AltWeeklies Wire
I Is for Interviewnew
Indie-rock hero Frank Black goes one-on-one with his literary hero, the indomitable Ray Bradbury.
L.A. Alternative |
Frank Black |
05-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Shoot to Killnew
A nonstop orgy of bullets, bombs and booty aims low and hits the bull's-eye with enough firepower to sink the Bismarck.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
The Winters and Our Discontentnew
Neither a change of seasons nor truly wonderful performances can breathe life into this dismally enervated drama.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Josh Sternfeld, Winter Solstice
Seoul Survivornew
This 2003 revenger from Korean upstart Chan-wook Park is a multilayered, intensely performed, shockingly violent, and viscerally visual tour de force.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Chan-wook Park, Oldboy
Don't Pay Upnew
A mirthless comedy about venal people doing stupid things, King's Ransom has little chance of box-office success.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeff Byrd, King's Ransom
House of Painnew
Here’s an interesting surprise: Dour, dry David Duchovny’s directorial debut is more weepy than creepy, a conventional coming-of-age story that flashes back to 1970s New York City.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: David Duchovny, House of D
Brothers From Another Planetnew
Fans of the novel can exhale, finally; panic is unwarranted. On the other hand, audiences unfamiliar with Douglas Adams’ bizarre world may wonder what all the fuss is about.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Corruption and Complicitynew
Based on the book by Fortune writers Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, this film documents the collapse of Enron in vivid detail and with cinematic flourish.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Rough Road Aheadnew
The Baja 1000, the longest and shaggiest off-road race in the world, is captured in a middle-of-the-road documentary.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
04-30-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dana Brown, Dust to Glory
Crime and Effectnew
Rachel King's new book allows family members' stories to reveal why state-sanctioned killing is not the answer.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Forgive and Survivenew
Martha Beck's memoir of overcoming abuse is more about thriving rather than merely surviving, and it includes some insider information on life as a Utah Mormon.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Star in a Jar?new
Miracle or pipe-dream? A working nuclear-fusion reactor uses bubbles to produce power at a fraction of today's energy costs and creates almost no pollution.
Sacramento News & Review |
Cosmo Garvin |
04-29-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Pope and Circumstancenew
Those giving archconservative Benedict XVI the benefit of the doubt are straining to see a more-liberal Church dating back to Vatican II, one that never really existed.
Boston Phoenix |
Michael Bronski |
04-29-2005 |
Religion
Tags: religion
This Fish Is a No-Brainernew
If we were serious about living consciously, we'd stop eating fish.
NOW Magazine |
Wayne Roberts |
04-29-2005 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Major Tom to Ground Controlnew
Activist Tom Hayden gives Canada's New Democratic Party a strategy to win refuge for U.S. soldiers fleeing service in Iraq.
NOW Magazine |
Matt Mernagh |
04-29-2005 |
War
Tags: war & peace
