AltWeeklies Wire
Donors Respond to Battle Over School Vouchersnew
Special-interest money flowing into Colorado Springs school board elections could top $1 million as the next chapter in the voucher battle heats up.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael de Yoanna |
10-28-2005 |
Education
Tags: Education
Rooting for the Ones Who Want to Winnew
A political observer explains why he switched from being a Cubs fan to a White Sox fan. He's had enough of loser politics of the sort practiced by the Libertarian Party and Alan Keyes.
Illinois Times |
Rich Miller |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
The Latest Trend: Poverty -- and It's on the Risenew
In Illinois, there are more than 1.56 million people living below the poverty line, and the number is expected to grow.
Illinois Times |
Joan Villa |
10-28-2005 |
Economy
Remembering the Leveenew
A new collection of stories recalls the heyday of the Levee, a seedy district in downtown Springfield, Ill., that was also home to the city’s gay community.
Illinois Times |
Townsend Shoulders |
10-28-2005 |
Fiction
Not Your Typical Narcissistnew
Iconoclastic singer/songwriter Count Marc Anthony Thompson, using the name Chocolate Genius, takes an autobiographical approach that is far removed from the post-folky narcissism of his inferiors.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-28-2005 |
Reviews
Newly Freed Sex Offenders Caught in Revolving Doornew
Inmates are given their release papers, walked to the gates of prisons, then promptly arrested by Department of Corrections officers and returned to their cells because they haven't found a satisfactory place to live.
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
10-28-2005 |
Crime & Justice
The Good, the Bad and the Expensivenew
Illinois State Police officers don't complain as much about a few bad cops as they do about the hierarchy that has let them all skate.
Illinois Times |
Dusty Rhodes |
10-28-2005 |
Commentary
Just What the Doctor Orderednew
With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Younger, Prime
Forecast Calls for Clouds and Sunshinenew
In this heartfelt comic drama, a wonderfully controlled Nicolas Cage plays a man who, despite the appearance of success, is despondent over his superficiality.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gore Verbinski, The Weather Man
Novel Gazingnew
While Capote is a good film, it hasn’t closed the book on the subject, even though the performances are undeniably great.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Capote, Bennett Miller
Crime, Punishment and Heartbreaknew
Julian Fellowes is two for two: The English actor's first big screenwriting credit, Gosford Park, netted him an Oscar, and with this directorial debut, he again demonstrates a mastery of British uppercrust dramas.
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Julian Fellowes, Separate Lies
Unmaskednew
Whereas the Zorro of yore was a cunning subversive with a libidinous guerrilla panache, this new take with a tyke added is more like Leave It to Zorro.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
"Crackpot Crackdown"new
AltWeeklies Award - Drugs Reporting
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
10-27-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Three the Horror Waynew
This lush and horrific anthology film from three of the finest craftsmen working today -- Fruit Chan, Chan-wook Park, and Takashi Miike -- is an instantly memorable and squirm-inducing assemblage.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Saw Bucksnew
With nary a decent, connective character in sight, this nasty sequel quickly becomes little more than a strenuous battle for survival among the already damned.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-27-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Darren Lynn Bousman, Saw II
