AltWeeklies Wire
The Kids All Writenew
An anthology of young writers sets out to prove that this generation is still reading and writing, no matter what some studies say.
SF Weekly |
Karen Zuercher |
06-02-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Bullshitting the Lie Detectornew
What does it take to get on reality TV? David Crosby’s drug record, some Photoshop skills, and a healthy imagination, apparently.
Masters of Horrornew
The duo Midnight Syndicate creates the creepy orchestral music that haunted houses swear by.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Real Estate: Bubbly or Frothy?new
Economic signs indicate that rising house prices can't go on much longer. Is Alan Greenspan finally ready to admit that the housing market is clinically insane?
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Michael Tortorello |
06-02-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
Good Tailoring Mattersnew
For a movie about magic pants, this film shows a surprising level of sophistication – in its performances, its production values, and its emotional maturity.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Criminal Confectionnew
A contemporary gangster film that both looks and feels like a Britnoir classic filtered through the Jam’s bang-on sense of style, Layer Cake takes a realistic approach to Britain’s criminal underclass.
Austin Chronicle |
Matthew Vaughn |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Layer Cake
Sex Between Upper and Lower … Classesnew
An Italian surgeon falls in love with a country girl, flirts with the self-pitying mindset of the slumming elite, and becomes something of an apology for bourgeois classism.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Don't Move, Sergio Castellitto
The 'Bulldog of Bergen' Bitesnew
Ron Howard and Russell Crowe have once again combined their efforts to create a big Hollywood biopic that exudes the strong whiff of Oscar bait.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Siblings Without Sentimentnew
This psychological drama from Denmark is interesting and well-performed, but it's no Cain and Abel.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, Brothers
The Female Beatles Are Backnew
Dexter, America's snazziest dispenser of pop cultural advice, riffs on the Spice Girls, Lindsay Lohan, astrology and John Travolta.
Valley Advocate |
Dexter |
06-02-2005 |
Advice
Tags: advice columns
Night Lifenew
Brooklyn collective e-Xplo's installation exploring the biggest "non-space" of them all -- night time
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Individual Talentnew
Of Montreal's The Sunlandic Twins dances with its influences.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-02-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Of Montreal, The Sunlandic Twins
Unanimous Decisionnew
Ron Howard, Russell Crowe and Paul Giamatti all shine again in Cinderella Man.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Tedious 'Yard'new
Messrs. Sandler and Reynolds have produced a film lacking in levity and virtue.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
06-02-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Segal, The Longest Yard
Something to Believe Innew
Bill Carter tells a story of his life, the war in Sarajevo and rebirth in Fools Rush In.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bill Carter, Fools Rush In
