AltWeeklies Wire
Cattle Callnew
A kids' adventure movie stars a boy and his prize steer – and a host of star cameos.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Ssavlov |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Barry Tubb, Grand Champion
No Laughing Matternew
An amusing comedy with a killer cast seems like it should be a lot funnier than it ultimately is.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Eulogy, Michael Clancy
Child's Death Exposes Workings of a Moms-and-Pop Cultnew
After a 19-month-old boy was brought dead to an emergency room, investigators discovered four women in thrall to a self-styled mystic named Winnfred Wright. Wright appears to have used psychological coercion on the women, who bore him 13 children.
SF Weekly |
Lessley Anderson |
10-15-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Soft-Shoe Soft Sellnew
What's most impressive about Shall We Dance? is how Peter Chelsom wipes the glitter and glamour off his stars and makes them seem like ordinary people.
Puppet Mastersnew
The creators of this raunchy action farce made with prancing marionettes open fire on American militarism, French indifference, Peter Jennings, Hollywood blockbusters, Nebraska football and left-leaning movie stars who think they have interesting things to say about politics.
Papers Writing About Kobe Bryant's Accuser Wonder What's in a Namenew
Major newspapers and broadcast stations across the country have resisted the urge to name Kobe Bryant's accuser even though the criminal charges against Bryant were dropped last month, leaving only a civil complaint.
Polls, Politics and God
People commonly look at political polling with an instinctual skepticism. How, they ask, can you get an accurate sample of how voters are actually going to vote by questioning 1,000 likely voters nationwide out of the millions who actually will vote November 2?
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Cheated at the Ballot Box: Voter Suppression and the 2004 Election
New reports present an increasing number of allegations that some GOP workers are throwing out Democratic voter registration forms and using other tactics to suppress voter turnout in battleground states. First of two parts
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
10-15-2004 |
Politics
It's Hard Being Greennew
George W. Bush’s War on Nature kicked off early in his presidential career, and he is accused of hundreds of environmental infringements. John Kerry is the polar opposite. When it comes to tree-hugging, he hasn't been a flip-flopper.
Jackson Free Press |
Adam Lynch |
10-15-2004 |
Commentary
Playing the Draft Cardnew
Young people fear a call up. Should they? Brett Potter analyzes the likelihood of a draft.
Jackson Free Press |
Brett Potter |
10-14-2004 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Dangerous Magical Dirtnew
The Dirtbombs play in the rock and roll style.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
10-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Yes, Liberalnew
As promised, in October 13's debate, Bush fired the words liberal, Massachusetts, and Kennedy at Kerry like Mariano Rivera splitters.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
A Different Medleynew
The Fiery Furnaces put together a boat that floats.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
10-14-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Fiery Furnaces, Blueberry Boat
Roadkillnew
If given a choice between the stomach flu and a Taxi viewing, take the influenza.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
The Good News According to Bushnew
Viewers of Debate #3 saw yet another incarnation of our president -- Bush the Zealot.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
10-14-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush, John Kerry
