AltWeeklies Wire
Who's Who in the Secret Society
Name writers contribute anonymously to an anthology that allows them to do more damage.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Grumpy Young Supermen
Indie comics' crime maestro plays matchmaker for Marvel's odd couple.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Fiction
Tripping the Four Fantastic
Marvel's first family comes to the big screen in an aggressively (and appropriately) half-assed endeavor.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
07-08-2005 |
Reviews
Passionate Aristocrat: Robert Lowell's Unvarnished Shop Talknew
This is unrevised Lowell, spiky, provocative, with signature strings of adjectives that must have delighted his correspondents.
Boston Phoenix |
William Corbett |
07-08-2005 |
Nonfiction
Toys of Summernew
Lured by fair weather into the sporting life, one backyard athlete finds the fracture behind the Frisbie, the sprain behind the shuttlecock.
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
07-08-2005 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Juror and the Convictnew
Lynne Harriton was the jury foreman for the trial of Andre Smith, who was sentenced to 120 years to life for his role in a triple homicide at a New York deli. Now she's his closest friend.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Gonnerman |
07-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Bush's Pap About Innocent Folksnew
George W. Bush's reaction to the London attacks was typically moronic, reflecting his comic-book view of the world.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
07-08-2005 |
Commentary
Flare-Up
Health problems. Environmental degradation. A billion-dollar business with ties to the White House. Landowners on Colorado's Western Slope are fighting back against the oil and gas industry.
Rocky Mountain Bullhorn |
Bethany Kohoutek & Joshua Zaffos |
07-07-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Radiation Powernew
All four aren't fantastic, but at least two are pretty good in this latest Hollywood take on a classic from Marvel Comics.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Tim Story, Fantastic Four
French Ticklernew
Two of France's top actors pair up for this wishful farce about good deeds and their consequences.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Après Vous, Pierre Salvadori
All Aboardnew
Hungarian writer-director Antal is like the conductor of a midnight express: Grab a rail and hold on while he whizzes through montages and extreme angles of impossibly precipitous escalators in the Budapest subway system.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Kontroll
D.O.A.new
This Australian horror film arrives at the tail end of a recent and very substantial cinematic zombie overdose. Unfortunately, there are only so many ways to slice the walking dead.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Soundtrack Could Better Represent Area in Filmnew
There's nothing wrong with Mike Jones, Lil Scrappy, Trillville, Boyz N Da Hood and many other current rap stars. But since the film is based in Memphis, it would be nice for the soundtrack to better represent the area's artists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Ronda Racha Penrice |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Artists, Hustle & Flow
Album More Mood Piece Than Joy Ridenew
Another Day on Earth bears little resemblance to the deconstructed glam and off-kilter art funk that characterized Brian Eno's '70s rock albums. Instead, it sounds as if Eno took his ambient recordings from the '80s and '90s and crafted songs on top of them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno
Remastered Nuggets Mix With Quality Tracksnew
Even though the size of the women's underwear tossed on stage at a typical Tom Jones show has increased since the start of his 40-year career, old tight pants has stayed at the top of his sexually charged game.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hal Horowitz |
07-07-2005 |
Reviews
