AltWeeklies Wire
Korean Fusionnew
Though specific to his country's cultural situation, Korean director Hong Sang-soo's Woman on the Beach offers flavors of quarterlife angst and romantic insecurity for which American audiences clearly have an insatiable appetite.
New York Press |
Benjamin Sutton |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Hong Sang-soo, Women on the Beach
No Country for Unconscious Peoplenew
John Sayles puts the imaginative life of African-Americans on the screen better than most.
New York Press |
Armond White |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Honeydripper, John Sayles
Doing Dylannew
As you may expect, this album of Dylan music as performed by other artists is a decidedly mixed bag.
Tucson Weekly |
James Hudson |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Beyond the Shticknew
It's hard not to root for someone who rhymes about Klingons and Inspector Gadget over gang-banging -- and, besides, this album is totally hot.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Lupe Fiasco, The Cool
RIFY Hate RIFYL Listsnew
These Midwesterners' music uses clean minimalism and the brilliant incorporation of pop vocal melodies to shine.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Friends Among Destructionnew
Six Organs of Admittance's Ben Chasny says he's not a good songwriter; we respectfully disagree.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Leaky Vesselnew
Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman almost make the ridiculous Bucket List script work.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Rob Reiner, The Bucket List
L.A. Storynew
Richard Kelly's latest is sure to let down fans of Donnie Darko -- and movies in general.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Kelly, Southland Tales
Independent Insightnew
Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines tackle spirituality with their country-style music.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Terri Hendrix, The Spiritual Kind
Don't Do Doggie Doonew
Don't pick up dog crap, and save a sea turtle as a result!
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
01-10-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
I Sing of Ron Paulnew
Musician Steve Dore has taken up the outsider candidate's cause -- and become a one-man YouTube revolution in the process.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Gary Singh |
01-10-2008 |
Politics
Masterpieces and Mysteriesnew
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that there cannot be too many Jane Austen adaptations for film and television, and PBS stations have compiled seven for an all-Jane week. Plus, a look at the Jane Austen mystery novels.
Boston Phoenix |
Jefffrey Gantz |
01-10-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV, The Complete Jane Austen
A Trifecta of Discoveriesnew
What better theme for the new year than novelties -- wines I've learned about only during the last moments of 2007?
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
01-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Transistor Sun Winks as it Nodsnew
After all, Transistor Sun is about celebrating old habits -- loving, starting over, having fun, playing rock that splices from Cheap Trick, Guided by Voices and KISS -- all over again.
Tags: Transistor Sun
Lifting the Veilnew
If we've learned anything in the past five or so years of our foreign policy, it's that we should know a few things about a country -- its history, people, culture, and religion -- before bombing the crap out of it.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
