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'Superbad': Apatow Gang Gets Funny With the Funky
That venerable genre, the teen sex comedy, gets a hot shot of warm lovin' in director Greg Mottola's (The Daytrippers) rendering of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's irreverent script.
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Californication': David Duchovny's Hilarious New XXX Filesnew
The first episode of this very adult comedy opens with star David Duchovny getting a blow job from a nun ... a really hot nun ... in a church -- but that's not even the most shocking moment.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
08-10-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
John Malkovich: Being Gustav Klimtnew
Whether or not you think actor Malkovich is creepy, you can't deny the guy's talent.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Klimt, Raoul Ruiz
'Favela Rising': Keeping it Rionew
This documentary demonstrates both the severity of favela life and the very real power of music and dance to battle oppression.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Richards |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
'A Stone's Throw': Eco Disasternew
The film at least looks decent; you can't fake that east coast light -- but the dreadfully earnest script drips with portent.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Stone's Throw, Camelia Frieberg
'Macbeth': Updated and Outsourcednew
This Australian film puts a modern, hyperstylized spin on an old tale: Should it be, "Out, damned spot" or "Off, damned Ray-Bans"?
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Geoffrey Wright, Macbeth
'Gypsy Caravan': Banding Togethernew
Billed as the "Gypsy Caravan," five bands travel across America making music from across the Romani diaspora.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gypsy Caravan, Jasmine Dellal
'Goya's Ghosts': Everything Old Is New Againnew
Neither a biopic of the artist nor a historical epic, this film is a timeless study of the human potential for barbarism and hypocrisy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
'Daddy Day Camp': Even Less Amusing the Second TIme Aroundnew
Someone should blow "Taps" for this outing and put it out of its misery.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Daddy Day Camp, Fred Savage
A Sprinkle of 'Stardust' Goes a Long Waynew
This uneven adaptation of Neil Gaiman's bestselling novel is clogged with too much fairy dust.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'Rush Hour 3': Out of Gasnew
It's The Bourne Ultimatum's evil twin, relying, as it repeatedly does, on tired, cookie-cutter cliche action set-pieces.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brett Ratner, Rush Hour 3
'Underdog': Dog Days of Augustnew
A mad scientist's experiments provide a beagle with superpowers and the ability to speak in this children's comedy based on an old cartoon.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Frederik Du Chau, Underdog
'Becoming Jane': Meet Jane Doenew
Jane Austen could spot a phony, and, as a result, she would not have been happy with this romanticized account of her early years.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Becoming Jane, Julian Jarrold
'El Cantante': Nuyorican Nosedivenew
Jennifer Lopez and her real-life husband, Marc Anthony, portray the lives of salsa star Hector Lavoe and his wife, Puchi, in this biopic overstuffed with music-industry cliches.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: El Cantante, Leon Ichaso
'Superbad': Groin Pains
There's a thin line between smart juvenilia and stuff that's just plain silly -- this film keeps weaving back and forth across that line like Lindsay Lohan at a traffic stop.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
