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Feels Like the First Time Gettin' It Onnew
The 40 Year-Old Virgin celebrates the pleasures of the flesh as a healthy part of life while tweaking the juvenile hang-ups of both genders. OK, mostly juvenile male hang-ups, but women get teased, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Discord and Ecstasynew
Filmmaker Werner Herzog discusses Grizzly Man.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Pigeon Poopnew
Valiant, an animated adventure about heroic homing pigeons in England during World War II, flies in on a wing and a prayer.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Chapman, Valiant
Is the War in Iraq Causing More Terrorism?new
President Bush and Prime Minister Blair contend that terrorists are not at all motivated by what we do in Iraq or anywhere else. Instead, they say, terrorism is solely the product of the Islamic terrorists' "evil ideology" (that's Blair's phrase) and "dark vision of the world" (that's Bush's phrase).
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
08-18-2005 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
Engine of Suspensenew
Red Eye’s no classic, but it has a smart, twisty little script and two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Wes Craven, Red Eye
It Ends Not With a Bang, But With a Lasagnanew
One writer details how relationship-wrecking one dish can be.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
08-18-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing
Fix a BLT, ASAPnew
It's mid-August, which means one writer has a hot date with a garden tomato almost every night until the first day of fall. You should, too.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Kitchen Witch
Bear Essentialsnew
Did Timothy Treadwell, the popular grizzly bear preservationist, need the bears more than they needed him?
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Cherry Poppingnew
Truly a standout, this is a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
In Remembrance of Great Wines (and Times) Pastnew
One writer remembers the moments that made wine great -- or the wine that made moments great.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
08-18-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
Home Alonenew
Sticking it to the man, German-style, is the subject of this smart, kicky little gem.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Hans Weingartner, The Edukators
Strolling for Dollarsnew
This film is a singularly dreadful example of what can happen when potentially capable comedians check their brains at a committee meeting and go slumming for dollars.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-18-2005 |
Reviews
Avoiding Bart Simpson's Candy Bingesnew
One writer discusses the ups and downs of child obesity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
08-18-2005 |
Commentary
Giki for Tiki
Say aloha to the reinvention of the dying concept of the fraternal order.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-18-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Truck Stops Herenew
Southern Illinois vegetable farmer David Metzger has but one other passion: long-haul trucking, which doubles as his full-time occupation. This week, in Tampa, he'll find out whether he's the best in the U.S.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
08-18-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: trucking
