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Yuppie Fictionnew

While David Gordon Green once exemplified the essence of independent filmmaking with his 2000 debut George Washington, his new film Snow Angels shows he has since fallen victim to indie film conventions.

New York Press | Armond White | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: David Gordon Green, Snow Angels

Poor Man's Gamenew

Don't be fooled into thinking Stephen Chow's film, a tribute to Spielberg's E.T., is kid stuff

New York Press | Armond White | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: CJ7, Stephen Chow

Dirty Old Man Voyeurismnew

Gus Van Sant still fetishizes skater boys with his stylized images of alienation.

New York Press | Armond White | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park

'Taxi to the Dark Side': Too High a Farenew

Alex Gibney pulls the hood off of America's use of torture.

Santa Fe Reporter | Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Alex Gibney, Taxi to the Dark Side

'Semi-Pro' is Semi-Stupidnew

Will Ferrell has arrived in that rarified dimension of comedy that Arnold Schwarzenegger reached in action flicks 20 years ago, in which the titles of his films are mere filler below the star's name.

Arkansas Times | Sam Eifling | 03-06-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro

Medium Scarenew

In new films, truth is fluid -- and controlled by the click of a button -- because media itself is a major player.

Boston Phoenix | Peter Keough | 03-06-2008 | Movies

DCIFF's Films Big on Fixing, Healing, & Coming of Agenew

Now in its 10th year, the D.C. Independent Film Festival is bookended by nostalgia trips: It kicks off on March 6 with a feature riffing on John Ford's The Searchers and ends on March 16 with The Clash Live: Revolution Rock, which captures the punk act from 1978 to 1982. But in between, DCIFF is still all over the place.

Washington City Paper | Matthew Borlik and Mark Athitakis | 03-06-2008 | Movies