The Brothers Grimm Far-Out Fantasy Isn'T Gilliam'S Finest Since shedding his skin as a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus and trading it in for a director's chair, filmmaker Terry Gilliam [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 25, 2005 Read More Who you gonna call?
Head-On (Gegen Die Wand) Punk Rock Romance Mixes Sexuality, Multiculturalism And Substance Abuse Into One Heady Cocktail Head-On is a romantic comedy with razor blade edges--a sexy, sweaty, blood-stained love story that's more Sid and Nancy than Bogart and Bacall. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 18, 2005 Read More “Say the word ‘chiropractor’ one more time and I kill you.”
Valiant Disney Unleashes The Birds Of War In A Dodgy New Import Recent events, including a stockholder revolt and plummeting theatrical profits, would lead one to believe that Disney has painted itself into a corner. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 18, 2005 Read More Sure they’re brave fighters for the cause of freedom and democracy
The Great Raid Patriotic Flashback Builds Slowly, But Finishes With A Bang Mired as we Americans currently are in a “modern” war--one filled with confusion, doubt, muddied motives and a total lack of clear-cut goals--the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 11, 2005 Read More The upcoming season of ABC’s “Brat Camp” will be the toughest ever.
The Dukes Of Hazzard Two Good Ol' Boys Never Meanin' No Harm Still Have Car Wreck At Box Office As in any lasting culture, there are hallmark moments in redneck history: the release of Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1973 album Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (featuring [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 11, 2005 Read More “Yeah
Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus Pseudo-Doc Prods Southern Culture On The Skids Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus runs Friday, August 5, through Thursday, August 11, at the Guild Cinema. Laura Marrich \ Aug 04, 2005 Read More “I’ve got my guitar. ... That’s all I need.”
Yes Gender And Politics Mix In Arty, Arid New Indie British writer/director/ composer/actress/--heck, let's just call her "filmmaker"—Sally Potter (Orlando, The Tango Lesson, The Man Who Cried) returns with another languid rumination on [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 04, 2005 Read More Passion of the Eurotrash
Stealth Jet-Fueled Drama Gets Surprisingly Far On Fumes Have we learned nothing from The Matrix, The Terminator, WarGames, Demon Seed, 2001: A Space Odyssey and Colossus: The Forbin Project? Artificially intelligent [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jul 28, 2005 Read More Jessica Biel shows off the new “Sexy Pilot” line from J Crew.
Murderball Edgy Documentary Rolls Over Stereotypes Of “Handi-Capable” Athletes Most documentaries seem to fall into one of two general camps: depressing and inspiring. Depressing ones focus on things like the Holocaust, people [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jul 28, 2005 Read More Murderball--eight men enter
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Tim Burton'S Remake Revels In Candy-Coated Fun In today's remake-filled world, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at least has the distinction of being a remake of Roald Dahl's classic kids' [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jul 21, 2005 Read More “Eat my shorts! ... They’re delicious.”
