
Shepherd Express |
Martin Jack Rosenblum |
08-01-2008 |
Nonfiction
Humanizing Katy Perrynew
Unlike other artists, who get to gloat about how much of themselves they put into their record, Perry has to field questions about the controversy trailing her hit single—controversy, of course, her promotional team was very much relying on.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Katy Perry, One of the Boys
Young Tech-Savvy Voters Apparently Aren't Welcome at John McCain's Websitenew
Instead of reaching out to younger voters with an interesting mix of social networking, online campaign fundraising or, at the very least, a dynamic site that draws visitors more than once, the McCain campaign has opted for a clunky, incomplete, decidedly 20th-century online presence that does nothing to draw in new or undecided voters.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-01-2008 |
Commentary
Is It Open Season on the 401(k)?new
In yet another troubling sign for the U.S. economy, more Americans are borrowing against their 401(k) retirement plans to make ends meet. What's more, some banks are making it easier by offering people debit cards that tap into their retirement funds.
Shepherd Express |
Ken Reibel |
08-01-2008 |
Economy
Arborists from Around the World Gather for the International Tree Climbing Championshipsnew
The tree-climbing championships are hosted and organized by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), a nonprofit advocacy group based in Champaign, Illinois. The competition has existed since 1976, but it has never received the kind of attention lavished upon similar outdoor events such as rock climbing and lumberjack sports.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
08-01-2008 |
Recreation
One Missouri Midwife, Now That Her Trade is Legal, Decides to Advertisenew
Dana Albillo is doing something no one in St. Louis' underground home-birth network ever dared -- she's advertising. Soon after the Missouri Supreme Court ended the state's 48-year prohibition on non-medical professionals helping to deliver babies, Albillo bought an ad in AT&T's Yellow Pages for her fledgling business, Common Ground Midwifery Services.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
08-01-2008 |
Sex
With 'electric hillbilly' music, Thornton's wildernew
Running from 'Angelina' to Zappa with musician(!) Billy Bob.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
08-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Boxmasters
