AltWeeklies Wire
What Do the Iraqis Have to Say?new
With their documentary Meeting Resistance, Molly Bingham and Steve Connors campaign for a new approach to understanding our enemies: Ask them.
LEO Weekly |
Alan Abbott |
12-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
New Kid in Town
CBS' Kid Nation emerges as one of the most interesting shows of the fall TV season.
Tags: TV, Kid Nation
Going South: 'His Dark Materials' Sink
The hullabaloo surrounding any "anti-religious" theme to Philip Pullman's 1995 His Dark Materials trilogy (the title is taken from Milton's Paradise Lost) takes a distant backseat to screenwriter/director Chris Weitz's spotty filmic adaptation that never locates a throughline to the convoluted narrative.
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Amy Adams' Charming Daffiness Wins Out in 'Enchanted'new
As a postmodern take on cinematic fairy tales, Enchanted recalls the Shrek films, but where Shrek dripped with sarcasm and irony, Enchanted chooses to entertain with cheerful, positive storytelling.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Enchanted, Kevin Lima
Pretentious Ending Ruins 'The Mist'new
For a while, The Mist, adapted from a novella at the end of his '80s-era story collection Skeleton Crew, seems like it's going to be a pretty good Stephen King adaptation.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
'Tableland' Documents Sustainable Farming Successesnew
Tableland shows how local, seasonal food is being produced on a small scale in diverse places like Salt Spring Island, rural Quebec, and inner-city Chicago.
The Georgia Straight |
Carolyn Ali |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Craig Noble, Tableland
Daniel Craig on 'The Golden Compass'new
James Bond is making it easier for Daniel Craig to build a career. Of course, it doesn't always work that way.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chris Weitz, The Golden Compass
Food Fightersnew
Le Cirque was the place to see and be seen for more than two decades, a New York landmark that served kings and kingmakers. Director Andrew Rossi captures the run-up to Le Cirque 3.0 in this bittersweet documentary.
NOW Magazine |
Deidre Swain |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Table in Heaven, Andrew Rossi
Saint Charlesnew
Decades before Queer As Folk and Will & Grace, there was Charles Nelson Reilly , best known as the fey 70s game show contestant who wore sailor hats, toupées and, along with frequent TV co-star Paul Lynde, perfected the art of campy innuendo for generations of North American viewers.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
My Left Lidnew
It’s hard to imagine anything more daunting than the task faced by director Julian Schnabel and screenwriter Ronald Harwood in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – bringing to the screen the memoirs of former Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke that left him entirely paralyzed, save for his left eyelid.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Wade Major |
11-30-2007 |
Reviews
Creation of Consciousnessnew
With Diving Bell, ever-indulgent Julian Schnabel paints a moving picture of a castaway on the edge of life
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Rebecca Epstein |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reviving the Revival Housenew
With the continually improving the home viewing experience, it might seem like sheer folly to be opening up a revival theater in Los Angeles (or anywhere). But to Hadrian Belove – manager of the Silent Movie Theatre, recently reconceived as Cinefamily – it’s a challenge.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-30-2007 |
Movies
John Sayles Mines the Rural Blues for 'Honeydripper'new
Back before Sex, Lies, and Videotape … before Reservoir Dogs … before there was much of anything that could be called an American independent film movement, John Sayles was the quintessential indie filmmaker.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Jeff Bridges: Iron Dudenew
Bridges is a would-be pornographer in The Amateurs, the latest in a series of idiosyncratic roles for the consistently daring actor
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Erik Himmelsbach |
11-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Traeger, The Amateurs
Fun and Gunnew
Charles Nelson Reilly's one-man show, The Life of Reilly, is a blast, but Hitman mostly shoots blanks.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-29-2007 |
Reviews
