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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

obama wins north carolina

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I'm on deadline right now, so I can't focus on tonight's primary results as much as I'd like, but this made me happy. (Here...

bloodline

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Picking up where The Da Vinci Code left off, Bloodline is a documentary that investigates the theory that Jesus had a child with secret wife...
Monday, May 05, 2008

battestar galactica: the road less traveled

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In this week's Vulture recap, I sing the praises of Tahmoh Penikett, who plays the quietly heroic Helo. He was all over Friday's ep...

tom waits goes on tour

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Can I forgive him for skipping over Los Angeles because of this video "press conference"? Almost.

my take on iron man

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Good but not great. I review the Robert Downey Jr. blockbuster and also take on Flight of the Red Balloon , Coldplay's new single, Stand...
Saturday, May 03, 2008

kenneth turan on iron man

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I'll have my thoughts on Iron Man up in a couple days, but in the meantime, the Los Angeles Times ' Kenneth Turan's review will...
Friday, May 02, 2008

Jonathan Rosenbaum on 'Eyes Wide Shut'

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Recently retired Chicago Reader film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum has his own site up now , and it's a great archive of his reviews and art...
Thursday, May 01, 2008

underoath speaks

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Christian metal band Underoath are currently recording their follow-up to 2006's Define the Great Line in Atlanta. I spoke to them for ...

made of honor

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Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan are nothing but charming in Made of Honor -- so how does the movie go so wrong?
Wednesday, April 30, 2008

2001 explained

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There are thousands of interpretations of the meanings within 2001: A Space Odyssey . This might be the best of the bunch.

in the bleachers

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Like a lot of newspapers of late, the Los Angeles Times has had to deal with layoffs and shrinking page counts. The sports section is a shel...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

grand theft auto IV

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Not only do video games make more money than movies, they get much more glowing reviews . (I'd be curious to know if the world of video...

tom morello speaks

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It's not available online, but in the latest issue of Kerrang! is my interview with Tom Morello, who's back on the road with Axis o...

andrew sullivan is reading my mind

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And if that's the case, thank you, Mr. Sullivan: You've helped cheer me up considerably this morning.
Monday, April 28, 2008

battlestar galactica: escape velocity

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Was it just me, or was everybody in Friday's episode of Battlestar overacting just a wee bit? My rundown is at Vulture .
Friday, April 25, 2008

redbelt

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David Mamet's new film Redbelt is another of his elaborate-con dramas, but it has two interesting wrinkles: It's set in the world o...
Thursday, April 24, 2008

those damn subway ads

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I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds those "five-dollar foot-long" ads from Subway insanely, evilly catchy. Slate '...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

burt reynolds: what's the "deal"?

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The mustachioed former sex symbol is the main reason to give Deal a try. But probably not a strong enough reason.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

2001's moonwatcher speaks

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Anybody who obsesses over 2001: A Space Odyssey as much as yours truly needs to read this .
Monday, April 21, 2008

battlestar galactica: the ties that bind

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Friday night's episode of Battlestar was the season's best so far. My rundown at Vulture is here .
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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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