AltWeeklies Wire
Trio Life
Dreamgirls hits most of the right notes for drama told through song.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bill Condon, Dreamgirls
Pig Talesnew
Dakota Fanning talks about bringing a classic children's book to life, and why she's sworn off BLTs -- at least for a while.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
12-14-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charlotte's Web, Gary Winick
Baye of Angelsnew
A superb actress' silence speaks volumes in Le Petit Lieutenant.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Jonathan A. Knapp |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Drafting a Kid for an Oscar Bidnew
Happyness sort of has the spirit of Life Is Beautiful, only without all the Nazis and genocide.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
12-13-2006 |
Reviews
Hip-Hop Harrynew
It's hard to pin down what the Learning Channel's programming is all about.
New Haven Advocate |
Doron Monk Flake |
12-13-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Houston Choppernew
Meet Roman Blum, the next TV biker star.
Houston Press |
Steven Devadanam |
12-12-2006 |
TV
Tags: ESPN, American Biker Series
Playing a 'Good German'
Over the past ten years Cate Blanchett has made increasingly daring acting choices that have elevated her to a status of this generation’s Meryl Streep.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
12-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Soderbergh, The Good German
Difference Between Smart and Wisenew
For the big screen, Alan Bennett presents a less cynical version of his play about what an education is good for.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
12-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Will Smith Takes His Son Slumming
From the looks of Will Smith's downtrodden character in The Pursuit of Happyness, the only place for the capable actor's career to go is down.
The Empire Strikes Backnew
The ever-astonishing filmmaker Mel Gibson continues his (probably unintentional) study of the mortification of the flesh through the ages.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Apocalypto, Mel Gibson
Standing on Shaky Groundnew
This well-meaning social drama about the intersecting lives of a dysfunctional, upper-middle-class family in suburbia and the residents of a deteriorating public-housing project is flimsy at best.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Matt Tauber, The Architect
Hearts and Minesnew
This action-packed take on the issue of blood diamonds is an example of social critique masquerading as cineplex fodder.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Blood Diamond, Edward Zwick
Framing the Photographernew
From the director and writer of Secretary comes this odd fictional biopic about this photographer's impulses.
Austin Chronicle |
Toddy Burton |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Fla-la-la-la-blahnew
Jude Law and Cameron Diaz put seasonal romantic disroder on film.
Missoula Independent |
Nick Davis |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nancy Meyers, The Holiday
House Swapnew
Nancy Meyers’ follow-up to Something’s Gotta Give mines the same go-girl terrain but is far less interesting, featuring stock characterizations and a blandly upbeat vibe.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
12-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nancy Meyers, The Holiday
