AltWeeklies Wire
In the Hacknew
Filmmaker Bernard Threatt flags down "illegal" rides -- with his camera in tow.
Baltimore City Paper |
Robbie Whelan |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'If People Don't Like It Now, They Will'new
Kasper Collin wants to guide you through the life of free-jazz innovator Albert Ayler.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Predator' Gets Caughtnew
After years of putting suspected pedophiles on the hot seat, the people behind the Dateline segment "To Catch a Predator" now find themselves in a tough spot. Last week, a judge decided there is enough evidence for a lawsuit against the hit show to go to trial.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
03-11-2008 |
TV
The Golden Hand Behind the Cleveland Film Festival's Successnew
For a town unaccustomed to an influx of geeky glasses-and-black-cardigan intelligentsia, it's something of a minor miracle the 32-year-old institution continues to thrive.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
03-11-2008 |
Movies
Stanton Kaye: Father of Reinventionnew
Could tracking technology save the Hollywood dreams of a former golden boy?
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
03-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Incredible Shrinking Womennew
As "English" as tea and toast, this mainstreamed movie has its eye on a global market.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
03-11-2008 |
Reviews
Far From Heavennew
Clearly inspired by Todd Haynes, Ira Sachs' film doesn't quite compare.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
03-11-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ira Sachs, Married Life
Two Serial Killers Walk Into a Home
Michael Haneke's remake of his own movie is no joke.
Tags: Funny Games, Michael Haneke
The Sweet Lifenew
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is set in England on the eve of World War II and offers pretty, slinky dresses; a bit of bed-hopping; and lies, lies, lies. But as a parlor comedy, it guarantees both a lighter journey and an uncomplicated, upbeat conclusion.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
Wisconsin's Film Industry Looks Beyond 'Public Enemies'new
Does the $20 million Michael Mann shoot really indicate, as Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton has said, that Wisconsin is in the running to become the nation's "third coast" as far as Hollywood's concerned?
'Crawford': Ranch Dressingnew
Though Bush's status as (mostly) absentee cowboy has profoundly affected the community, Bush is a spectral presence in Crawford, the cinematic portrait of a town whose population of 705 has been overshadowed by presidential entourages, outside agitators, members of the media, and curious tourists.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Crawford, David Modigliani
'10,000 B.C.' is 'Apocalypto' Made by Uwe Bollnew
Historical impossibilities aside, the film has enough plot holes to drive a herd of woolly mammoths through, which director Roland Emmerich does at every opportunity.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
03-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich
Evolution of the Caveman Movienew
On the occasion of the release of CGI epic 10,000 BC, we offer this caveman valentine.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
03-10-2008 |
Movies
The Long Road Back to the Big Screennew
After some early success, screenwriter and director Steven Conrad learned the hard way that living can make your art more interesting.
Chicago Reader |
Ed M. Koziarski |
03-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Conrad, The Promotion
The Not-So-Great Heistnew
If The Bank Job were equal to the sum of its parts, it would be spectacular.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
03-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
