AltWeeklies Wire
'Golden Door': The Dream of Americanew
Simply different, and often memorably beautiful -- moviegoers who prefer narrative straightforwardness and clarity will likely be dissatisfied while fans of the visual arts may come away enthralled.
Tags: Emanuele Crialese, Golden Door
'Rescue Dawn': I Will Survivenew
Christian Bale and Werner Herzog take a different view of Vietnam.
Style Weekly |
Wayne Melton |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Hairspray': Shallow Watersnew
John Travolta's performance is more notable as a feat of engineering than of acting -- although appealing, it seldom rises above the level of an amusing stunt.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Simpsonsismsnew
These are a few of our favorite things.
San Diego CityBeat |
Staff |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
'Broken English': Saving Parker Poseynew
That Posey finds some of the finest, most affecting displays of vulnerability I've ever watched on a screen, and that Cassavetes captures them, means that two artists are doing something wonderfully right.
Willamette Week |
Aaron Mesh |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Broken English, Zoe Cassavetes
'Sunshine': Kubrick Would be Proudnew
This movie about killing heat will prove emotionally cold to most audiences expecting the soapy fun of Stars Trek and Wars, but it's still a compelling epic of human endurance.
Willamette Week |
Alistair Rockoff |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Danny Boyle, Sunshine
A Paean for Dan Patricknew
When Dan Patrick announced his retirement from sports giant ESPN on July 9, it signaled the end of the golden age of cable sports television.
Columbia Free Times |
Ron Aiken |
07-25-2007 |
TV
The Renaissance Girl of 'The Simpsons'new
Lisa Simpson is the heart and soul of the longest-running TV sitcom of all time, but she will likely play second saxophone again in The Simpsons Movie.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
07-25-2007 |
Movies
'No Reservations' & 'Sunshine': Front Burnersnew
Eleven-year-old Abigail Breslin pretty much steals No Reservations from Catherine Zeta-Jones, while Sunshine director Danny Boyle gets a pretty good bang for his $45 million.
East Bay Express |
Kelly Vance |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
Doughnut Pass Go, Do'h Not Pass 'The Simpsons Movie'new
My keenest, dearest piece of advice: if you want to see it, see it cold, and leave at home the know-it-all who will spurt with laughter at even the gags he or she doesn't understand.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
07-25-2007 |
Reviews
'Goya's Ghosts': Art of Darknessnew
The Spanish Inquisition targets Goya and his subjects in Milos Forman's biopic.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Cindy Fuchs |
07-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Goya's Ghosts, Milos Forman
Back in Pinknew
Reviews from the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (week two).
Philadelphia City Paper |
Staff |
07-24-2007 |
Movies
'June & July': Bored (But Not Boring) Twins With a Secretnew
The jolting finale forces a conclusion on plot strands that, like the titular siblings, prove fundamentally incompatible.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brady Hall, June & July
Die Hard, Alreadynew
Data scrolling, keyboarding and flashing hard-drive lights do not build suspense nor make for compelling footage.
Port Folio Weekly |
Gregory Epps |
07-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Len Wiseman, Live Free or Die Hard
Digitizing Theater Adsnew
National CineMedia is the future of movie-theater advertising -- and probably the future of movie theaters, period.
