AltWeeklies Wire
Olivier Assayas on Getting Carried Awaynew
For Boarding Gate, Assayas chose Hong Kong as Sandra's final destination, as a way of shooting in -- and paying homage to -- the city that has influenced his own filmmaking.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Boarding Gate, Olivier Assayas
Zak Penn's Poker Jokersnew
Much like his previous outing as a director -- the hilarious 2004 Incident at Loch Ness -- Penn's new film, The Grand, is an improv mockumentary in the Christopher Guest mold.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Heroic 'Horton'new
At long last, Hollywood has made a worthy Dr. Seuss movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Horror With Smartsnew
George Romero promotes the DIY ethic in the clunky yet catchy Diary of the Dead.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Military-Industrial Comedynew
With all the political message-mongering in theaters lately, the comic approach of Military Intelligence and You! is undeniably a welcome respite -- just one that, in keeping with its good-ol'-days theme, should have been limited to a short before the show.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
'The Counterfeiters' & 'Paranoid Park': Feign and Fortunenew
A fresh look at morality in Auschwitz; Gus Van Sant makes it up the same old way.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-20-2008 |
Movies
'Superbad' for Kidsnew
No one really needs a PG-13 version of Superbad, but that's what Drillbit Taylor is.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Drillbit Taylor, Steven Brill
'Under the Same Moon' Feels Syntheticnew
The recent surge in Mexican-made films on both sides of the U.S. border has had mostly positive results, but I suppose we were due to see a downside at some point. This relentlessly goopy kid-in-jeopardy film is that downside, unless you were yearning for a Spanish-language version of last winter's August Rush.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Mike O'Connoll on 'Mountain Top Removal'new
O'Connell's introduction to coal mining culture came at an early age and in a most inauspicious way.
INDY Week |
Neil Morris |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jack of All Tradesnew
Marianne Faithfull gets men -- and audiences -- off as a sex worker with suitably soft hands.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Irina Palm, Sam Garbarski
Asia Minornew
Boarding Gate drags its heart through the muck, going nowhere.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Boarding Gate, Olivier Assayas
Musical Manquenew
Christophe Honore's mumblecore mess misses the mark — but not without trying.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Christophe Honore, Love Songs
'Making the River' Looks at How One Man Survived a Prison Ordealnew
Like Dead Man Walking, Making the River is less about the matter of guilt than the matter of punishment.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
'Married Life': A Light Romp of Love, Lust & Murdernew
Kudos to director Ira Sachs, who turned a low budget to his advantage, using only the most minimal of period set pieces and evoking the filmmaking of the target time with canny, simple camerawork and a talented cast.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
Once Upon a Time in the Southwestnew
In The Hammer and Under the Same Moon, a middle-aged boxer and an illegal immigrant kid burn up Arizona highways and LA streets.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
03-20-2008 |
Reviews
