AltWeeklies Wire
Coen Brothers to Audience: 'Hold Still'new
The Coen brothers transcend themselves with No Country for Old Men.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
11-09-2007 |
Reviews
'Lions for Lambs': From a Lofty Liberal Lecternnew
Dramatic is a quality that Lions never comes close to achieving. It's a ponderous creation of sentimental high-mindedness and stilted evasiveness.
Tags: Lions for Lambs, Robert Redford
Scenes from the Strikenew
"It's not going to be as much fun in two months, I'll tell you that," says John Carlen, a veteran Writers Guild member carrying a union placard.
L.A. Weekly |
Steven Mikulan |
11-09-2007 |
Movies
Why is Josh Brolin So Damn Happy?new
An Oscar-tipped turn in No Country For Old Men proves this Goonie is good enough after all.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
11-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Southland Tales': Dead on the 4th of Julynew
The maker of Donnie Darko goes funnily and frustratingly off the deep end.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
11-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Kelly, Southland Tales
Brothers in Harmnew
Yes, they want you to know it's a tragedy.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
True Hollywood Storynew
Gladiator director Ridley Scott glams up the life of Harlem heroin distributor Frank Lucas.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
NW Film and Video Fest's Fuzzy Dedicationnew
The lineup of the 34th NW Film and Video Festival is a true hodge-podge of filmmaking ranging from stories of baseball and nuclear power plants to famous nudes and zombies, from all regions of the Northwest.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
11-08-2007 |
Movies
Are You Totally Sick of Vince Vaughn Yet?new
As is the case with nearly every film he's made since he stopped giving a fuck about his integrity, your capacity to sit through the madcappish holiday extravaganza of Fred Claus can likely be extrapolated from your answer to that question.
The Portland Mercury |
Zac Pennington |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Dobkin, Fred Claus
Even Bono Can't Ruin Joe Strummernew
The Future Is Unwritten is saved by an absolutely stunning second act that focuses on Strummer's post-Clash output, his painfully lonely lost years, his family, and the man's storied legacy following his sudden death in 2002 from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.
The Portland Mercury |
Ezra Ace Caraeff |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
'War/Dance': Repair for Battlenew
Husband-and-wife filmmakers find a bright spot in a Ugandan war zone.
Washington City Paper |
Maura Judkis |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: War/Dance, Sean Fine, Andrea Nix
Getting Drafted in 'Lions for Lambs'new
In his first turn in the director's chair since the political minefield of The Legend of Bagger Vance(?!?!), Robert Redford joins the well-intentioned, liberal baby-boomer chorus with his uniquely astute reaction to the War on Terror, Lions for Lambs.
The Portland Mercury |
Zac Pennington |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lions for Lambs, Robert Redford
Plymped Outnew
Animator Bill Plympton draws naked people, flying jerks and music videos real, real fast.
Style Weekly |
Brandon Reynolds |
11-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Robert Redford Gets Preachynew
Amid the torrent of similarly opportunistic fare coming out of Hollywood this fall, Lions for Lambs is the singularly sanctimonious, heavy-handed and counterproductive of the lot.
Tags: Lions for Lambs, Robert Redford
You Say You Want Imaginationnew
Across the Universe imagines the highlights of the tumultuous Vietnam era neatly restaged to song and dance.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
