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Tracy Morgan Taps into His Past for 'First Sunday'new

Morgan, a standup comic and co-star of the comedy 30 Rock, was concerned that the audience wouldn't go with him when he was in dramatic scenes.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 01-18-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: David E. Talbert, First Sunday

Actors on Cruise Controlnew

Directed by Callie Khouri at the pace of an unhurried stroll, the comforting predictability of Mad Money is a little like watching I Love Lucy in slow motion.

The Georgia Straight | John Lekich | 01-18-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Callie Khouri, Mad Money

The Oscars Go to Hellnew

We don't need Mike Huckabee to tell us the Oscars have become the handiwork of Satan and benchmarks of the coming Apocalypse.

Boston Phoenix | Peter Keough | 01-18-2008 | Movies

For the Booster-seat Movie Crowdnew

This latest effort lightens up on the religious message in favor of cutlass-wielding buccaneers who, presumably, go to their final reward as finely chopped side dishes.

The Georgia Straight | John Lekich | 01-18-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Mike Nawrocki, The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie

Frank Langella Learns Serenity Latenew

He is now in the midst of a comeback that includes a recent Tony for the play Frost/Nixon and a reinvigorated career that will see him star in four movies scheduled for release in 2008.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 01-18-2008 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Andrew Wagner, Starting Out in the Evening

Miss Vermont Helps Give Pageant a 'Reality Check'new

Rachel Ann Cole, the 22-year-old who was crowned Miss Vermont in June, may not win the Miss America Pageant when it airs live from Las Vegas on January 26, but she's already had plenty of airtime, thanks to a four-episode reality show called Miss America: Reality Check on TLC.

Seven Days | Margot Harrison | 01-18-2008 | TV

Tags: TV

A Legitimately Inspirational Biopicnew

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a visionary celebration of language, women, food, memory, the imagination, the creative impulse, and all the wonderful, life-affirming things you could be doing instead of watching movies.

The Memphis Flyer | Addison Engelking | 01-18-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

'Cassandra's Dream' Has More Crime, Less Humornew

Like Match Point, Cassandra's Dream seems very sharp and focused; for better or worse, it lacks the tangents that both lightened up and diffused the tone in Scoop. That also means that there’s not a moment of humor in it.

Los Angeles CityBeat | Andy Klein | 01-18-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream

The Growing Indifference of Woody Allennew

If the last few years have taught us anything about the current state of Woody Allen's creative process, it's that he stopped caring about his actors a long time ago.

The Portland Mercury | Zac Pennington | 01-17-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream