AltWeeklies Wire
Comedian Jeff Garlin Directs a Bittersweet Flicknew
This indie film carries the remarkably unpretentious air of a small movie, simply shot with an utterly straightforward story.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
John Tuturro Loves Pop Musicnew
Taking the movie-musical seriously puts Turturro miles ahead of the recent awful Hollywood musical resurgence that confuses personal musical expression with camp.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
'The Bubble' Combines Sitcom Premise with Authentic Perilnew
Eytan Fox upholds the dynamic with an ear for camaraderie not unlike that of Richard Linklater. Unlike Linklater, however, Fox is working in a part of the world generally perceived in these parts as a war zone.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Eytan Fox, The Bubble
William Friedkin Thinks 'Cruising' Isn't Controversialnew
The director insists that certain gay groups' decision to assail the plot for being homophobic is akin to prostitutes complaining about a movie based on Jack the Ripper.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
09-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: William Friedkin, Cruising
'The Bubble' Redeems the Nihilism of 'Cruising'new
Cruising was never considered a model of superior filmmaking, and even 27 years ago, public protests questioned its credibility as a depiction of gay life.
The Bubble marks the distance movies have progressed since.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-06-2007 |
Reviews
Western Winnernew
Violent, nuanced and well-acted, 3:10 to Yuma stands out in its cinematic genre.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
Making Myersnew
This diehard Halloween fan didn't hate Rob Zombie's reinterpretation, and that's saying something.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Halloween, Rob Zombie
'Superbad': Nerd Mentalitynew
Three young men scheme their way toward social acceptance, popularity and maybe even female companionship.
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
Dear Focus Features, I Want to Lick Your Facenew
Ang Lee's Lust, Caution gets a NC-17 rating.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
09-05-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Ang Lee, Lust, Caution
Clive Owen Kills with Carrotsnew
Deep it ain't, cartoonish it is, but Shoot 'Em Up is certainly fun, and peppered with calculated, eye-bugging originality.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Davis, Shoot 'Em Up
Russell Crowe and Christian Bale Discuss '3:10 to Yuma'new
The two actors recently spent the day at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel promoting their efforts, and who should be one of the first to sit down with the tired, mumbling men, but the San Antonio Current.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
09-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
This is for All the Lonely (and Finnish) Peoplenew
The bloom has fallen off the fable-spinning formalism of directors like Aki Kaurismaki, Jim Jarmusch and even Wes Anderson; what critics once saw as sweetly askew in their work is now suspected of being arch and self-conscious.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Aki Kaurismaki, Lights in the Dusk
Two Takes on William Friedkin's 'Cruising'new
The 1980 tale of an undercover cop's pursuit of a serial killer in the West Village's leather-clad S-M scene is being screened in select cities in anticipation of the DVD release.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Matt Sussman and Jason Shimai |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: William Friedkin, Cruising
Drive-Invasion 2007: Welcome to the Grindhousenew
The Starlight Six Drive-In's annual celebration of rockabilly, hot rods and schlocky cinema, splits this year's films into a pair of "themed" nights, with Saturday scrutinizing "Science Gone Awry" and Sunday devoted to "Teen Rebellion."
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-05-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Drive-Invasion 2007
'Vitus': A Beautiful Mindnew
There's something about a boy in this latest prodigy film.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
09-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fredi Murer, Vitus
