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Osama Hunter Greg Shade Captured on IndieFest Docnew
The New York Post called Shade a "daring Yank." But Shade -- a wealthy real-estate investor who in 2001 traveled to Afghanistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden -- is, um, different from how he's been portrayed, says San Francisco filmmaker Daniel Gorman.
Tags: American Hero, Daniel Gorman
'Pleasure for Sale' Documents the Lives of Dedicated Sex Workersnew
Despite the occasionally tawdry tendencies, Pleasure is entertaining and even affecting at times, and a mostly fair look at what goes on in legal brothels.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
02-14-2008 |
TV
You'll Want to Beam Yourself Away from 'Jumper'new
If you enjoyed the X-Men trilogy, but secretly wished that it had spent more time observing Wolverine sitting at home alone spearing watermelon slices on his retractable claws, this is the inaction movie you've been breathlessly awaiting all your life.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Liman, Jumper
The Oscar-Nominated Shorts: Live Action Falls Short, Animation Soarsnew
The selection of animated shorts from 2007 is stellar. The live action shorts, on the other hand, are fairly awful all around (save for one). There are reasons for this.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
'The Band's Visit': Perfect V-Day Weekend Movienew
This Israeli comedy of estrangement and loneliness isn't a bit depressing.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
'In Bruges': Canal Zonenew
Tough guys play at being tourists while waiting for their next job.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
02-14-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Pretty Garbagenew
Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in another good-looking, but stupid movie.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Fool's Gold
Life Rejectednew
David Lynch's horrific Eraserhead may be the most cohesive film ever made.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David Lynch, Eraserhead
The Birtues of Brevitynew
Live-action and animated nominees keep it simple.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Hollywood Product: 'The Spiderwick Chronicles'new
The book on magic.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Bruisers on Vacationnew
Irish hitmen go medieval in funny debut.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
Sort Of, Not Reallynew
Gen X ambivalence hooks up with romantic-comedy conventions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Brooks, Definitely, Maybe
Where's George A. Romero?new
Coming on the heels of Cloverfield, a similar but far more ambitious film, Diary of the Dead doesn't have the impact that it should -- especially given the fact that it's a Romero zombie film -- and ultimately does little to add to the genre.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
02-13-2008 |
Reviews
Portland International Film Festival Goes On and Onnew
If the first week of the Portland International Film Festival was an immersion into polyglot cinema, the second week is a deluge -- 47 separate films screen over the next seven days.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
02-13-2008 |
Movies
Tough Love in Jerusalemnew
The seventh-annual edition of the San Antonio Jewish Film Festival, screening at the San Antonio Museum of Art February 16-21, surpasses its predecessors in range and artistry.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
02-13-2008 |
Movies
