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'ShowBusiness': The Work Behind the Curtains
Even audiences not enamored with Broadway musicals could find Dori Berinstein's documentary entertaining and informative.
'Death at a Funeral': Over the Top, Backwards
Director Frank Oz nearly redeems himself after his disastrous Stepford Wives remake with a British black comedy.
Tags: Death at a Funeral, Frank Oz
'Mr. Brooks': Jekyll and Hidenew
As a family man with a secret dark side, Kevin Costner makes bad look good.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
06-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruce A. Evans, Mr. Brooks
'Hostel: Part II': Not Much of a Sequel
Similarly gory and exploitative as its torture-porn predecessor, writer/director Eli Roth's horror sequel is nothing more than a makeover of Hostel substituted with female characters.
Tags: Eli Roth, Hostel: Part II
'Your Mommy Kills Animals': A Sobering Doc
A boisterous debate over what actions should be taken against organizations that abuse animals.
'Private Fears in Public Places': Hollywood Mon Amournew
The latest from French master Alain Resnais is a classic studio-style heartbreaker.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
06-11-2007 |
Reviews
Almost 'Entourage'new
A dispatch from Adrian Grenier's $100-a-head "fund-rager."
L.A. Weekly |
Linda Immediato |
06-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Judd Apatow Explains Himselfnew
Geekology 101.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
06-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
'Ocean's Thirteen': Con Jobnew
Who's zooming whom?
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
06-08-2007 |
Reviews
'La Vie en Rose': Poor Sparrownew
A new Edith Piaf biopic takes the troubled singer’s life on trust.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
06-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: La Vie en Rose, Olivier Dahan
Charles Burnett: The Good Shepherdnew
After 30 years, Killer of Sheep gets its due -- but its maker still fights the machine.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
06-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charles Burnett, Killer of Sheep
The Secret of Nancy Drewnew
The tagline for Warner Brothers' forthcoming Nancy Drew is "Get a clue" -- we try to do just that.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
06-08-2007 |
Movies
Tags: Nancy Drew, Emma Roberts
New Fox Game Show is Where Stupidity Roolsnew
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader has a scorpion sting in its tail -- sinking into the couch to watch this dubiously titled entertainment, the first thing you learn is that the average adult actually does know less than the clutch of kids on hand.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Flanders Blows, and Not Like the Poppiesnew
If Republicans are still searching for reasons to bash the French, they need look no further than the work of Bruno Dumont.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
06-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bruno Dumont, Flanders
