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'Dirty Sexy Money' is a Guilt-Free Guilty Pleasurenew

Kudos to Dirty Sexy Money for mixing two parts Dynasty, one part Arrested Development and a dash of The Royal Tenenbaums and bringing to a boil.

Weekly Alibi | Devin D. O'Leary | 10-16-2007 | TV

Tags: TV

Dark & Dirty Reign Supreme at the New York Film Festivalnew

The festival may pride itself on its exclusivity, but this year's programming showed a distinct predilection for the company of lowlifes.

Philadelphia City Paper | Sam Adams | 10-16-2007 | Movies

Leave the Dick Jokes to Woody Allennew

Jay Jonroy, who wrote, directed and produced David and Layla, created one of the most witless cross-cultural romantic comedies I've ever seen -- and it's based on a true story.

Pittsburgh City Paper | Harry Kloman | 10-15-2007 | Reviews

Tags: David and Layla, Jay Jonroy

The Fests Are Yet to Comenew

The Terror Film Festival isn't mentioned in the same breath as Cannes, Sundance, Toronto or even our own Philadelphia Film Festival, but it's gained a rapid notoriety within the festival community -- unheard of for a fest whose second year hasn't even happened yet.

Philadelphia Weekly | Matt Prigge | 10-15-2007 | Movies

Hip-Hop Hungarians Threaten President Bushnew

Since, outside of South Park, cartoons and politics generally don't mix, The District is a bold, vulgar treat, full of hip-hop serenades, dancing Russian hookers, international intrigue, and all manner of goofs on the ghetto culture we've exported so successfully to the Wild East.

Seattle Weekly | Brian Miller | 10-15-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Aron Gauder, The District

Taken Away: U.S. Export Torture Policy Takes a Beating

After overblown stories of walkouts by critics during its Toronto film festival debut, Rendition proves to have enough substance, momentum and drama to validate its entertainment value as a politically charged thriller.

Maui Time | Cole Smithey | 10-14-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Gavin Hood, rendition

'The Heartbreak Kid' Gets Dumber and Dumbernew

The Farrelly brothers remake one of the great ignored films of the '70s -- badly.

The Memphis Flyer | Addison Engelking | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, The Heartbreak Kid

Tony Gilroy's Power of Attorneynew

Gilroy is a veteran screenwriter (the Bourne movies) making his directorial debut, and there may be an interesting irony in the results: He seems to have been more successful in his new role than in his scripting job.

Artvoice | George Sax | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy

Brad Pitt on 'Jesse James'new

Let's get this out of the way. Yes, Brad Pitt, in person, really does look like Brad Pitt.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Andrew Dominik

Cate Blanchett on 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age'new

Blanchett says the key to making the movie was that although she and Kapur came to the material from different places, both knew that the story had to move on from the first film.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Shekhar Kapur

Robert Duvall on 'We Own the Night'new

Robert Duvall is a perpetually late bloomer. He was almost 30 before he was hired for small parts in television shows, and since he turned 70, he averages almost two movies a year.

The Georgia Straight | Ian Caddell | 10-12-2007 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night

'Up the Yangtze' Captures China in Transitionnew

Full of stunning images of contemporary China, it shows us the unsettling pace at which the nation's cultures are shifting, and the manner in which the country's newfound economic super-powerhouse status is bulldozing all other concerns.

Montreal Mirror | Matthew Hays | 10-12-2007 | Reviews

Tags: up the yangtze, Yung Chang