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Director's Debut Strikes False Chordnew

A Love Song's first half hints that New Orleans drains the life of its dead-end populace like an Anne Rice vampire, but the film becomes a trite and simplistic postcard from the city, fatally weighed down by John Travolta's calculated slumming.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 01-21-2005 | Reviews

Tags: A Love Song for Bobby Long, Shainee Gabel

Assassination Revives Obscure Piece of Presidential Historynew

Sean Penn in the lead role gives Assassination some intriguing wrinkles. The outspoken actor might identify with some of his character's liberal politics, if not his psychosis or violent methods.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 01-21-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Niels Mueller, The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Bio Picks: Oscar Gives its Nod to Lies and Livesnew

The Phoenix picks what movies will get Oscar nominations this year.

Boston Phoenix | Peter Keough | 01-21-2005 | Movies

Tags: Various Directors, baby, Dollar, Million, Various Films, Sideways, Hotel, Aviator, Finding, Neverland, Rwanda

Pedro Almodovar Goes Deep in Newest Flicknew

Almodovar's latest film manages to balance queeny bravado and a malaise so deeply buried it approaches the hysteria of classic Hollywood melodramas. Married to gay misbehavior, this makes for a heady brew.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 01-21-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Pedro Almodóvar, Bad Education

For Seamstress, Home is Where the AIDS Memorial Quilt isnew

Gert McMullin, the unofficial caretaker of the 54-ton AIDS memorial quilt, tends not just the quilt, but the people who make the panels.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 01-21-2005 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Taking His Leave: Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst Finds Life Elsewherenew

If you’ve ever been to Omaha, you understand why Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst has spent the last 10 years being so damn depressed.

Boston Phoenix | Camille Dodero | 01-21-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Bright Eyes, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning; Digital Ash in a Digital Urn

At Least One Candidate for Governor in 2006 Isn't Fatnew

There are so many fat people wandering around the new session of the General Assembly that someone should start a nonprofit group called "Ham Watch."

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Doug Monroe | 01-21-2005 | Politics

Deaf Man Duped by 'Misleading' Brokernew

Lester Wimbley was only trying to refinance his home in Decatur, Ga. But within months of contacting a broker, a lawsuit claims, he had unwittingly sold his home and was forced to pay thousands of unnecessary dollars to the broker and the home's buyer.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Alyssa Abkowitz | 01-21-2005 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Beware! Google is Watching Younew

The company everyone loves knows more about you than you might realize. And that’s just for starters.

Boston Phoenix | Dan Kennedy | 01-21-2005 | Science

Tags: Internet, Privacy, tracking

Permanent Resident: Resident Evil 4 is an Instant Classicnew

Resident Evil 4, the first true sequel in the series since 1999's Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, is not only the best survival horror game ever made -- it completely reinvents the form.

Boston Phoenix | Mitch Krpata | 01-21-2005 | Video Games

Tags: Nintendo, 4, Trap, Entertainment, Capcom, GameCube, Night, production, Studio

Will GOP Overkill Give Dems a Taste of Their Own Medicine?new

During the first few days of the new legislative session, Democrats could be heard making light of their lackluster committee assignments, discussing rumors about desperate would-be party-switchers, and musing over the awkwardness of moving out of their old Capitol offices as Republicans moved in.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Scott Henry | 01-21-2005 | Politics

It's Not Easy Being Meannew

New Jack stabbed William "Hunter" Lane nine times with a shiv during a wrestling match in Jacksonville. But only four of the wounds were serious. And, besides, Lane had agreed to be cut. It was part of the show.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Doug Monroe | 01-21-2005 | Recreation

Tags: recreation