AltWeeklies Wire
'Knocked Up': Saucynew
Apatow finds humor in several sacred cows, including arguably the most sacred of all, the abortion debate.
The Georgia Straight |
Ian Caddell |
05-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
Journalist's Script Brings Iraq War to Lifenew
Using a screenplay by Wendell Steavenson, herself a journalist covering the Iraq War, Haas set out to dramatize issues that have only grown more volatile since the film was first discussed in 2003.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
05-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Philip Haas, The Situation
Cannes: Is There a Doctor in the House?new
Health, in life and film, dominates this year's festival.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
Make Your Own Happinessnew
Asian Canadian female filmmakers are doing it for themselves and inspiring others to do the same.
The Georgia Straight |
Craig Takeuchi |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
Cannes Can-donew
Solid early screenings suggest 2007 could be a fab year for the fest.
NOW Magazine |
Josh Harkness |
05-25-2007 |
Movies
'Offside': Goal of Equalitynew
Iran's gender divide as seen through the World Cup.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jafar Panahi, Offside
'At World's End': The Ship Sails into the Sunsetnew
Ahoy vey!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
'Bug': Creepy Crawliesnew
Bug can't help but overwhelm the best of William Friedkin's intentions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
OK Ogrenew
The latest Shrek disappoints a bit by exchanging storytelling for humor.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Chris Miller, Shrek the Third
Sappy and Stereotypednew
The late Adrienne Shelly's dialogue helps make Waitress predictably enjoyable.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
'Severance': Having the Last Laughnew
Christopher Smith and Danny Dyer on comedy, horror, the war on terror and the twists and turns of their hilarious new thriller.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
05-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Christopher Smith, Severance
'Zoo': Horse Sensenew
Filmmaker Robinson Devor sadly sabotages his own attempt to bring the practice of bestiality into the light.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
'After the Wedding': To Flee or Not to Fleenew
An expat Danish aid worker in Mumbai returns to Copenhagen to meet with a benefactor, only to discover that the world is even smaller than it seems.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, After the Wedding
'The Page Turner': Payback in Minor Keysnew
In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Denis Dercourt, The Page Turner
