AltWeeklies Wire
'Cassandra's Dream': Brother's Keepernew
Woody Allen's comeback hits the skids.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream
'Honeydripper': Case of the bluesnew
John Sayles continues his slow descent into dull filmmaking.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
David Lee Simmons |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
'Directed by Charles Burnett' Recalls a Legendnew
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 21), TCM will reaffirm its reputation for exceptionally idiosyncratic, film-savvy programming when it airs Killer of Sheep and a slate of Burnett's short films: The Horse, My Brother's Wedding, When It Rains and Several Friends.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charles Burnett
'27 Dresses': Runner-Upnew
Katherine Heigl is always the bridesmaid.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
'Cassandra's Dream': Guilt Tripnew
Good and bad talk it out in new Woody Allen film.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Woody Allen, Cassandra's Dream
They'll Be Backnew
Killer cyborgs return again in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
01-17-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
Robots, 'Lost' and Warm Vomitnew
Some questions with Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies co-creator Dave Willis.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson |
01-17-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
'The Savages' Mixes Levity With Gravitynew
Almost everything to be gleaned about the film from its marketing -- the precious cartoon poster, the spunky trailer, the extremely limited release -- suggests yet another ho-hum, self-indulgent indie film. It's not.
Arkansas Times |
John Williams |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
'Mad Money' and '27 Dresses': Ladies' Worstnew
These female leads are stuck in second-rate roles.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
01-17-2008 |
Reviews
Throwaway Capernew
First Sunday starts off well before deteriorating into family-friendly fluff.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: David E. Talbert, First Sunday
Character-Driven Epicnew
There Will Be Blood is the long-awaited heir to films like The Godfather and The Deer Hunter.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
'27 Dresses': A Tulle Catastrophenew
Here are some things to do on a Friday night that are preferable to seeing 27 Dresses: get a colonoscopy, file tax forms, stab yourself repeatedly in the eyes.
Dig Boston |
Polly Furth |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
Lock Me Up, I Did Not Hate '27 Dresses'new
If you listen very closely, you can hear my editor snickering somewhere.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 27 Dresses, Anne Fletcher
The World is Better with Late Night TVnew
For the past week and a half, I've reacquainted myself with an old friend -- my TV set.
San Antonio Current |
Jennifer Herrera |
01-16-2008 |
Movies
'Persepolis' is Anything but Black and Whitenew
No, it doesn't look like Ratatouille or Happy Feet, and, no, there are no giant ogres or talking donkeys, but the old-school animation is stark and beautiful, assisting Satrapi's story of learning about life from the inside of a wobbly, mutating Islamic regime.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
01-16-2008 |
Reviews
