AltWeeklies Wire
How Goes the Jihad?new
Hal Hartley's unbelievable truths in Fay Grim.
Chicago Newcity |
Ray Pride |
05-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fay Grim, Hal Hartley
'Waitress': Serves You Rightnew
Adrienne Shelly's stylish film deserves a hell of a tip.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
05-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
Bugged: William Friedkin Follows the Trajectory of American Fear
William Friedkin ratchets up suspense and terror to an almost unbearable level with his adaptation of Tracy Letts' award-winning 2004 Off-Broadway play Bug.
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
Maakies' New 'Crow'new
We dook-dook-dook cartoonist Tony Millionaire in anticipation of the pilot episode of The Drinky Crow Show.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
05-15-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
William Friedkin Talks About 'Bug'
I spoke with "Billy" Friedkin in the library dining room of a sleek purple and blue yacht floating beside a pier at last year's Cannes film festival where Bug won the International Critic's Prize.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
05-14-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bug, William Friedkin
In the Doghousenew
A different kind of puppy love.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mike White, Year of the Dog
A Fly in the Ointmentnew
Spider-Man 3 is the Revenge of the Sith of the Spider-Man franchise.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3
'Zoo': Tabloid Tale Turns Into Mushy Plea for Tolerancenew
Here is a movie that consents to leave unexamined what its persecuted male subjects would not confront in themselves.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robinson Devor, zoo
'Away From Her': Memory and Marriagenew
Talented young filmmaker Sarah Polley explores the nature of relationships and the tragedy of Alzheimer's.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Away from Her, Sarah Polley
'Lucky You': Bad Dealnew
Curtis Hanson's poker dramedy deserved a better hand.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Sean Burns |
05-14-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Curtis Hanson, Lucky You
A Very Long Engagement: The Cannes Film Festival Turns 60
Round-the-clock screenings, celebrity interviews, crowded press conferences, elite parties, luxurious lunches, word-of-mouth buzz and chance encounters with icons of cinema fly by in a dizzying blur.
Generational Bubble: Searching for an Anti-hero in a 70s Mold
Luke Wilsons written, acted and debut-co-directed homage to offbeat 70s era satires, ala Rancho Deluxe, is a study in movie-by-committee entropy.
Looking for a Spidey Alternative? 'Lucky You.'new
The Las Vegas gambling drama pumps pure oxygen into a multiplex sucked dry by the CGI-first/ask-questions-later superhero sequel.
The Memphis Flyer |
Greg Akers |
05-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Curtis Hanson, Lucky You
Torn and Frayednew
A man is caught between two worlds in the Danish melodrama After the Wedding.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
05-11-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: After the Wedding
