AltWeeklies Wire
The Old Blacknew
Years from now, cinema-studies teachers will refer to Walk the Line as a textbook example of what a biopic looks like when it gets everything right.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Harry Potter Turns the Corner With Thrilling Filmnew
As a turning point in the series, the Goblet of Fire film needs to -- and does -- feel "bigger" than the previous installments. Author J.K. Rowling gives her now-14-year-old protagonists more grown-up concerns.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Film Offers Little Insight Into Johnny Cashnew
As much as the film traces Johnny Cash's personal decline, the script uncovers few complexities in his character and loses sight of him as a potent artist.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: James Mangold, Walk the Line
Dial M for Menswearnew
Mere minutes into its opening credits, the heated black comedy El Crimen Perfecto has its title reshuffled into El Crimen Ferpecto. And that Spanish spoonerism says everything about the film.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Gleeful Weaponnew
At a stage when most successful screenwriters have settled into a grateful pursuit of the lowest common denominator, it's a kick to see a scribe like Shane Black.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Black, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Juan-Uppednew
Not since Daft Punk has someone folded art into artifice as neatly as the Juan Maclean.
Dig Boston |
Kiran Aditham |
11-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Glass Gets Emotionalnew
Ten years ago, the world from American eyes seemed prosperous and peaceful; to revisit the potential of nuclear horror via an Allen Ginsberg poem would have been nothing more than a reminder of how scary things had been.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
An Adventurous Voyagenew
There's absolutely no need for contemporary reggae artists to be making songs with titles like "Dread Inna Babylon" or "Sensimellia," unless, of course, they're updating one of the dozens of earlier songs that carried those exact titles.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dr. Israel, Patterns of War
Can You Dig It?new
Yes, this disc has just been reissued, to coincide with the recent director's cut DVD and the completely awesome video game. Now, granted, The Warriors was no Fast Times, but it was a fairly dark movie. And, unsurprisingly, this soundtrack -- remastered or not -- still sounds as inappropriate as it sounds out-of-date.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Sonic Window Dressingnew
Don't be unduly burdened with some concern about "authenticity" when it comes to the contemporary electronic lusciousness of the tracks on Putumayo's Lounge series.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Asian Lounge
Full Speed Aheadnew
It starts out innocently enough. A radio announcer introduces the band, which then eases into a spry and full-bodied improvisation; the tune is built upon a quick-moving bass line and tonal structures reminiscent of the group's previous work.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Soul-Thumping Dubnew
Listening to Prince Far I is like listening to reggae with your head wrapped in cheesecloth.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
11-17-2005 |
Reviews
Crackdown on Human Traffickingnew
If the past month's activities are any sign, federal prosecutors are succeeding in their mission to topple a perceived growing number of Georgia-based traffickers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-17-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Opening Bordersnew
Sid Meier's Civilization IV isn’t a revolutionary new design, merely an improvement on a classic form. Still, revolutionary or not, for gaming junkies, this latest installment will be more than enough to ruin their sleep for weeks and weeks to come.
Dig Boston |
Seth MCM. Donlin |
11-17-2005 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
A Culinary Remembrance of New Orleansnew
CL's food critic remembers gorging in New Orleans seven weeks before Hurricane Katrina, then attends a meeting to find out from N.O. residents what the future may hold for the city's unique culinary culture.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
11-17-2005 |
Food+Drink
