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David Dingwall Stuffs His Leopard-Skin Shorts and Shoots for the Starsnew
After a lifetime of starts and stalls, after all his preparation for a comeback, it's ironic that it's the brilliant comedy video White Boy that could transform this old-school Catskills crooner into a 21st century Internet star.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
09-21-2009 |
Performance
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Dirty Secretsnew
It is gratifying that the zenith of a summer movie season otherwise headlined by shape-shifting robots and an aging '80s action icon comes in the form of throwback to the espionage thrillers of the 1970s updated as compelling, exhilarating zeitgeist.
Matters of Life and Deathnew
Ten years after identifying his brother as the Unabomber, David Kaczynski talks about what the experience cost him, and what it taught him about the criminal-justice system.
Metroland |
Rick Marshall |
01-27-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Family Tiesnew
Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Texas, Houston, pedophilia, David, family, child, international, molestation, abuse, Sexual, Berg, cult, incest
Eloquent Crusadernew
George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck is caustic and captivating.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: George Clooney, David, Strathairn, Edward, Joseph, Good Night, and Good Luck., McCarthy, Murrow, R., senator
Talking the Talknew
Anthony DeCurtis has had A-list access for decades as an editor at Rolling Stone, but this book gets as much juice from his gently thoughtful manner of questioning as from his connections with celebrity.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
08-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
Rock's Minimalist Master: The Expansive Influence of Brian Enonew
From his first conceptual recording in 1965 -- the slowed-down sound of a metal lamp stand being struck overdubbed with a friend reading a poem -- to his new Another Day on Earth, Brian Eno has had an amazing run as a composer, musician, producer, and sonic artist.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
07-12-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Legendary Parts: The Slint Legacy Becomes Realitynew
Slint has reunited for a tour. When they called it quits in 1991, that wasn’t headline news. Over the next dozen years, however, they would take on a legendary, almost sacred status.
Boston Phoenix |
Matt Ashare |
03-23-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
After the Think Mannew
Russell is a filmmaker drawn more to chaos than to unity. His Heart is a head case.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
10-08-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: FOX, David, Mark, law, Naomi, Watts, Jason, Pictures, David O. Russell, I Heart Huckabees, Dustin, Hoffman, Jude, O., Russell, Schwartzman, Searchlight, Wahlberg
David Mitchell Gets Off on his Cloudnew
With his third novel, David Mitchell moves up a notch in the British literary hierarchy of the hottest, past Louis de Bernières and Lawrence Norfolk, encroaching on Will Self and Martin Amis.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
08-26-2004 |
Fiction
Newsroom Anarchynew
Will Ferrell's Anchorman needs more work behind the scenes.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
07-08-2004 |
Reviews
When Whitey Goes to Prisonnew
Consultant David Novak pads the landing as white-collar crooks fall from grace.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Shane Johnson |
07-01-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Like Father, Like Sonnew
Melvin Van Peebles' son Mario pays tribute to his father's groundbreaking blaxploitation film Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song, and also settles a few old Oedipal scores along the way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-24-2004 |
Reviews
Duck, You Suckersnew
In this goofy and lowbrow Vince Vaughn/Ben Stiller comedy, the good guys are lovable losers and the bad guys have frosted feathered hair and unitards with inflatable codpieces.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Documentary Ponders Spin During Iraq Warnew
Some of the same criticisms leveled at both Al-Jazeera and Centcom's press spin can also be leveled at the documentary "Control Room."
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
06-10-2004 |
Reviews
