AltWeeklies Wire
Sour Grapesnew
This sprawling documentary about the globalization of the wine industry is ambitious but frequently directionless. It's for true connoisseurs only.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino
Frankie, Can You Hear Me?new
A superstar DJ goes deaf in Ibeza in this mockumentary that observes his process of coping.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Off-Key Educationnew
More than his Philadelphia school of rock, it's blustery instructor Paul Green who becomes the true subject of this documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don Argott, Rock School
Skatetown, USAnew
This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast -- as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-10-2005 |
Reviews
Another Brick at the Wal
The United States of Wal-Mart takes frisky shots at the retail monolith.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
UN Negotiations on Biosafety Go Nowherenew
The Canadian government initially barred Dr. Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, a leading opponent of genetically modified food, from participating in the United Nations' Biosafety Protocol negotiations in Montreal.
Montreal Mirror |
Ken Hechtman |
06-10-2005 |
Politics
Here's to You, Mrs. Robinsonnew
During her acting career, Anne Bancroft veered between two big-screen personas: queens like Annie Sullivan or Mrs. Robinson, or commoners who took their inspiration from her real life as Anna Maria Louise Italiano, native of the Bronx.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
06-10-2005 |
Movies
Tags: The Producers, Mel Brooks
Mark Felt's Goon-Squad Pastnew
At the FBI, Mark "Deep Throat" Felt played a major role in directing and implementing the ruthless wrecking of people's lives.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
06-10-2005 |
Politics
Advocates of Curative Cannabis Don't Back Downnew
Monday's Supreme Court ruling against medical marijuana left proponents looking for other ways to promote their cause.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
06-10-2005 |
Science
To the Class of '05new
Congratulations, New York City high school graduates of the Class of 2005! You made it. Oh, and we owe you an apology for your education.
The Village Voice |
Paul Moses |
06-10-2005 |
Commentary
New York's Love Affair With Uzbek Dictatornew
In March 2002, New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg gave Uzbekistan tyrant Islam Karimov (of the Andijan massacre) the royal treatment.
The Village Voice |
Ward Harkavy |
06-10-2005 |
Politics
Concrete Junglenew
Teen angst rides a skateboard.
Missoula Independent |
Nicole Panter |
06-09-2005 |
Reviews
Historical Dictionnew
Rick Bass messes with Texas.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
06-09-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Rick Bass, The Diezmo
Roadless Ragenew
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer calls Bush's bluff on roadless rule ruling.
Missoula Independent |
George Ochenski |
06-09-2005 |
Commentary
State's Rights Take a Hitnew
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor dissented from the Supreme Court's recent medical marijuana ruling, saying states have always had the authority to define criminal law. According to the court's majority, that's no longer the case. Montana continues to disagree.
Missoula Independent |
Jessie McQuillan |
06-09-2005 |
Science
