AltWeeklies Wire
War of the Worldsnew
Cruise and Redstone do battle -- prepare for a true epic.
L.A. Weekly |
Nikki Finke |
08-24-2006 |
Movies
Put it on Mutenew
This B-movie that pairs a desperate sexpot and a deaf mute seeking revenge.
New York Press |
Justin Ravitz |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jamie Babbit, The Quiet
Pop Folklorenew
OutKast's take on African-American showbiz history is a dog.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-24-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
I Will Buy You a New Lifenew
The working poor get a voice in PBS's latest P.O.V. offering.
San Antonio Current |
Ashley Lindstrom |
08-23-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
About a Boinew
OutKast's Depression-era hip-hop musical has a loving respect for the old South.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
08-23-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bryan Barber, Idlewild
Creating Bukowski
Set amongst Minneapolis' gray streets of factories and warehouses, Factotum is an adaptation of Charles Bukowski's novel of the same name.
Maui Time |
Cole Smithey |
08-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bent Hamer, Factotum
Dam Shamenew
Spike Lee's New Orleans Requiem on HBO reverberates with the power of truth in a muted tone of dignity, tragedy and respect.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-21-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Call-Center Classnew
Mallal and Addelman tap in to India's booming IT outsourcing scene and the ways in which it is (and isn't) affecting a new generation.
Montreal Mirror |
Mark Slutsky |
08-21-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Freak to Cheek
Who will stop Sonzero from making another film?
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jim Sonzero, Pulse
Step Off
If you don't hope for anything, you won't be disappointed.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Anne Fletcher, Step Up
Rolling Back the Years
If this is largely untraveled territory, that doesn't mean the jokes are fresh.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Magical Revisionism
In moving from the page to the screen, Burger kept crucial developments but tied them more tightly to a realistic narrative.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Man-Witch
This is the kind of film M. Night Shyamalan wishes he could still make.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Burger, The Illusionist
Sloppy Joes
Trust the Man is an imperfect if pleasant surprise.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bart Freundlich, Trust the Man