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Your Dreams are Worthlessnew
An undercurrent of pathetically naked hope that makes Great World of Sound weirdly compelling, and a sad-but-honest look at the depressing consequence of our national obsession with fame.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great Wall of Sound
'The Walker' Plays Fill in the Blanksnew
The Walker provides glimmers of detail, with hardly any context -- and it's pretty impossible to get into a film when you feel like you're only getting half the story.
The Portland Mercury |
Ned Lannamann |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Schrader, The Walker
Extreme Skiers are So... So... Extreme!new
Steep is one more fawning sports documentary in the vein of Dogtown and Z-Boys, Riding Giants, Step into Liquid, and First Descent, and while it's not nearly as good as any of those, it still has some stuff to recommend.
The Portland Mercury |
Erik Henriksen |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mark Obenhaus, Steep
Oh, the Horror!new
Why Fort Worth filmmakers are focused on vampires and zombies instead of neurotic urban singles.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
12-27-2007 |
Movies
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival Has Change of Guardnew
The announcement that Nancy Buirski was stepping down as head of the Full Frame Documentary Festival was a surprising but not totally unexpected departure.
Running with Diablonew
Hollywood's hottest screenwriter talks about the price of fame, life in the film biz, and her early days at City Pages.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matthew Smith |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Juno, Jason Reitman
'The Orphanage': Scary Movienew
Spanish horror from newcomer Juan Antonio Bayona brings back the thrill of a classic ghost story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Juan Antonio Bayona, The Orphanage
IM Legendnew
An adapted screenplay about the last online chatter.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, I Am Legend
The Ten Best Movies of 2007new
Throw away your maps and catch up with the ten best movies of 2007. Then go ahead and complain. It's your right.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
12-27-2007 |
Movies
'The Bucket List': When Jack Met Morgannew
Rob Reiner's new comedy contradicts itself with star power.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
'The Great Debaters' Commits the Worst Kind of Sentimentalizingnew
Denzel Washington's black biopic is more concerned with uplifting than exposing truth.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
'Charlie Wilson's War': Power Chicnew
Mike Nichols and Aaron Sorkin replace the solemnity of war with irreverent shtick.
New York Press |
Armond White |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike Nichols, Charlie Wilson's War
Family Treenew
One wonders if Noah Baumbach didn't come to Margot at the Wedding with inadequate material to flesh out an entire feature. Some parts just don't hold together.
The 10 Best Movies of the Yearnew
It's just one critic's opinion, but my favorites include The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and Ratatouille.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
12-26-2007 |
Movies
In the Blink of an Eyenew
When Julian Schnabel tells you do to something, he means it.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
12-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
