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A Triumph of Soul Over Stylenew
A jazz tribute to Pavement sounds like a bad idea, but it would be a shame to dismiss Gold Sounds on the basis of its gimmick.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
10-21-2005 |
Reviews
The Indeliblesnew
Movies to see at the Austin Film Festival include a flick about a mission to Montreal and another about a girl's criminal upbringing.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten, Nora Ankrum, Wells Dunbar, Marc Savlov, James Renovitch, Spencer Parsons, Josh Rosenblatt, Joe O'Connell, Mark Fagan and Shawn Badgley |
10-20-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Various Directors, Various Films, & Beers Runaway Severance The Special: The Story of an American Anthem Stomp! Shout! Scream! Walking the Line Azadi Boy-Next-Door The Braggart Holiday That Night, Backseat Bruce & Me Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon Dirt Favela Rising Frozen Her Name Is Carla Life on the Ledge Muskrat Lovely The Outdoorsmen: Blood, Sweat
Hammett Meets Hughesnew
Writer-director Rian Johnson discusses high school noir and the Austin Film Festival highlight Brick.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brick, Rian Johnson
To Cite Edward R. Murrow, 'See It Now'new
Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Forecast Cloudynew
This hazy remake pales in comparison to John Carpenter's original fogbanks from 1980.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Rupert Wainwright, The Fog
Seabiscuit Juniornew
This horsey heartwarmer does something surprising in spite of its underdog sports-movie formula and shameless emotional manipulation: It manages to be an enjoyable movie about and for girls.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Game Overnew
Doom is not so much a film as a marketing tie-in, albeit one with some exceptional production values.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: doom, Andrejz Bartkowiak
Miner's Daughternew
Charlize Theron stars in this fictionalized, rousing, but nevertheless predictable account of the first class-action sexual discrimination suit.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Niki Caro, North Country
Life, Death, and Everything in Betweennew
With a script by David Benioff (25th Hour) and direction by Marc Forster of Monster's Ball fame, Stay is an ambitious experiment that never quite jells.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Forster, Stay
Captive Audiencenew
This Venezuelan film about the kidnappings that are endemic in Caracas bursts with stylish technique and gruesome tension.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Layered Cakewalknew
Michael Ramos of Charanga Cakewalk throws everything--grand piano, electric piano, pump organ, synthesizers, trumpet, accordion, vocals and more--into his musical recipe.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Soul Ridenew
The Hold Steady's music is about trying to find the middle between two extremes. And mixing the extremes ain't easy.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday
Tender Buttons
As a band known for spending too much time in the studio, Broadcast was always just a few tweaks away from delivering a completely bland recording. The group's latest, Tender Buttons, finally fulfills that lack of promise.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Kanin |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
The Magic Numbers
Whether you like hype-bedecked London popsters Magic Numbers may depend on whether you liked Ken Jennings, The Jeopardy! champ.
Washington City Paper |
Pamela Murray Winters |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Improper Conductnew
North Country is a powerful film about sexual harassment. Charlize Theron is Oscar-worthy in her role.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Niki Caro, North Country
