AltWeeklies Wire
Two Danish Filmmakers Make Art Out of Playnew
Von Trier asked Leth to remake his 1967 short The Perfect Human five times according to von Trier's exacting specifications. The resulting documentary is the ambitious and at times flawed The Five Obstructions, in which Leth and his films are analyzed, scrutinized and cut to pieces by von Trier.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-09-2004 |
Reviews
Criminal Teaches Con Film New Tricksnew
Grifter films have become so common that audiences quickly spot their tricks. We know they'll try to con us. Argentina's con-man drama Nine Queens, and the new American remake Criminal, both realize that we're no longer easy marks.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-09-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Criminal, Gregory Jacobs
Why Are Georgia's Leaders Sending Good Jobs to Third World Nations?new
It shouldn't be a shock to discover that Georgia officials are allowing the outsourcing of taxpayer-paid-for jobs to India and Mexico. Outsourcing private sector jobs to Asia, Africa and Latin America is big business. It's also bad business.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
Are the Strong Voter Registration Efforts in Georgia Enough?new
In the last presidential election, turnout in Georgia was pathetic. Only four out of 10 Georgians of voting age bothered to go to the polls. There are more than 3 million people in Georgia who could vote but don't -- and 1.8 million of them are not even registered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Steve Fennessy |
09-09-2004 |
Politics
The Altar of Footballnew
The New York Times reporter Warren St. John became intrigued with football fan mania after he heard a father admit on a TV interview that he and his wife skipped their daughter's wedding to watch a football game.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
09-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
Picture Imperfectnew
Despite its marketing campaign, Wicker Park doesn’t fit neatly into any genre, and certainly not that of a thriller. But it is a strange, frequently suspenseful account of romantic fixation.
Jackson Free Press |
Paul Dearing |
09-08-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul McGuigan, Wicker Park
Signifying Plentynew
In her review of Douglas's Southern lit-themed "Witnessing," Williams feels the tug of discovery.
Jackson Free Press |
Ruth Campbell Williams |
09-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Doctor Gets Brandednew
Perhaps there are those who log on daily to ESPN.com and dig up columns by former print journalism mavens like Hunter S. Thompson. More likely, ESPN could repackage Ernest Hemingway for a live web chat and few wanderers among the cluttered sports media landscape would take notice.
New York Press |
Spike Vrusho |
09-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
Ineffectual Protests Prove Times Have Changednew
In the conformist atmosphere of the late '50s and early '60s, the individual was a threat. But conformity looks a lot different now than it did then. Example: Outlandish dress is now for sale in 1,000 flavors, and absolutely no one is threatened by it.
New York Press |
Matt Taibbi |
09-08-2004 |
Commentary
Pros and Consnew
This film offers actor John C. Reilly the chance to reveal more of his onion depths, with a reptilian character that showcases his beguiling, subtle strengths.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
09-08-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Criminal, Gregory Jacobs
Story of the First Death Row Inmate Cleared by DNAnew
This story has all the elements of a classic American tale: a gruesome murder and a simple man, falsely accused, who fights the system and wins. The controversial issues of the death penalty and the abuses of the criminal-justice system form its core.
Baltimore City Paper |
Scott Carlson |
09-08-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bloodsworth, Tim Junkin
The Wrong Side of the Rightnew
Knol Aust challenges the Republican Party and the media on the hypocrisy shown in the "outing," and subsequent stepping down, of ultra-conservative U.S. Rep Ed Schrock.
Jackson Free Press |
Knol Aust |
09-08-2004 |
Commentary
Tags: gay, Conservative
Rage, Peace and Panty Lines on New York's Streetsnew
Some moments of mischief and mayhem, pain and protest are captured by cameras outside Madison Square Garden during the Republican National Convention.
The Village Voice |
Jennifer Snow |
09-08-2004 |
Politics
The Ten Most Hated Men in Rock (Besides Sting)new
McCartney, Santana, Buffett, The Adams Family, Elton John, Johnny Rzeznik, G.E. Smith, Oberst-Carrabba, Fred Durst and Bob Weir: Meet the men who've taken irrevocable turns for the worse and learn why they're still way cooler than Sting.
Riverfront Times |
Mike Seely |
09-08-2004 |
Music
Aryan Army Tied 'Peacekeeper' to Oklahoma City Bombernew
There's something either poetic or frightening about Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Kenny of Cincinnati serving on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. He is an admitted bank robbery conspirator, founding member of an Aryan hate group and associate of the late Timothy McVeigh.
Cincinnati CityBeat |
Leslie Blade and Gregory Flannery |
09-08-2004 |
Crime & Justice
