AltWeeklies Wire
Being Pickynew
Tenacious D's movie debut is OK, but lacks the hilarity of the TV series.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-24-2006 |
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Full of Crapnew
The dull Fast Food Nation would have been better as a documentary.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
11-24-2006 |
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Star-Crossed Loversnew
Spanning history to suggest a purpose for human existence, The Fountain occupies a middle ground between 2001: A Space Odyssey and Slaughterhouse-Five.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-24-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
The Good Fightnew
Wrestling with Angels charts Tony Kushner's art and politics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
11-24-2006 |
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Legends in Their Own Mindsnew
Christopher Guest and Tenacious D live in another world.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-24-2006 |
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Flimsynew
Hollywood gets the better of Guest in easily the most Hollywood of his movies.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
11-22-2006 |
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Blond Ambitionnew
This film goes back to Bond's roots.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Casino Royale, Martin Campbell
A Day Unlike Any Othernew
Bobby looks at the lives of some everyday people who are about to get caught up in the avalanche of history when they become witnesses to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Bobby, Emilio Estevez
Can You Change the Past?new
If the science fiction in Déjà Vu has more to do with fiction than science, it’s not as though the movie ever pauses long enough for that realization to fully take hold.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Déjà Vu, Tony Scott
Backstage at the Back Lotnew
Although it attempts to skewer Hollywood, this new comedy from Christopher Guest and his loyal troupe of improv actors doesn’t have even a drop of affection for its characters.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
11-22-2006 |
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All Wetnew
Like some epic figure of yore, writer/director Aronofsky has allowed his hubris to get the better of him: The Fountain is a dry hole.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Darren Aronofsky, The Fountain
Cop a Pleanew
Bob Odenkirk directs this comedy written by the Reno 911! team, but consider this one disarmed and extremely pointless.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-22-2006 |
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Tags: Bob Odenkirk, Let's Go to Prison
Rock Your Socks Off, Babynew
How much you'll love (or loathe) JB and KG's passion for the power chord and all it entails will depend, most likely, on your familiarity with the duo beforehand.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-22-2006 |
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Art and Politicsnew
Documentarian Freida Lee Mock presents her subject as a play in three acts, but the academic and fragmented structure obscures the warmth of this playwright.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-22-2006 |
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Robert Altman, 1925-2006new
Altman will be missed, but more importantly, he will be appreciated.
Willamette Week |
David Walker |
11-22-2006 |
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