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Nature Trumps Man in Grisly Flicknew
Director Werner Herzog views Timothy Treadwell's life through a fascinated but skeptical gaze. Drawing on 100 hours of Treadwell's own footage, as well as interviews, Herzog conducts a compelling autopsy on Treadwell's ideals and contradictions.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Andre 3000 Says 'Hey Ya!' to Hollywoodnew
The urban action flick from Boyz N the Hood director John Singleton separates Andre 3000 from Andre Benjamin. In his hometown to promote Four Brothers, Benjamin talked about the two faces of Andre.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-11-2005 |
Movies
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
Van Sant Goes Rambling Againnew
Last Days focuses not on the glamour and violent cataclysms of death-by-drug-addiction, but gives us the crushing banality and catatonic alienation of its Kurt Cobain-inspired hero, Blake.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
In the Thin of It
Kate Hudson and an overqualified supporting cast move into yet another ho-hum haunted house movie.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Meet the Parrots
This old-school style doc gives a bird's eye view of tropical flocks.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
The Last Temptation of Cobainnew
Last Days does not leave us with the illusion that we know Kurt Cobain. If anything, it snatches him away.
Nashville Scene |
Jim Ridley |
08-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
Real Geniusnew
DIY sensation Funny Ha Ha operates at the speed of life.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Bujalski, Funny Ha Ha
Bad Ol' Boysnew
Despite big box-office numbers, these Dukes are completely without charm.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Smells Like Film Spiritnew
Gus Van Sant trusts the audience with his beautiful picture, Last Days.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
An Interview with Werner Herzognew
Timothy Treadwell's first encounters with bears were something like an epiphany, and he considered it his holy duty to protect them, Werner Herzog says.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-10-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
So This Family Walks Into a Talent Agency ...new
Bob Saget and some unlikely cohorts make fun of just about every taboo known to mankind in a film that is basically one long filthy joke, but they do it with enough skill that even shit-eating seems hilarious.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Provenza, The Aristocrats
Death of a Guy Who Is Not Kurt Cobainnew
Gus Van Sant makes an up-close and personal flick about a blond druggie rocker who lives in the hinterlands of Seattle ... and, wait a second, is not Kurt Cobain?
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Gus Van Sant, Last Days
Timothy Treadwell Feeds the Bears ... With Himselfnew
Werner Herzog brings fanatics to the big screen as he chronicles Timothy Treadwell's descent into grizzly bear hell in this toothy documentary.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
Revenge Is a Dish Best Served by Marky Marknew
Where is the fraternal love? All Mark Wahlberg, Andre 3000, Garrett Hedlund and Tyrese Gibson want to do is hold hands in this urban fairytale.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Four Brothers, John Singleton
Into the Wildnew
Werner Herzog finds one of his very best subjects by accident. His wonderfully foolhardy hero, however, is on a fatal journey of self-discovery.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
08-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man
