AltWeeklies Wire
D.I.Why?
Be Kind Rewind assumes too much about the appeal of indie effort.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Michel Gondry, Be Kind Rewind
Golden Raspberry Stainsnew
Before the Oscars, check out the 28th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards (aka the Razzies) nominees.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
02-15-2008 |
Movies
A World of His Ownnew
Francis Ford Coppola's first film since The Rainmaker doesn't strike gold.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Snowbirdsnew
A brief history of extreme skiing.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Obenhaus, Steep
Definitely Notnew
The Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy is too bland to compete with this week's foreign fare.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
02-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Marjane Satrapi Contemplates Iran, the Oscars, and the 'Axis of Evil'new
The creator of Persepolis has seen revolution up close, and her life was never the same.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appelford |
02-15-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Bloody Goodnew
Daniel Day-Lewis carves out a fascinating career.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
02-14-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Various
Romantic Devastationnew
Ballast is a single family's story. It's a story that, for its scant, struggling ray of hope (bond together as family, and things won't be OK, but they may get better), depicts Mississippi as a romantically devastated place.
Jackson Free Press |
Cheree Franco |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ballast, Lance Hammer
Jump, Jumpnew
Based on the young adult novel by Steven Gould, Jumper's concept is a Twilight Zone/Xbox mash-up.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Definitely Not Terriblenew
Taking a page from The Princess Bride's format, Definitely, Maybe follows the story a father tells his 10-year-old daughter about the women he has dated, changing their names and letting her guess which one became her mom, with whom he is now finalizing a divorce.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Who I Amnew
A brief interview with Paris Hilton, in which it is revealed, "So I have, like, thousands of shoes." Then again, we asked.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Scary Film Projectnew
Amid the obligatory splattered brains and oozing entrails, Romero examines the ubiquity of our multimedia culture, a world where "if it's not on video, it's not real," and assails how the YouTube generation has become desensitized to violence, disaster, war and death.
One Less Murderernew
Ezra's approach to jungle warfare couldn't be more different from Rambo's.
New York Press |
Benjamin Sutton |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Ezra, Newton I. Aduaka
Escapism for Wannabe Rebelsnew
Determined to seduce the teen market, Doug Liman goes for implausible sci-fi scenarios.
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
Stop Hatin' on the Familynew
Indie films could learn a lesson from populist flicks with a strong family message (and box office appeal).
New York Press |
Armond White |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
