AltWeeklies Wire
The Popular Vote: 'American Idol' Puts a New Spin on Democracy
American Idol has done what political campaigns have been unable to do in a while: made people feel like they have both an important role in the process and an effect on the outcome.
Tags: TV
'Air Guitar Nation': Faking Itnew
Strumming his life with his fingers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
'After the Wedding': Surprise Guestnew
Oscar nominee recalls the energy of Dogme films.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, After the Wedding
'28 Weeks Later': All the Ragenew
The run for life continues in sequel to the 2002 thriller.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
'Away from Her': The Long Goodbyenew
Julie Christie stares down the clock.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Away from Her, Sarah Polley
'Road' Rulesnew
An interview with Red Road director Andrea Arnold.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
05-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Andrea Arnold, Red Road
The Eyes Have Itnew
We've come a long way from Kieslowski's Red, in which a retired judge falls into disgrace for listening in on his neighbors -- now, spying on citizens is a virtue, no more so than in Britain, where it's estimated that the average person appears on camera some 300 times a day.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrea Arnold, Red Road
More Lives Destroyed by Motherhoodnew
Just in time for Mother's Day comes this cautionary tale about how much the act of giving birth can completely screw you.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Hilary Brougher, Stephanie Daley
A Mad, Mad About Mads Worldnew
The hunky actor Mads Mikkelsen helps Adam's Apples.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Dennis Harvey |
05-10-2007 |
Reviews
Flick Off!new
Twenty summer movies, ruthlessly assessed before we've even seen them.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer and Matt Coker |
05-09-2007 |
Movies
Ian Rans' Message in a Bottlenew
For the host and namesake of the cable-access show Drinking with Ian, there's no such thing as an unhappy hour.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
05-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Summer Movie Previewnew
More than 50 films are slated for release between this Friday and Aug. 31 -- we're offering peeks at (in chronological order) the 10 most-promising movies, the 10 least promising and five that fall in the middle.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Matt Brunson |
05-09-2007 |
Movies
Summer Movie Preview II: The Sequelnew
We still know what you did last summer -- you were at the movies, catching a sequel.
San Diego CityBeat |
Anders Wright |
05-09-2007 |
Movies
Who's Afraid of Ralph Nader?new
In his stubborn refusal to accept an imperfect world, Nader is eminently unreasonable.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
05-09-2007 |
Reviews
Thrice Bitten: 'Spider-Man 3'new
Everything's comin' up Peter Parker.
San Antonio Current |
Brian Villalobos |
05-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3
