AltWeeklies Wire
Look for Jeff Daniels in Lookoutnew
Taut style and some striking performances in screenwriter Scott Frank's directorial debut.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Frank, The Lookout
A Monster of a 'Host'new
South Korean director spills forth on toxic waste, creatures and Steve Buscemi.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
03-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, The Host
Radiant City: Tip of the Nice Burbnew
Filmmakers Gary Burns and Jim Brown sound the alarm on suburban sprawl.
NOW Magazine |
Glenn Sumi |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Carlos Mencia Just Said Thatnew
As Mind of Mencia starts its third season, the comedian keeps his vow to unite people by outraging everyone.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Carl Kozlowski |
03-30-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Evidence Grisenew
Paul Verhoeven returns to the past -- his and ours -- in the Holocaust thriller Black Book.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
03-30-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Book, Paul Verhoeven
Safe Crackingnew
Longtime screenwriter and first-time director Scott Frank talks about The Lookout.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Lookout
Ice Capadesnew
This ice-skating comedy demonstrates that just because Will Ferrell is game for anything that might draw a laugh, it doesn't mean he should follow through with every idea that comes his way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Collateral Damagenew
Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Oh! Calcutta!new
Mira Nair's complex meditation on family, relationships, and identity, traces the saga of two generations of an Indian-American family, as outlined in Jhumpa Lahiri's bestselling novel.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Mira Nair, The Namesake
Forgive Us Our Sinsnew
The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank's directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Frank, The Lookout
Call in the National Guardnew
This sequel to last year's remake is as witless and simpleminded as the irradiated humanoids that serve as the franchise's bad guys.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
The Cost of Happinessnew
French film wonders what it takes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Avenue Montaigne, Daniele Thompson
Creature Featurenew
This manic monster party from South Korea cleverly updates the Japanese monster-movie genre while offering a witty and sweet look at what's left of the nuclear family.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Bong Joon-ho, The Host
Mock Turtlesnew
Back on the screen for the first time since the early 90s, the Ninja Turtles are now animated via CGI, though their plot and character details got lost in the shuffle.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin Munroe, TMNT
Hola Afghanistannew
Jesus Feliciano is a Mexican national who joins the Marines to gain U.S. citizenship and returns home from Iraq with a nasty case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
03-29-2007 |
Reviews
