AltWeeklies Wire
Sex and Sensibilitynew
The Other Boleyn Girl's sordidly fictionalized account of the love triangle between Anne Boleyn, her sister Mary, and Henry VIII seems perfect for a gleefully trashy Hollywood period piece -- all ripped bodices, knowing glances, chamber clothes, and that looming, inevitable axe drop.
The Portland Mercury |
Zac Pennington |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Behind the Veilnew
Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's animated memoir about growing up in Iran before and after the Islamic revolution.
Documentarians at the Gatesnew
The last collaboration of the Maysles brothers, in an HBO look at the Christo/Jeanne-Claude masterpiece.
New York Press |
David Blum |
02-28-2008 |
TV
Car Talknew
American car culture is celebrated in a female-centric road movie, Bonneville.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Bonneville, Christopher N. Rowley
Inconveninent Truthsnew
An earnest attempt to remind us of all those big, bad developers who want to screw up the environment.
New York Press |
Raphaela Weissman |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Laura Dunn, The Unforeseen
Bono in Your Facenew
After U2 3D, two-dimensional concert films will no longer suffice.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Book Reportnew
Intelligence and a respect for the audience help Starting Out in the Evening overcome a tired subplot.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Cartoon Courtnew
Chicago 10, Brett Morgen's highly original documentary about the Yippie massacre outside the Democratic National Convention of 1968, reminds us that this isn't the first time vivacity, rather than urgency, dictated activism.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Morgen, Chicago 10
Pimping Daughters for Profitnew
A Tudor drama for the teen set depicts the Boleyn girls as privileged noble victims.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
'Girls Rock!' is Everything 'American Idol' Ain'tnew
Shane King and Arne Johnson totally know what you're about to ask them, because it's the question everyone springs right off the bat: What are a couple of dudes doing behind the camera of a film about an all-girls rock 'n' roll camp?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Semi-Pro': Air Ballnew
When you see Will Ferrell trying to fight a not-so-gentle Ben in his latest sports comedy, you can't help but think the glory days of the former Saturday Night Live star's dumb-guy shtick are over.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Kent Alterman, Semi-Pro
'The Band's Visit' & 'City of Men': Group Dreamsnew
Sticking together is easier said than done in these two films.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Oscar Autopsynew
The academy delivers the final blow.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
02-28-2008 |
Movies
'The Counterfeiters' & 'Chicago 10': Vintage Violencenew
Bad old days -- the Holocaust and Vietnam war protests -- are revisited with fresh eyes.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
02-28-2008 |
Reviews
Range of Agesnew
Coppola comes off like a smart, striving grad student. Young again, you might say.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-27-2008 |
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