AltWeeklies Wire
My Dinner With Crispinnew
Crispin Glover sets up shop at indie filmhouses around the country to show and discuss his extremely controversial new film.
Tucson Weekly |
Curtis McCrary |
04-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crispin Glover, What Is It?
Film Struggles to Show What it's Like to Be Young and Angrynew
How a film so centered on disillusioned youth with a great soundtrack and directed by a genuine Scottish punk turned out so square is one of the film's biggest mysteries.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Director Attempts to Deify Bike Racingnew
Had director Dana Brown simply focused on the cheap thrills of the racing in his impressive helicopter shots, the film might have shaken some of its self-aggrandizing pretense and been satisfied with just being a sensation-packed thrill ride.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dana Brown, Dust to Glory
Small Moments Power Remarkable Debut Filmnew
Josh Sternfeld's quiet debut film has the kind of story that doesn't explode or even simmer, but simply ... happens.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Josh Sternfeld, Winter Solstice
Kung Fu Hustle Kicks Genre Into Whole New Realmnew
Kung Fu Hustle isn't just a goofy, gravity-defying combo of two-fisted action flick and anything-for-a-laugh parody. It feels like the latest volley in a globe-spanning table tennis match between American and Hong Kong filmmakers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
Film Turns National Tragedy Into Predictable Thrillernew
The way the film uses references to genocide, homicidal dictators and AIDS gives a shallow, disturbing quality to a routine Hollywood thriller. Africa may have limited economic value to the West, but its steady stream of real-life nightmares could be its best export for Hollywood filmmakers willing to craft entertainment out of other nations' misery.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-21-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Sydney Pollack, The Interpreter
Backwards and Forwardsnew
City Pages interviews Palindromes writer-director Todd Solondz about sexuality, disability and narcissism.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Laura Sinagra |
04-21-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Palindromes, Todd Solondz
Feign of Terrornew
A British filmmaker deconstructs the politics of fear exploited by radical Islamists and American neocons alike.
The Village Voice |
Adam Curtis |
04-20-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Lust for Lifenew
An ex-prisoner seeks revenge and love with equal fervor, but freedom has a surprise in store for him. And, yes, squid were harmed during the making of this film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-20-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Park Chan-wook, Oldboy
Never Been Funniernew
The framework of this indie masterpiece is an upcoming fan convention to be hosted by the Mesa Frozen Entree Enthusiasts Club, a collection of young losers who obsessively collect frozen TV dinners and hold meetings to discuss them.
Phoenix New Times |
Robrt L. Pela |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Wife Story
Mail Order Wife reinvigorates the mock-doc format.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
Reviews
Wine's Worldnew
In Mondovino, filmmaker and former sommelier Jonathan Nossiter finds culture, corruption, danger, and hope in the bottom of a wineglass.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
04-19-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jonathan Nossiter, Mondovino
Feeble Pitch
The empahsis in THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES' underdog story is on the "dog."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
Reviews
Pucker Up to the Flaming Lipsnew
This engrossing documentary is about the band, the Flaming Lips -- the crazy, bizarre Oklahoma outfit that, despite itself, rose to national prominence.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Fathers and Other Strangersnew
An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
04-14-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Dear Frankie, Shona Auerbach
