AltWeeklies Wire
An Epic Messnew
The film adaptation of Perfume took years to make -- Stanley Kubrick considered it unfilmable -- and the result is a gory mess.
Tags: Tom, Perfume: The Story of A Murderer, Tom Tykwer, Alan, Kubrick, Lola, Rickman, Run, Stanley, Tykwer
Menino V?new
The return of the return of the return of the return of Boston's "Mayuh."
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
11-08-2006 |
Politics
Vanity Farenew

This week brings two tales of transformative bonds between adults and children: TransAmerica and The Kid & I. Both are issue movies that encourage viewers to hug the outcasts in their midst, but TransAmerica is by far the better of the pair.
The Village Voice |
Ben Kenigsberg |
12-02-2005 |
Reviews
Austen’s Powernew
To judge from Joe Wright’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen may have invented the tracking shot.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
11-11-2005 |
Reviews
The Boston Globe/Red Sox Connectionnew
What happens when the biggest newspaper in town owns a financial piece of the biggest story in town?
Boston Phoenix |
Ian Donnis |
07-28-2005 |
Media
Holy Steamrollersnew
The religious right attempts a coup against the federal judiciary. Will it succeed -- or prompt a backlash?
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-28-2005 |
Politics
While Network News Flounders, the Present Belongs to NPRnew
Now that early-evening network news programming has sustained a series of body blows, it looks as if NPR -- certainly not cable -- is the wave of the future for serious news-followers.
Boston Phoenix |
Dan Kennedy |
04-15-2005 |
Media
Freak Shownew
The Polar Express mixes animation and real human movement, resulting in stiff, unintentional fright.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-11-2004 |
Reviews
Will Smooth Flight Prove Audience Delight?new
Steven Spielberg enters his Capra period with this optimistic melting-pot tale starring pal Tom Hanks, whose underused comic instincts come to the fore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
06-17-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Steven Spielberg, Tom, Barry, Stanley, Chi, Luna, The Terminal, Hanks, Catherine, Diego, Kumar, McBride, Pallana, Saldana, Shabaka-Henley, Tucci, Zeta-Jones, Zoe
Gay Marriage Gets Stopped at State's Bordersnew
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and state Attorney General Tom Reilly have sealed the borders against out-of-state same-sex couples who want to marry with a 91-year-old statute that’s sure to have its day in court.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristen Lombardi |
06-10-2004 |
LGBT
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