AltWeeklies Wire
Two Top-10 Lists of Picture Perfect Filmsnew
Two L.A. Alternative Press critics agree that The Aviator, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Vera Drake are among the year's best films.
L.A. Alternative |
Jay Antani and Luisa F. Ribeiro |
12-28-2004 |
Reviews
The Top 10 in a Year of Solid Filmmakingnew
While there were no real masterpieces in 2004, there were enough solid films to make two serviceable top-10 lists of equal value.
Houston's Astrodome Becomes White Elephantnew
The Reliant Astrodome, famous all over the world, has fallen into disuse. Harris County, its owner, is studying seven proposals to convert it into everything from a diagnostics/research center to a hotel/shopping complex.
Houston Press |
Richard Connelly |
12-28-2004 |
Sports
Fresh Breathnew
"Fresh Air" host Terry Gross talks about the art of the interview, her new book, and wrestling with Bill O'Reilly.
Tags: media
Ocean Wonderlandnew
Can a filmmaker show artistic growth from one film to the next without necessarily having made a "better" film? When it comes to Wes Anderson's fourth film, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, that's a tough question to answer -- but one that deserves asking.
Iraq War's Fallout Could Be Worse Than Vietnamnew
Many within the veterans’ community anticipate a high rate of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans returning from the global war on terror, particularly because as many as 40 percent of the total American force is from the National Guard and Army Reserves.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
12-27-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq war veterans, PTSD
Vets Bring Home More Than Medals
All Iraq War veterans should seek some form of counseling, despite stigmas that say counseling is for the weak, says a returned vet who struggles with guilt over a buddy's death.
Voodoo Priestess Gets Hauled Into Courtnew
Following a trip to Benin, Sharon Caulder began casting out demons professionally in the Bay Area. She now faces four counts of bankruptcy fraud, which she blames on a government so terrified of the revolutionary potential of voodoo healing that it's determined to destroy her life.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
12-27-2004 |
Religion
Homeless Find Sanctuary in Sherwood Forestnew
A bucolic homeless camp has been up and running in Fort Lauderdale's Sherwood Forest for two decades. Hard living has taken a toll on its denizens.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Jeff Stratton |
12-27-2004 |
Economy
Movies That Heated Up Cinemas in 2004new
Not one of the political documentariess distributed this year made a fraction of Fahrenheit 9/11's earnings, and deservedly so, because not one outraged, engaged or entertained the way Michael Moore's film did.
Celebrating the Underhyped Movies of 2004new
Plenty of fine films opened to little or no fanfare this year. New Times reviewers pick their favorite movies that didn't draw the adulation they deserved.
The Pitch |
Bill Gallo, Melissa Levine, Jean Oppenheimer, Luke Y. Thompson and Robert Wilonsky |
12-27-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Various Directors, 2004's Best Films, Control Room, I Heart Huckabees, Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut, Kitchen Stories, Mean Creek, My Architect, Overnight, She Hate Me, Silver City, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space, The Corporation, The Manchurian Candidate, The Mother, The Story of the yearinreview 2004, The Terminal, The Twilight Samurai, Tokyo Godfathers, Weeping Camel
Small Movies Came Up Big in 2004new
New Times critics pick as their top film of the year Alexander Payne's Sideways, which juxtaposes a wine freak's brittle angst with his friend's doofy recklessness.
From Major to Minornew
Where once "independent film" meant a movie made outside the clutches of Hollywood, now it means simply a movie that resembles something done on the fringes. It's no longer a question of ownership, but of aesthetics.
Rating the Year's Hits With Mom and Dadnew
A reviewer plays this year's most popular music to her classical-music-oriented parents, who find Usher's Yeah! pleasant and Ashlee Simpson's Pieces of Me uninteresting.
Dallas Observer |
Sarah Hepola |
12-27-2004 |
Reviews
Unfavorite Son Goes From Starter to Afterthoughtnew
Mavericks rookie guard Devin Harris learns that losing head coach Don Nelson's favor is easier than regaining it.
Dallas Observer |
John Gonzalez |
12-27-2004 |
Sports
