AltWeeklies Wire
Small Moments Power Remarkable Debut Filmnew
Josh Sternfeld's quiet debut film has the kind of story that doesn't explode or even simmer, but simply ... happens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Josh Sternfeld, Winter Solstice
Kung Fu Hustle Kicks Genre Into Whole New Realmnew
Kung Fu Hustle isn't just a goofy, gravity-defying combo of two-fisted action flick and anything-for-a-laugh parody. It feels like the latest volley in a globe-spanning table tennis match between American and Hong Kong filmmakers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
Film Turns National Tragedy Into Predictable Thrillernew
The way the film uses references to genocide, homicidal dictators and AIDS gives a shallow, disturbing quality to a routine Hollywood thriller. Africa may have limited economic value to the West, but its steady stream of real-life nightmares could be its best export for Hollywood filmmakers willing to craft entertainment out of other nations' misery.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sydney Pollack, The Interpreter
Ode to the Insurance Salesmannew
In his best moments, Ted Kooser inspires a kind of voluptuous rumination. He is an exquisite miniaturist of daily life and Delight & Shadows is his junk shop elegy. You'll recognize what's on sale and how it smells.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
04-21-2005 |
Poetry
Tags: Ted Kooser, Delights & Shadows
Backwards and Forwardsnew
City Pages interviews Palindromes writer-director Todd Solondz about sexuality, disability and narcissism.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Laura Sinagra |
04-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palindromes, Todd Solondz
When Pigs Flynew
Remember those aircraft maintenance jobs Northwest Airlines promised Minnesota over a decade ago? They never materialized -- and much of that work is now outsourced to seldom-inspected overseas firms.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Hawkins |
04-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Recording Industry Finds New Battlegroundnew
Last week, the Recording Industry Association of America announced it would sue up to 25 students at each of 18 universities around the country, including Georgia Tech, for Internet2 file-sharing.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
04-21-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Allocating Medicare Funds to Georgia Proves to be Lopsided Balancing Actnew
Drastic federal Medicaid cuts have forced Georgia and other states to reallocate Medicaid funds. A critic says the result is a loss of access to some of Medicaid's most effective services.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-21-2005 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Superheroes and the Latest Generation of Mainstream Comicsnew
Superhero comic books are the wealthy stepchildren of the comics world. Their sales drive the industry, but they can’t get any respect, even when they warrant it.
Boston Phoenix |
Douglas Wolk |
04-21-2005 |
Fiction
Gay At Boston College: Silent No Morenew
Gay students at Boston College say that while their school's reputation for being unaccepting of homosexuals is largely undeserved, there's much room for improvement. Amending the university's nondiscrimination clause is a good way to start.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
04-21-2005 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
The Attack of the Female Campus Sex Columnistnew
The first-person accounts of college sex give credence to Tom Wolfe's novelistic fantasy vision of university life, with its wild, long-limbed girls flirting or screaming whenever they're around males, then spending hours intellectualizing the process.
The Village Voice |
Rachel Aviv |
04-20-2005 |
Sex
Doing a First Breast and Pelvic Examnew
A second-year medical student learns how to do a breast and pelvic exam from the professionally trained woman he's examining.
The Village Voice |
Jules Lipoff |
04-20-2005 |
Science
Feign of Terrornew
A British filmmaker deconstructs the politics of fear exploited by radical Islamists and American neocons alike.
The Village Voice |
Adam Curtis |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hayseed vs. Hillarynew
Even the most seasoned politician would have trouble unseating Hillary Clinton. Last month, a little-known county attorney, William Brenner, announced he'll take on that task.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
04-20-2005 |
Politics
Labor Highlights Night-Time Abusesnew
The Laborers International Union of North America collected 50 organizers from around the country last week and turned them loose in the streets of New York to spotlight non-union jobs.
The Village Voice |
Tom Robbins |
04-20-2005 |
Business & Labor
