AltWeeklies Wire
Movie is Simple Tale That Speaks Volumesnew
At heart, Lila Says tells a simple story that takes few detours. Fortunately, the young leads and even Marseilles's old-world neighborhoods look so sumptuous that the film achieves a higher level of sensuality than the script alone would suggest.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Lila Says, Ziad Doueiri
Can You Trade Thuggery for Life as a Concert Pianist?new
More than anything, what ruins The Beat That My Heart Skipped is the general flakiness of the story; a ballad of the sensitive guy trapped in a tough guy's world.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
DIsabled Athletes Do Battle in Gripping Documentarynew
Murderball, the winner of this year's Documentary Audience Award at Sundance, assures viewers that the disabled can be bellicose, obnoxious, confrontational and out for blood, especially when they're playing quadriplegic rugby.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
07-28-2005 |
Reviews
Reporter Leaves Paper, Picks Up Campaign Jobnew
Was Ohio congressional candidate Jean Schmidt's media strategist disciplined by The Toledo Blade for an ethics violation while working as a political writer? He won't say, and neither will the newspaper.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Gregory Flannery |
07-28-2005 |
Media
Author Channels Monty Python In New Booknew
Though there are no Knights Who Say "Ni" in Rat Scabies and the Holy Grail, author Christopher Dawes was clearing channeling Monty Python in his real-life quest aimed at "converting [my] loft and/or finding Holy Grail."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
07-28-2005 |
Fiction
Femmes Fatalesnew
With free bullets and fresh targets, the NRA tries to reel in women.
Boston Phoenix |
Deirdre Fulton |
07-28-2005 |
Sports
Making Bush the Issuenew
Throughout a debate, Iraq veteran and Democrat Paul Hackett attacked George W. Bush aggressively while Republican Jean Schmidt championed the administration's policies. The two are competing for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Ann Driscoll |
07-28-2005 |
Politics
The Boston Globe/Red Sox Connectionnew
What happens when the biggest newspaper in town owns a financial piece of the biggest story in town?
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
07-28-2005 |
Media
Pardon Me, Boys, Are You Derailing Our Choo-Choo?new
Some transportation troglodytes seem to be trying to derail passenger trains in Georgia before they even get started again. It's a pity because Atlanta is just about a year away from actually running a commuter rail line like a real, grown-up metropolis.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
07-28-2005 |
Commentary
Blaming 'Down Low' For HIV Spread on The Way Out?new
A study just released by CDC and Emory researchers suggests that "down low" men may be being unfairly scapegoated for the spread of HIV to black women.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rebecca Ford |
07-28-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Migrant Worker Lawsuit Accuses Company of Trafficking, Low Paynew
Almost all of the workers at a Georgia-based reforestation company were required to leave the deeds to their home or land with representatives of the company before they could come to the United States as legal migrant workers, a villager said.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alejandro Leal |
07-28-2005 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Losing Hanna: A 15-Year-Old Girl Goes Missingnew
Before she disappeared, Hanna Montessori bounced back and forth between her mother in Georgia, her father in Maine and group homes in Georgia. First of two parts; see Part 2.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mara Shalhoup |
07-28-2005 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
No Home Depotnew
In the face of a proposed Home Depot development with 100,000 square feet of parking, Bay Guardian editors wonder what's really driving the development of the economically depressed neighborhood.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
San Francisco Bay Guardian Editors |
07-27-2005 |
Commentary
In the Line of Bootyliciousnew
The third member of Destiny’s Child has a powerhouse voice in her miniature frame, and she's about to strike off on her own.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-27-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blood, Sweat, and One Gearnew
Urban bike messengers are nuts on an average day. Imagine how much more insane they become when they get together for a competition--think blood, vomit, beer, and head butting.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ron Cassie |
07-27-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: bike messengers
