AltWeeklies Wire
Renaissance Mennew
Filmmaker Rodney Evans builds a bridge between generations, linking young, gay African-American artists of today with those of the Harlem Renaissance. The film's subject proves so rich with potential that Evans doesn't know what to do with it all.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Brother to Brother, Rodney Evans
Gripping Hotel Rwanda Salutes Unlikely Heronew
Just as Schindler's List recounted the unexpected heroism of the apolitical industrialist-turned-savior of Holocaust-era Jews, Hotel Rwanda salutes an obscure hotel manager who rescued 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Terry George, Hotel Rwanda
The World According to Playwright Karen Wurlnew
With an abundance of tough "life experience," it's no surprise that Karen Wurl draws on her background for her intimate, darkly comic work. Her latest play, Miss Macbeth has its world premiere at Atlanta's Essential Theatre beginning Jan. 10.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-06-2005 |
Theater
Tags: theater
Atlanta Mayor's Swing at Druid Hills Golf Club Looks Way Offnew
A frustrated Mayor Shirley Franklin decided to cut off negotiations with Druid Hills Golf Club officials, informing the club that it's subject to fines of up to $500 a day for violating the city's 4-year-old, yet-untested nondiscrimination ordinance.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-06-2005 |
Politics
Love at the Gov'snew
The story of love at the governor's mansion is unlikely to end up on the silver screen. But it did find its way into the local daily paper, setting off a bitter counterattack by Republican leaders in another eruption of the culture war that constantly rages around us.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Doug Monroe |
01-06-2005 |
Politics
Penalizing Homeowners: Ameriquest Mortgage's Smashmouth Loansnew
Ameriquest Mortgage is bringing you the Super Bowl’s halftime extravaganza -- while it roughs up borrowers and encroaches on their homes. Ameriquest has claimed another honor: top political contributor in the mortgage industry, spending nearly $5.6 million to influence November’s elections.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Rich Lord |
01-06-2005 |
Policy Issues
Tags: business, Richard, Ameriquest, lending, lord, Mortgage, Pittsburgh, predatory, Rich, Super Bowl
The Good, Bad and the Uglynew
The latest in Hollywood, art and indie films: Capsule reviews that say, "We're as mad as hell, and we're not going to take it anymore."
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-05-2005 |
Reviews
Schlock and Awe -- 2004 at the Moviesnew
Whatever your state's color, 2004 was a pale year at the movies, marked by such busts as The Alamo (forgettable) and Alexander, Oliver Stone's not-so-great epic on the Greek conqueror.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
01-05-2005 |
Reviews
The Devil Made Her Do It: TV Highlights, January 12-20
The Child of Darkness dons a bikini in Point Pleasant. Also reviewed are Unforgivable Blackness, Jonny Zero and more.
Tags: TV
Offies 2004new
The Bay Guardian presents its annual Off-Guard Awards for the most stupid, silly, and bizarre acts and events of 2004.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tim Redmond |
01-05-2005 |
Commentary
The Most Overhyped and Underreported Stories of 2004new
Ronald Reagan's death and the improvement of the economy were among the overhyped stories, while global warming and the use of torture in federal and state prisons went underreported.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
01-05-2005 |
Commentary
Remembering a Father on New Year's Evenew
On Dec. 31, New York Press editor-in-chief Jeff Koyen was burying his 59-year-old father. He remembers the lessons he learned from his dad, including this one: Have a passion for everything you do, but don't let your job kill you.
New York Press |
Jeff Koyen |
01-05-2005 |
Children & Families
Despondent Diva: Choreographer Sarah Mickelsonnew
In spite of prestigious commissions and acclaim as one of the most interesting choreographers working today, Sarah Mickelson can't afford to pay the rent on her studio or fix her broken tooth.
The Village Voice |
Elizabeth Zimmer |
01-05-2005 |
Performance
Susan Sontag (1933-2004)new
Essayist and novelist Susan Sontag was the indispensable voice of moral responsibility, perceptual clarity, passionate (and passionately reasonable) advocacy: for aesthetic pleasure, for social justice, for unembarrassed hedonism, for life against death.
The Village Voice |
Gary Indiana |
01-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 9/11, novels, Sarajevo, courage, Death Kit, In America, Six Day War, Susan Sontag, The Volcano Lover
Naturopath Advocates Cleansing Through Fastingnew
Hans Frischeisen, trained as a naturopath in Germany, describes the ways he believes people can build their immune system and avoid illness.
Reno News & Review |
Kris Vagner |
01-05-2005 |
Science
