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The Transforming Art of Michael Moore
For Moore, the real publicity bonanza is -- as it has been since 9/11 itself -- the knee-jerk attempts of ham-fisted powerbrokers to try to shut him up. Each attempt at censoring what he has to say has only made him stronger, and has made people all the more eager to know what’s so dangerous and forbidden.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
06-18-2004 |
Movies
Chicago Indy Label Marks a Decade of Exceeding Expectationsnew
Bloodshot Records is highly regarded throughout the music world for its important role in delivering alternative country or roots rock from underground obscurity to glossy-magazine covers.
Illinois Times |
Danté Dominick |
06-18-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mispronouncing Doughty: An Irreverent Interview With Soul Coughing's Kingnew
Ben Fogelson holds Mike Doughty up for information: Why does he want more homosexuality in the church; What about his song predicting 9-11, and how the hell to you pronounce his name?
Eugene Weekly |
Ben Fogelson |
06-18-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Outright Confessions, Fevered Dreamsnew
Like its predecessors, "i" is organized on the basis of a conceit (both definitions of the word might apply): All of the song titles begin with the ninth letter of the alphabet and appear in alphabetical sequence.
Illinois Times |
Rene Spencer Saller |
06-18-2004 |
Reviews
Objector or 'Deserter'?
Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejia, who served in the Florida Army National Guard, faces a conscientious objector hearing in Oklahoma. Why did he abandon his unit in Iraq? Fort Sill officials are denying interview requests, citing military regulations.
Oklahoma Gazette |
Deborah Benjamin |
06-18-2004 |
War
Tags: Iraq, war & peace
Accused Sex Slave Operator Claims He Was Just Taking Ordersnew
Prasad Lakireddy was charged with involvement in an operation that brought young girls from India to Berkeley to be used for cheap labor and sex. But he got off easy, claiming he didn't know his restaurant employees were his daddy's imported sex slaves.
East Bay Express |
Justin Berton |
06-17-2004 |
Immigration
System Failure: City's State-of-the-Art Software Doesn't Delivernew
Finance officials in Richmond, Calif., compiled most of this year's budget by hand, even though the city has spent $4.5 million on software designed to make such things more efficient.
East Bay Express |
Will Harper |
06-17-2004 |
Politics
House of Ha-Ha
The comedy, reality and tragedy of NBC's Last Comic Standing.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
06-17-2004 |
TV
Tags: TV
Dangerous Liaisonsnew
Love and malice, as only the French can do it.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Love Me If You Dare, Yann Samuell
Will Smooth Flight Prove Audience Delight?new
Steven Spielberg enters his Capra period with this optimistic melting-pot tale starring pal Tom Hanks, whose underused comic instincts come to the fore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Tom, Barry, Stanley, Chi, Luna, The Terminal, Hanks, Catherine, Diego, Kumar, McBride, Pallana, Saldana, Shabaka-Henley, Tucci, Zeta-Jones, Zoe
U.S. Horror Premiere in Austinnew
The U.S. premiere of this self-reflexive horror film from England is presented in Austin by Fangoria magazine.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark, Jonathan, Kevin, Antonia, Beamish, Christabel, Coote, Howarth, Julian Richards, Muir, Stevenson, The Last Horror Movie
Duck, You Suckersnew
In this goofy and lowbrow Vince Vaughn/Ben Stiller comedy, the good guys are lovable losers and the bad guys have frosted feathered hair and unitards with inflatable codpieces.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
World Romp Free of Pompnew
Jackie Chan finally emerges as a plausible English-language star in this international romp that's as light as a hot-air balloon.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Russian Father Returnsnew
A long-absent father returns to his family in this prize-winning Russian drama, and for his two young sons the unexplained reason for his return is as mysterious as his absence.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: The Return, Andrei Zvyagintsev
With a New Album, Underoath Reinvent Their Soundnew
Beware, message board hecklers: Underoath are on to you, so you can stop starting a new thread every day about how Underoath aren’t metal anymore or how Underoath aren’t hardcore anymore.
Cityview |
Erin Randolph |
06-17-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Underoath, Changing of the Time
