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American Can-do Spirit Stars in 'In the Shadow of the Moon' and 'The Kingdom'new
The Bush years have given American swagger a bad name, but there was a time when this quality was rooted not in cowboy-style bluster but in competence and confidence.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Lunar Eclipsenew
In the Shadow of the Moon celebrates the triumphs of the American space program, but leaves out some crucial background.
'Apart From That': Like Cassavetes in Skagit Countynew
The film makes a jumbled democracy of its rustic players; refreshingly, there's not a mumbling hipster among them.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Again With Miserable Africanew
Angels takes an intimate, unstinting, ground's-eye view of the biological and social diseases ravaging Africa, making public-policy debate about AIDS in Africa seems distant and esoteric.
Seattle Weekly |
Huan Hsu |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Angels in the Dust, Louise Hogarth
A Dark-Skinned Good Guynew
Tall, slender and elegant in a charcoal-gray leather jacket and neatly trimmed chin stubble, Ashraf Barhom is an Israeli Arab making his Hollywood debut as the righteous Saudi Arabian who sets an example of personal and professional heroism in The Kingdom.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
10-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Rosita Youngblood Fights to Save Her Film Billnew
The Pennsylvania state rep's bill would force film companies to give a percent to state charities before they can receive their tax credits.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
10-02-2007 |
Movies
'Into the Wild': Force of Naturenew
Penn's previous movies as a director have been unfailingly pretentious, but Into the Wild is altogether different, a unified, long-haul work that is rarely caught straining for effect.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
The Action-Packed 'Kingdom' Misfiresnew
Peter Berg's film feels too rote and near-Rambo in its simplistic portrait of a foreign policy disaster as easily remedied with a few well-placed brutal killings.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Shaun Brady |
10-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Berg, The Kingdom
Sean Penn Redeems Himselfnew
I'm greatly relieved to report that Into the Wild, Penn's fourth behind-the-camera effort, feels like something of a breakthrough for the recently stagnating genius.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Beans |
10-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into the Wild, Sean Penn
Robert Benton on Nudity and 'Feast of Love'new
If there's a near-constant in the films written or directed by Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer, Nobody's Fool), it's that they tend to have an unusual amount of bare flesh for mainstream Hollywood fare.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Matt Prigge |
10-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
Director Nicolas Roeg on the Ups and Downsnew
Whatever the reasons for his career's decline, Roeg is back in form with Puffball, his first theatrical feature since 1996's barely released Two Deaths.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
10-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicolas Roeg, Puffball
'Brand Upon on the Brain!' is a Deranged Spectaclenew
It's too bad everyone can't see Guy Maddin's latest in the form it was originally intended. Presented in Toronto and New York with live sound effects, narration, and even singing, Maddin’s silent movie was created with the idea of being "a lavish spectacle for the masses," in the director's own words.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
10-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brand upon the Brain!, Guy Maddin
Nova Scotia's Film Industry Aims to Move Forwardnew
An increased tax credit gives Nova Scotia a leg up over the competition from other provinces such as Manitoba, as well as the American states.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
10-01-2007 |
Movies
'My Kid Could Paint That'
Documentarian Amir Bar-Lev makes himself a moving target when he breaks form to editorialize in private monologue about his doubts over the veracity of 4-year-old Marla Olmstead creating museum-worthy paintings without the help of her father.
'Great World of Sound'
Great writing and solid ensemble performances from unfamiliar actors make this gem of a drama stick in the memory.
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
