AltWeeklies Wire
To the Rescuenew
Rambo isn't awful, but it's not great--and Stallone looks completely ridiculous.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
Revolutionary Charmnew
Persepolis is a rare cartoon that succeeds in being grown-up.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
02-01-2008 |
Reviews
Poor Boy’s Game looks at Halifax's race relationsnew
Clement Virgo wanted to tell a story that was uniquely Canadian, but he didn’t want it to be about white guilt or black victims.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Clément Virgo, Poor Boy’s Game
Donald Sutherland Keeps Passion Alivenew
Veteran actor Donald Sutherland says that as he has grown older, he has continued to make the choices that will keep alive his passion for his craft.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Andy Tennant, Fool's Gold
Mable John Earns Her Screen Timenew
Known to some as the sister of hugely influential R&B star Little Willie John, the spirited singer dubbed “Able Mable” was the first woman artist signed by future Motown chief Berry Gordy Jr. to his fledgling Tamla operation and now she can be seen in John Sayles' latest film.
NOW Magazine |
Tom Perlich |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Animated Questionsnew
Persepolis leaps beautifully from page to screen
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Oil and Waternew
Capitalism, meet the Holy Spirit
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Untraceable is Uninspirednew
Tired, slow, and wholly unbelievable, Untraceable is the kind of movie that makes me want to become a serial killer, if only to hunt down the coked-up Hollywood 'tards who greenlight crapola like this time and again.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
Carts as Art: Carts of Darkness Show What's on the Other Side of the Bridge
Ever gone 50 mph downhill on a shopping cart? The characters in this indie documentary do, plus a whole lot more. A fascinating look at the role shopping carts play in our culture.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carts of Darkness, Murray Siple
Raise a Little Hell: Hell on Wheels a Fascinating Tale of the Birth of Modern Roller Derby
An interview with roller derby doc director Bob Ray, done by a derby gal herself.
Monday Magazine |
Amanda Farrell |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bob Ray, Hell on Wheels
Grrr Power: Maureen Medved Transforms Her Novel into a Powerful Piece of Literary Cinema
Vancouver-based novelist Maureen Medved just nabbed a Genie nomination for her screenplay for The Tracey Fragments. We caught up with her to talk about that page-to-screen process.
Monday Magazine |
John Threlfall |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Roundabout Romancenew
Imitation is a beautiful but meandering Montreal story.
Montreal Mirror |
Jeffrey Malecki |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Federico Hidalgo, Imitation
Most Valuable Playersnew
The captivating documentary Junior portrays a season in the life of a Baie-Comeau hockey team.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Dance Dance Revolutionnew
Filmmaker Ian Iqbal Rashid never thought he’d end up directing How She Move. The London-based director, whose debut feature, Touch of Pink, is a gay romcom that was a hit at Sundance in 2004.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: How She Move, Ian Iqbal Rashid
Chick Flick Goes Eastnew
If the gently amusing Lebanese romcom Caramel primarily intends to neutralize the mass media perception of its home country, then the deed is done.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Caramel, Nadine Labaki
