AltWeeklies Wire
'Hurricane on the Bayou' Captures How Man Contributed to Katrinanew
Narrated by Meryl Streep, the 2006 film was originally intended to provide viewers with a scenic trip through the wetlands of New Orleans. Three months after the initial footage was shot in 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the city, bringing the film's warnings to life.
'Fully Awake' Celebrates the Black Mountain Collegenew
Josef Albers, Anni Albers, Arthur Penn, David Tudor, John Cage, Merce Cuningham, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, M.C. Richards, Charles Olsen, Robert Creeley, Franz Kline ... It is amazing to think that all of these art-world luminaries once immersed themselves in creative experimentation in a remote, isolated college in the mountains of North Carolina.
'The Brave One': Lady Killernew
Jodie Foster roams the streets.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
'The Hunting Party': Back on the Prowlnew
Richard Gere and Terrence Howard look for the Big Story.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
Didn't Need to See Thatnew
Disgusting, over-the-top sequences overshadow fun action in Shoot 'Em Up.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Mugging Malaisenew
Brothers Solomon is a dumb-buddy movie so bad that it could actually enhance our culture.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bob Odenkirk, The Brothers Solomon
A Yogi's Revengenew
The simple revenge plot is not unfamiliar, but it’s unlikely moviegoers have seen it presented as magically as it is in Milarepa, a sort of spiritual biopic about a revered 11th-century monk and yogi.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Milarepa, Neten Chokling
War Torn
Paul Haggis' subtlety deficiencies almost defuse the dramatic punch of In the Valley of Elah.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Director David Cronenberg Discusses Existentialismnew
Cronenberg talks about doing the right thing, anguish and Viggo.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Homester Runner Founder Discusses 'Great World of Sound'new
Making his directorial debut, Craig Zobel talks about longtime collaborator David Gordon Green and American Idol.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Craig Zobel, Great World of Sound
'The Hunting Party' Laughs at Itself Too Muchnew
Based on Scott Anderson’s eccentrically composed October 2000 Esquire article, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," the film flaunts its factual basis with gleeful stupidity, reducing the possibility that anything in its twisted plot can be taken seriously.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Shepard, The Hunting Party
The Beatles Get Squished in Film Based on Their Songsnew
Nostalgic for the days of revolution, director Julie Taymor hijacks The Beatles and reduces them to topical art.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Across the Universe, Julie Taymor
Jodie Foster Blows 'Em Away in 'The Brave One'new
Foster takes after Chuck Bronson in the new vengeance thriller.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Viggo Mortenson is Complicatednew
Mortensen's comfort level with director David Cronenberg has freed him to do things he might normally be hesitant to do -- for instance, fend off an attack from two mobsters in a bathhouse while wearing nothing but tattoos.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Michelle Devereaux |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises
Fat Guy Walks it Off in 'Million Calorie March'new
Marino dropped 150 pounds after topping out at 397, and then walked 1,200 miles three years ago from Florida to Boston to raise awareness about the obesity ... uh, FAT epidemic.
Dig Boston |
Cosmo Macero, Jr. |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
