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Sunday, January 28, 2007

top ten movies of 2006

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I've been meaning to put this up for a week, but writing deadlines and real-life obligations got in the way. But here they are ... links...
Thursday, January 25, 2007

jennifer garner has a not-so-good cry

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Catch and Release is writer-director Susannah Grant's ambitious attempt at melding the tear-jerker and the romantic comedy. But Alias s...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007

what do matt damon, david lynch, and darren aronofsky have in common?

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None of them got nominated for an Oscar. But they all made great movies in 2006.
Sunday, January 21, 2007

the hitcher

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Is The Hitcher as bad as you imagine? Honestly, it may be worse.
Friday, January 19, 2007

iraq and darfur: two tales of suffering

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What's the difference between Iraq and Darfur? Nothing, says writer David Bosco, and that's the problem : It's natural that Amer...
Friday, January 12, 2007

don't just laugh -- do something

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Great piece from Courtney E. Martin in the Baltimore Sun who suggests that, while shows like The Daily Show are a great outlet for our coll...
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

justin timberlake

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It's not an unhealthy obsession -- I just respect the dude. OK?
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

the new music poll on the block

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Idolator's new Jackin' Pop Critics Poll means to dethrone the Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop music poll as the authorita...

children of men and letters from iwo jima

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Over at The Simon , I review several of the Oscar-hopeful films of the season. Other than Children of Men and Letters From Iwo Jima , though...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Robert Wilson Speaks

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The theater director, known for Einstein on the Beach and The Black Rider , stars in a new documentary about his life: Absolute Wilson . I ...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006

the only best-of-the-year film poll you'll need

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Well, that might be an exaggeration. But the indieWIRE poll of 107 alt-weekly and alt-leaning critics is a good place to start. My only com...
Monday, December 11, 2006

who loves the shins?

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I do. You should too. And with their new single, "Phantom Limb," there's more to love. Elsewhere in Consumables , I gush abou...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

will smith goes for his oscar

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The Pursuit of Happyness is a pretty standard based-on-a-true-story "inspirational" tale. But Will Smith's seemingly indestru...
Saturday, December 09, 2006

ucla 13, usc 9: the fans have their say

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Sometimes you don't need a sportswriter to summarize your feelings about a game's outcome; sometimes the fans can express it just as...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

too many movie reviews to keep track of

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My reviews of ... ... Casino Royale ... For Your Consideration ... The Departed ... Babel ... Happy Feet ... Candy ... Flags of Our Fathers ...
Friday, November 17, 2006

i don't make my jukebox selections for the recognition

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One of the best places for consistently good music commentary is The Onion , that beacon of cultural satire. I must admit that I had taken T...

david thomson on will ferrell

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David Thomson's Biographical Dictionary of Film is a reference book I check as frequently as I do my dictionary -- it's a constant ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

penelope cruz vs. borat

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I'm sure it's a fight some twisted individuals would love to see. My reviews of Volver and Borat are part of my latest Consumables ...
Wednesday, November 08, 2006

joanna newsom's new album.

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Five songs. Fifty-six minutes. Say hello to Ys . Ugh.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006

cocaine cowboys

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It may seem like a sleazy documentary about the drug wars that overtook Miami in the 1970s and '80s, but Cocaine Cowboys is also a dark...
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Tim Grierson
Senior U.S. critic for Screen International. My writing appears at the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture and the A.V. Club. My latest book is This Is How You Make a Movie. I'm also the author of Martin Scorsese in Ten Scenes and Public Enemy: Inside the Terrordome. Other books: FilmCraft: Screenwriting, Wilco: Sunken Treasure, and Blinking Lights and Other Revelations: The Story of Eels. (I'm also co-author of FilmCraft: Cinematography.) Email me at grierson@hotmail.com.
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