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An Epic Messnew

The film adaptation of Perfume took years to make -- Stanley Kubrick considered it unfilmable -- and the result is a gory mess.
INDY Week  |  Zack Smith  |  01-04-2007  |  Reviews

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

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

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