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Has 'Battlestar Galactica' Jumped the Shark?new
Somewhere a shark is whimpering from a severe head wound created by a misfiring motorcycle, and one can only hope BSG's fourth season doesn't injure more sea creatures.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kimberly Chun |
03-26-2008 |
TV
Soldier Boys Don't Crynew
Taxi to the Dark Side and Stop-Loss try to understand our troops -- the tortured and the torturers.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-26-2008 |
Reviews
David Gordon Green Loves a Good Mistakenew
As Green debuts Snow Angels, a small-town tragedy starring Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, he's preparing for the August release of Pineapple Express, a big-budget stoner comedy produced by Knocked Up's Judd Apatow.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
03-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
What Does 'Look' Show?new
There are many salient points and lasting fears under the conceit of a movie told entirely from the perspective of spy-cams, but Rifkin's film doesn't rise above its gimmick.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
03-26-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Rifkin, Look
Guest Appearancesnew
An Arab orchestra finds itself stranded in a small Israeli town, whose warm-hearted residents take in the musicians for the night.
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
Owen Wilson Is a Bad Fit for an Ass-Kicking Bodyguard in 'Drillbit Taylor'new
Let's be clear here: Owen Wilson can be awesome. Paired with brother Luke or Jackie Chan, he's the man. But the key is "paired" -- left to fend for himself, he's as out of his league as a solo leading man.
Tags: Drillbit Taylor, Steven Brill
'Under the Same Moon' Puts a Cute Lil' Face to Illegal Immigrationnew
It's fairly safe to say that this film was not made by right-wing-radio-listening, border-fence-building members of the Minuteman Project.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-25-2008 |
Reviews
Little Melvin Williams Is Not Who He Played On 'The Wire'new
Though the former gangster, whose public redemption was aided by his Wire appearances as a man of God, says he's cleaned up his act, he still considers himself a "world-class gambler."
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-25-2008 |
TV
Wisconsin Film Festival Considers Expandingnew
Now in its 10th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival has become the de facto kickoff of Madison's spring arts season, and audiences clearly aren't tiring of it.
'The Violin': Guns and Musicnew
For a movie that clearly sides with the rebel forces, The Violin does an admirable job of extending an olive branch to the occupying army. Not all of them are vicious murderers.
Tags: Francisco Vargas, The Violin
'The Hammer': B-List TV Star Adam Carolla Ain't So Badnew
Carolla is one of those journeymen comics you kinda know from television -- on MTV's old Loveline sex-advice show, on Crank Yankers, and frequently pressing his ass into Jimmy Kimmel's couch. It's a strange resume for this first foray into indieville.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-24-2008 |
Reviews
A Southerner in the 'Snow'new
David Gordon Green tries his hand up north.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
03-24-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels
'Boys Don't Cry' Director Returns With Soldiers' Untold Story
Co-writer and director Kimberly Peirce returns after her impressive 1999 drama Boys Don't Cry with an equally empathetic film centered around the U.S. military's current backdoor-draft, responsible for forcing 81,000 soldiers back into war after multiple tours of duty.
Tags: Kimberly Peirce, Stop-Loss
Canadian Screen Actors Guild Strike May Echo 2007 Statsnew
If the Screen Actors Guild goes on strike over the same issue as the recent U.S. screenwriters strike -- residuals from new media platforms -- the B.C. film industry could experience a repeat of 2007's drop in foreign production.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
03-21-2008 |
Movies
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival Brings Dark Tourism and Tripletsnew
The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival shakes it up with cinema about Holocaust-related trips and motherhood with a twist.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
03-21-2008 |
Movies
