AltWeeklies Wire
Urban Portrait Transcends Space and Timenew
The loveliest film of this young century is also one of the loneliest, a present-day urban portrait steeped in images of near ancient architecture and eternal nature.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
08-07-2004 |
Reviews
Hong Kong Comedy Will Resonate With U.S. Audiencesnew
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a special effects-filled slapstick comedy offering big, cheesy fun for anyone willing to bask in its zippy spirit. Shaolin Soccer is goofy, wildly imaginative and oddly endearing.
The Anonymous Author of "Imperial Hubris" is Revealednew
The previously unnamed CIA figure who wrote the upcoming negative critique of U.S. politics and the Muslim world says he's more afraid for his job than for his life.
Boston Phoenix |
Jason Vest |
06-30-2004 |
International
"The Return" Continues Long-Held Tradition in Russian Cinemanew
For almost 100 years now, the Russians have been making some of the world’s greatest movies for nobody other than themselves. Ignoring the traps of current events, “The Return” asks universal questions about family, religion and the natural world.
LEO Weekly |
Alan Abbott |
06-03-2004 |
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.
