AltWeeklies Wire
'Humboldt County': Like 'The Graduate' on Potnew
The film settles down like the mellow last ember of a joint at sunset, then sustains that mood too far beyond its initial buzz.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
09-29-2008 |
Reviews
'The Lucky Ones': The War Over Therenew
The latest movie about Iraq vets is provocative -- but do Americans want to be provoked?
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
09-29-2008 |
Reviews
The Sparks Fail to Fly in 'Nights in Rodanthe'new
The plot of Nights in Rodanthe is sheer prefab, a retread of 1940s weepers.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
'The Duchess' Inspires Modern Relevance in Keira Knightleynew
The screenplay is based on the Amanda Foreman biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and tells the story of a teenager who marries the duke of Devonshire, a leading force in the new Whig Party.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Saul Dibb, The Duchess
Tim Robbins Meshes Drama and Humor in 'The Lucky Ones'new
The film has two big surprises. One is the humor and the other is the presence in the cast of Tim Robbins, one of filmdom's most vocal antiwar advocates.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Lucky Ones
Mickey Rourke Returns as 'The Wrestler'new
However you term it, The Wrestler, at least where Rourke is concerned, almost didn't happen at all. Although Aronofsky and screenwriter Robert D. Siegel developed the project with Rourke in mind, they found it impossible to secure even the modest financing required for a sometimes explicitly violent wrestling movie starring an actor who hadn't headlined a major motion picture since the first George Bush was in office.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
VIFF Embarks on Odysseys in Musicnew
"With music, you can keep on dreaming." So says Quique Cruz in Archeology of Memory: Villa Grimaldi, one of numerous movies about music as inspiration and guiding light at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-26-2008 |
Movies
'Nick & Norah' Captures Teen Romance's Sweet Awkwardness
Peter Sollett has now established himself as cinema's reigning genius of awkward young love.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Nothing's Sacred for Bill Maher and Larry Charlesnew
Maher and Charles discuss fundamentalism, the apocalypse, and their new faith-challenging
doc, Religulous.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
09-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Spike Lee Goes to Warnew
In Miracle at St. Anna, he gets in touch with his inner Spielberg.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
09-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Spike Lee, Miracle at St. Anna
'Choke' and 'The Duchess': Private Artsnew
Sex, or lack of it, force the leads of two films to get clever.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Choke, Clark Gregg
The Ridiculous 'Lakeview Terrace' Wastes Some Decent Performancesnew
Neil LaBute's latest, Lakeview Terrace, doesn't quite get him back to past glory. Oh, it's better than The Wicker Man. Then again, Bio-Dome and Showgirls are better than The Wicker Man.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Choke' Goes from So-So Novel to a Funny and Touching Filmnew
Writer/director Clark Gregg found the human heart of this story, and managed to keep the humor while pumping up the drama.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Richard Gere and Diane Lane Reprise Old Tricksnew
This is Gere and Lane's third onscreen coupling, following The Cotton Club and Unfaithful, and they exude a palpable chemistry that carries the treacly script through many lulls.
Arthur Kent Settles Score with Hollywoodnew
Calgary-based journalist and documentary filmmaker Arthur Kent has settled a lawsuit with the makers of the Tom Hanks film Charlie Wilson's War, but the terms of the settlement are confidential.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Jeremy Klaszus |
09-25-2008 |
Movies
