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Lili Taylor Portrays Anne Tyler Heroinenew
Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce star in this adaptation of an Anne Tyler story that was filmed in Austin several summers ago.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-03-2004 |
Reviews
A Fast-Food Fear Factor Puts McDonald's Diet to the Testnew
"Super Size Me" creator Morgan Spurlock recalls the pain and displeasure of a 30-day McDonald’s binge
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
05-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Italian Film Explores Growing Up In Fearnew
Conspiracy and greed confront the wonder of childhood in "I'm Not Scared."
Phoenix New Times |
Bill Gallo |
05-27-2004 |
Reviews
German Film Evokes Ostalgienew
How funny/sad it is that, having been swept into the dustbin of history, an entire country -- what used to be one, anyway -- is now filled with longing for yesterday's brooms.
AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Meryl Streep
Unlike other great stars, Streep’s mystique has to do with our inability to pin her down. Is she a star or an actress? A leading actress or a character actress? A dramatic actress or a comedic actress? Is she beautiful or strikingly plain? USA Network broadcasts the American Film Institute's tribute to the incandescent star on June 21.
Isthmus |
Kent Williams |
05-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meryl Streep
Film About Bush and Osama Premieres at Cannesnew
An account of Michael Moore's triumph at Cannes 2004 with his "Fahrenheit 9/11" documentary.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
05-27-2004 |
Movies
Summer Movie Season Offers Films with Issuesnew
Summer movies give shape to our unformed wishes and terrors, reducing them to escapist entertainment. Presidential candidates should pay attention to what we watch.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
05-27-2004 |
Movies
Spiritual Crisis Falls Flat in Unconvincing Satirenew
Beware the exclamation point. When found at the end of a title, it almost inevitably signals a level of self-hype rarely justified by the content of whatever it hopes to name.
East Bay Express |
Melissa Levine |
05-26-2004 |
Reviews
Fox Television Show Employs Bogus Doctornew
On May 14, the muckraking Web site the Smoking Gun (thesmokinggun.com) reported that the Fox reality show "The Swan" employs a doctor who really ain’t a doctor.
Tags: TV
McDonald's Documentary Puts Director in Perilnew
A man eats fast food for a month -- guess what happens.
Cleveland Scene |
Robert Wilonsky |
05-21-2004 |
Reviews
Secondhand Smoke: Spilling the Beans in 11 Chatty Skitsnew
Perhaps a trifling gag gift like Coffee and Cigarettes is the price we pay for Jarmusch's redoubtable presence; think of your 10-spot, if you're so inclined, as a tithe to his next real film.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
05-21-2004 |
Reviews
"Filmstrips" Reviews Movies of This Century and Revivalsnew
The Boston Phoenix's film section offers an alphabetical list of capsule reviews for all movies playing in the Boston market on a given week. Cap reviews for most movies released in the past 25 years available by special request.
Boston Phoenix |
Staff Writers |
05-14-2004 |
Reviews
Brad Pitt Leads in Pabulumnew
Brad is ripped and The Iliad is shredded in the scintillating spectacle Troy.
East Bay Express |
Bill Gallo |
05-13-2004 |
Reviews
Monster Movie is One Moronic Mashnew
Remember when you were a kid and you, or maybe your brother, would put all the monster toys on the floor and make them fight? "Van Helsing" amounts to basically a $148 million version of that.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
05-07-2004 |
Reviews
Director Guy Maddin Unleashes Surreal Notes Among the Macabrenew
Guy Maddin's "Dracula" dances in surreal grandeur. The creaky but effective passion of silent movies is spiced with touches of the surreal.
Orlando Weekly |
Richard C. Walls |
05-07-2004 |
Reviews
