AltWeeklies Wire
Paul Haggis Gets the Iraq War Right
Writer/director Paul Haggis (Crash) uses a biblically grounded metaphor as an all-encompassing touchstone for the desperate plight of physically and psychologically wounded Iraq War soldiers returning home.
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
'Raw Tactics of the Subversive Body' Provokesnew
This provocative new anthology of videos explores the human body as weapon, symbol, object, subject or organism.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
AIDS Beginsnew
Director André Téchiné dramatizes the onset of AIDS through the lives of four interconnected people, two of them gay, one uncertain and the other heterosexual.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Danny DeVito Preps for 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'new
He measures 4-foot-11 on his tiptoes, is pudgy, balding and has a face that would never be confused with that of a matinee idol -- hardly the attributes of a modern-day celebrity.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
09-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Milwaukee Tries to Lure Filmmakers with New Tax Creditnew
Filmmakers are already filming a pilot that would make the city a TV setting for the first time since the Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days nostalgia series of the 1970s.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
09-10-2007 |
Movies
'Halloween' is a Bloody Messnew
Rob Zombie's remake is a trick but no treat.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carey Norris |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Halloween, Rob Zombie
Crazed Man vs. Machinenew
The hilarious The King of Kong features a passionate niche of classic arcade gaming buffs who fanatically guard their records and protect their heroes with a zealotry that would probably be terrifying, were it not so damn funny.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
'Exiled': The Blood and the Beautynew
The visual poetry of Johnnie To's gangster films counters their nihilism.
Chicago Reader |
Fred Camper |
09-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Exiled, Johnnie To
Shane Meadows Comes Out of Guy Ritchie's Shadownew
Though Meadows still uses violence and genre-tweaking humor to entertaining effects, he has evolved into a far more original filmmaker.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Shane Meadows, This is England
'No End in Sight' Shows Both the War in Iraq and on Reasonnew
The documentary is woven together by terse narration from Campbell Scott and contains nothing unfamiliar to regular readers of political blogs by center-leftists, but its cohesion will satisfy the most dedicated antiwar critic.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Charles Ferguson, No End in Sight
The Grimmest Movie You'll Want to See Againnew
Some reviewers are calling Death Sentence morally reprehensible for being sympathetic to the vigilante, but the movie could be perceived as against revenge, since the outcomes are horrific for heroes and villains alike.
The Georgia Straight |
Ron Yamauchi |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: death sentence, James Wan
Vancouver International Film Festival Announces Lineupnew
Veteran program directors Alan Franey and PoChu AuYeung announced the lineup of this year's approximately 300 features from more than 50 nations, including Iran's Persepolis, the German-Turkish The Edge of Heaven, and Romania's 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
09-07-2007 |
Movies
Rising Canadian Dollar Threatens Vancouver's Film Industrynew
According to the British Columbia Film Commission, $1.2 billion was spent on production in Vancouver in 2006, making B.C. the third-largest production center in North America, behind California and New York state.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
09-07-2007 |
Movies
Fall TV: Sept. 13-19
Preview/reviews for It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Nashville, Prison Break, K-Ville, Back to You, Til Death, America's Next Top Model and Gossip Girl. Or just keep pretending your readers don't watch television.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
09-07-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Innovative Documentary Puts a Human Face on Iraq Warnew
José Antonio Gutierrez was a blip on the media radar, the first U.S. soldier to be killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The film looks at Gutierrez's life rather than create an anti-Bush screed.
Montreal Mirror |
Malcolm Fraser |
09-07-2007 |
Reviews
