AltWeeklies Wire
Full of Gracenew
The plot makes this film sounds like a cheap romantic fantasy, contrived to make a chunk of change off wistful women pushing 40. In fact, p.s. is a character-driven drama, concerned more with its protagonist's emotional life than with her romantic one.
Keepin' 'Em on the Farmnew
Barry Tubb's Grand Champion tackles Hollywood's two no-no's: working with both kids and animals.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
America's Teamnew
Matt Stone and Trey Parker take on terrorism, celebrity and the perils of puppetry.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Puppet Powernew
Trey Parker and Matt Stone tame the world with marionettes.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Engine Troublenew
Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon comedy stalls at the starting gate.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tripping the Light Fantasticnew
Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez and Susan Sarandon co-star in this tempting remake of a Japanese film about a man's midlife slump.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Peter Chelsom, Shall We Dance?
Work Tales From the Dark Sidenew
Directed by Gus Van Sant's longtime editor and written by Lemony Snicket author Daniel Handler, Rick is a harsh but compelling tale that loosely mixes tragedy and comedy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Rick, Curtiss Clayton
Feet of Claynew
Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, and Penélope Cruz co-star in this stilted romantic drama set against the background of Europe between the wars.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Head in the Clouds, John Duigan
Cattle Callnew
A kids' adventure movie stars a boy and his prize steer – and a host of star cameos.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Ssavlov |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Barry Tubb, Grand Champion
No Laughing Matternew
An amusing comedy with a killer cast seems like it should be a lot funnier than it ultimately is.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-15-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Eulogy, Michael Clancy
Soft-Shoe Soft Sellnew
What's most impressive about Shall We Dance? is how Peter Chelsom wipes the glitter and glamour off his stars and makes them seem like ordinary people.
Puppet Mastersnew
The creators of this raunchy action farce made with prancing marionettes open fire on American militarism, French indifference, Peter Jennings, Hollywood blockbusters, Nebraska football and left-leaning movie stars who think they have interesting things to say about politics.
Roadkillnew
If given a choice between the stomach flu and a Taxi viewing, take the influenza.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
10-14-2004 |
Reviews
Marionette Mayhemnew
It's juvenile, irreverent and intermittently hilarious: It's Team America: World Police.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
10-14-2004 |
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Hollywood Product: Buddy Comedy Deserves Traffic Ticketnew
As both a big-screen funnyman and a police officer, Jimmy Fallon comes across like a Gen Z Jerry Lewis. Queen Latifah emerges with her sexy confidence intact, but Taxi runs down so many buddy-flick cliches that it deserves a traffic ticket for a movie violation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-14-2004 |
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