AltWeeklies Wire
How to Deal with the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Advice for newbies, wannabe Weinsteins or those who wish it would just go away.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
The Top Ten of the Atlantic Film Festivalnew
Out of more than 200 movies, here are The Coast's picks for what not to miss.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Lindsay McCarney |
09-18-2007 |
Movies
Run, Dashchund, Runnew
Greyhounds aren't the only racing canines, as Shane MacDougall reveals in his Spellbound-meets-Best in Show "dogumentary" Wiener Takes All.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane MacDougall, Wiener Takes All
'Shake Hands With the Devil' Revisits Rwandan Genocidenew
The story that is being told here, from the filmmakers' perspective, is more complete than has been told in the other movies about the subject.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Carsten Knox |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Chaz Thorne's 'Overnight' Successnew
Thorne burst onto the Canadian film scene this month by doing the basically unheard of -- getting his first two features, Just Buried, and Poor Boy's Game, in Toronto's film fest at the same time. But it didn't happen overnight.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Tara Thorne |
09-18-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Try to Make Comedian Todd Barry Laughnew
Barry doesn’t want to be asked boring questions. Seriously. The e-mail he sent me prior to the interview was very specific on that point.
Birmingham Weekly |
Daisy Winfrey |
09-18-2007 |
TV
'Shoot 'Em Up' Provides Silly Thrillsnew
Shoot ’Em Up is the most audacious, over-the-top and gleefully depraved movie in recent memory, supplying a nonstop stream of giddy thrills as it chucks logic and science and common sense out the window.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
'Manda Bala' is a Chilling Look at Brazilian Kidnappingnew
Kidnapping, corruption and frog farming find common ground in this assured first film from 28-year-old documentary filmmaker Jason Kohn.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jason Kohn, Manda Bala
'The Brave One' is 'Death Wish' for the NPR Crowdnew
The film doesn't raise any questions about vigilantism or social comeuppance that haven't already been asked by dramas dealing with the checks and balances of legality and morality.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Drew Lazor |
09-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Director Jennifer Fox: Free Like a Boynew
More than a simple diary film, Flying is also a kind of essay about what freedom for a contemporary woman consists of.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
Julie Delpy's '2 Days in Paris' Explores the Hard Parts of Romancenew
Delpy's zippy romantic comedy is all entanglement: It's what happens when you’ve spent the past few days in Venice with explosive diarrhea, and the next 48 hours brings only language barriers, close quarters with the parents, and a virtual Yellow Pages of ex-lovers.
Riverfront Times |
Jim Ridley |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 2 Days in Paris, Julie Delpy
New Kurt Cobain Doc Creates a Mixtape for His Lifenew
Director AJ Schnack tells Cobain's story by using music that influenced his career and personality, not Nirvana's biggest hits.
Riverfront Times |
Annie Zaleski |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: AJ Schnack, About A Son
Jodie Foster Dishes Up Rough Justicenew
Yes, The Brave One is that movie: the one with the posters of America's once-upon-a-time sweetheart posed artistically against a yellow background, her hand pressed contemplatively against her salon-styled hair, and the tag line "How Many Wrongs to Make It Right?"
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Paul Haggis' Latest is Worth Seeing Despite His Heavy Handnew
What makes In the Valley of Elah -- a wildly uneven but brave foray into the dark side of posttraumatic stress disorder -- unusual is its focus on parental grief, which Haggis seeks to complicate by asking, What's the one thing that could be worse than the bottomless sorrow of losing a child who’s a war hero?
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
09-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Daniel Radcliffe on Acting His Way Out of Harry Potter
Since throwing caution to the wind to perform in a West End revival of Peter Schaffer's nudity-mandatory play "Equus," Radcliffe teamed up with Australian independent director Rod Hardy for an ensemble film based on Michael Noonan's novel December Boys.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
09-17-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: December Boys, Rod Hardy
