AltWeeklies Wire
Indian Folktale Tests a Marriagenew
The Hindi megastar Shahrukh Khan and the arthouse director Amol Palekar combine forces for this new Bollywood fable.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Amol Palekar, Paheli
Space Invadersnew
Spielberg and the gang at Industrial Light & Magic have knocked the ball not only out of the park but out of Earth's orbit as well.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
Fake Bands A to Zorak
The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is a website with everything you never knew you wanted to know about fake bands from TV and movies.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-30-2005 |
Recreation
Independence Day as Prestige Pic
Spielberg's War of the Worlds is the quintessential Hollywood movie, for better and worse.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
U.N. General Returns to Rwanda in Shake Hands with the Devilnew
Peacekeeper Romeo Dallaire documents the Rwandan genocide through interviews and personal experience.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sonic Disciplesnew
Scruffy punk vagabonds El Jesus de Magico capture the Columbus music scene at its best.
Columbus Alive |
Kevin Elliott |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sleater-Kinney's Trek From Riot Grrls to Power Trionew
Words like "raw," "explosive" or even "heavy" describe Sleater-Kinney's seventh album, The Woods.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sleater-Kinney, The Woods
Deep Impact
Cartoonist Ward Sutton takes and passes the book-collection test.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
06-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Ying-Yang Twins Unite Their Image and Atlanta on New Albumnew
Ying Yang Twins' new goal seems to be to show that determination can overcome almost any disadvantage.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wine's Just Fine With Barbecuenew
Grilled meat loves wine. The natural fruit acids and tannins help meld together and tame strong seasonings, especially on protein-laden grill goodies.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Corkscrew
The Essential Pleasures of Natural Foodsnew
Gina Mallet takes a few of the most significant foods in the Western Hemisphere and gives you a sobering account of how they've changed for the worse in the age of industrialization and paranoia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Bill Addison |
06-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Cherry Dessert Other Than Pie?new
One writer teaches a 'how-to' for an interesting cherry treat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Kim O'Donnel |
06-30-2005 |
Food+Drink
Budapest Subway System Is Out of Kontrollnew
The subway trains don't just run on time in the Hungarian film Kontroll. They run in time to a propulsive techno-pop soundtrack and the rhythm of an over-caffeinated heartbeat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-30-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nimród Antal, Kontroll
Spielberg Presents Post-9/11 War of the Worldsnew
In this War of the Worlds, Spielberg has more on his mind than roller coaster thrills, despite visually accomplished destruction. The film reveals a preoccupation with Sept. 11, both through its story and its symbols.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
06-30-2005 |
Reviews
A Little Bit of Grade-D Maple Syrup Goes a Long Waynew
Dieting gets extreme when a man loses 21 pounds in seven days on what he calls his "special cleanse" diet, which consists solely of cayenne pepper, lemon juice and grade-D maple syrup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Hollis Gillespie |
06-30-2005 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire, moodswing