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'Eastern Promises': The Thug Lifenew
David Cronenberg reunites with Viggo Mortensen.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
'Rick and Steve' Come Together, No Batteries Requirednew
If the boys of South Park grew up to be queer, with hinged elbows and knees, the results would be a lot like Logo's Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple In All The World.
New York Press |
Stan Friedman |
09-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
'The Last Winter' & 'Into the Wild' Bring Doom from Belownew
New movies from Larry Fessenden and Sean Penn give us "new" horror.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
The Myth & Men of the James Gang Go a Little Queernew
Dominik has fabricated a big picture with a small point.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-20-2007 |
Reviews
Slumming in Schlocknew
Jodie Foster goes wacko in this lame movie that takes itself too seriously.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Glances and Spurtsnew
Except for an overly abrupt ending, Eastern Promises is a fantastic film.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Henry Rollins Spoken Word: Titan of the Tonguenew
The legendary verbanator Henry Rollins is heading back out on the road. This time he's going to let America know what the "enemies" really think of us.
Metro Spirit |
Erika Bolin |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
'Eastern Promises': An Examination of Mother Russianew
Director David Cronenberg has carefully constructed a story about a motherland poisoning its children -- a repeated theme in Russian history, from Ivan's cannibalism to Stalin’s 20 million.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Paul Haggis Preaches Bad News About Iraqnew
The movie needs him, though. In the Valley of Elah wants to be a Deer Hunter for a new quagmire, but instead it plays as a very special episode of Law & Order.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Director Dora Peña Refuses the Mommy Tracknew
Married for 12 years and with three boys between the ages of two and 12, Peña has beaten the odds and refused to become another teen-pregnancy statistic. It's been an exciting -- albeit exasperating -- road.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
09-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dora Peña, The Dreamhealer
'In the Valley of Elah' is a Fitting Follow-Up to 'Crash'new
The Iraq film is a noble endeavor, but not everyone will agree on whether he accomplishes the mission Haggis sets for himself.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'Across the Universe' is Extraordinarily Ambitiousnew
Taymor's film is a little too much, though there's some absolutely gorgeous imagery and beautiful songs to be sung.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
09-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
September 11 American Intolerance
The story behind the film September Dawn and the unveiling of one of the most hidden secrets of Mormon religious fanaticism -- the Mountain Meadows Massacre of September 11, 1857.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn
'Trailer Trash' Shows Poor White Folks Differently Than 'Cops'new
Don Diego Ramirez's documentary humanizes its subjects without flinching from the horror of what they perpetrate upon each other.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Glaze |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Blasfilmersnew
The Ten is an ostensible comedy, ostensibly based on the Ten Commandments. There's not really a sustained laugh in the whole movie.
Tags: David Wain, The Ten
