AltWeeklies Wire
Flicks Recalls the Golden Age of Watchdog Journalismnew
George Clooney, the son of newscaster Nick Clooney, composes a kind of love letter to the "greatest generation" of telejournalists.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-13-2005 |
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Film Ties Racist Legacy to the Here and Nownew
A film that implies the complicity of other people in addition to the two who were accused in the death of Emmett Till inspired the U.S. Justice Department to reopen the case while the documentary was still a work-in-progress.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Keith Beauchamp |
10-13-2005 |
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Manufacturing Dissentnew
George Clooney's sophomore directorial effort subtly attacks a press corps controlled by conglomerates.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
10-13-2005 |
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Blown Jobnew
Tony Scott turns another fascinating story into yet another big-things-go-boom movie.
Baltimore City Paper |
Gary Dowell |
10-13-2005 |
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Tags: Tony Scott, Domino
Homicidal Homos Put Hurt on Hollywoodnew
So when's the last time you've seen a candy-colored gay slasher flick, complete with a snappy homo-esque dialogue? HellBent is the very first gay slasher film, and it goes out of its way to let you know.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
10-12-2005 |
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Tags: HellBent, Paul Etheredge-Ouzts
An Interview With David Strathairnnew
"There could never be an Edward R. Murrow today," says the man who portrays him in George Clooney's documentary.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
See It Now, All Over Againnew
Don't believe the liberal media, George Clooney powerfully reminds us -- unless you're prepared to live with the grim alternative.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-12-2005 |
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ISO Substancenew
In many ways, Craigslist the movie is like Craigslist the Web site: genial, nonjudgmental, copious, quirky, human, and utterly decentralized.
Eloquent Crusadernew
George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck is caustic and captivating.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-11-2005 |
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Tags: George Clooney, David, Strathairn, Edward, Joseph, Good Night, and Good Luck., McCarthy, Murrow, R., senator
Smile for the Devilnew
To create their documentary, two skinheads took a camera to music shows and other events for several years, collecting footage of moshing, fistfights and street crime.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Sam Eifling |
10-11-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: counterculture, Southern Poverty Law Center, antiracist skinheads, Colorblind, Dirty Billy, Dirty South: Street Brutality, Edgar Cayce, Florida white-power hate groups, Huey Newton, Lauderdale Area Skinheads, Number One Diablo; Doorag Dennis, punk rocker, South Florida, spirituality, West Palm Beach
Writes and Wrongsnew
In Capote, a murder leads to a masterpiece, which leads to an undoing.
Houston Press |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-10-2005 |
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Say Cheesenew
If you're not among the fan base surrounding this lovable plasticine couple--the mild-mannered, hapless, bug-eyed, cheese-loving inventor and his beleaguered canine genius, you should be.
Dallas Observer |
Melissa Levine |
10-10-2005 |
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No DeLaynew
The indictment of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is good news for two men who made a documentary investigating the Texans for a Republican Majority political action committee.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
10-10-2005 |
Movies
Waiting...
Let me tell you from experience: When restaurant workers struggle to find the humor in their soul-sucking jobs, they’re not thinking about genitals.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-07-2005 |
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Tags: Rob McKittrick, Waiting ...
In Her Shoes
If for no other reason, admire In Her Shoes for this: Perhaps for the first time in a gooey family film, the introduction of a grandma actually improves the story.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-07-2005 |
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