Posts Tagged ‘dead’
Worn Out
COLE WILLIAMSMan, was I looking forward to this. A CGI movie about live rag dolls fighting terrifying junkyard robots in a post-apocalyptic future? Sign me up. Different and darkly atmospheric, 9 didn’t quite look like it would be for...
Love, Loss, and Dead Horses
ANTHONY MARIANIClint Niosi’s debut album has been a couple of years in coming.
Fat Pegg
This British romantic sports slacker comedy runs pretty smoothly.Kristian Lin
I wrote the headline on this story because I’m helpless in the face of an easy pun, but seriously, Simon Pegg isn’t fat.
Corpse Bride
A major character may be deceased, but it’s Over Her Dead Body that’s really rotten.Kristian Lin
When you encounter hideous misogyny in a movie pitched aggressively at male audiences (like last fall’s Good Luck Chuck), it’s shocking but not necessarily surprising.
Oh, the Horror!
Why Fort Worth filmmakers are focused on vampires and zombies instead of neurotic urban singles.Kristian Lin
The footage we see is in grainy black and white. A heavy-set man in a shirt and tie is getting a lapdance from a stripper when she’s murdered in mid-gyration.
Over the Edge
Pirates of the Caribbean is at franchise’s end, and the improvement is only marginal.KRISTIAN LIN
Before the press screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, my fellow film critics and I were handed a printed request that read, in part: “Please do not reveal the many plot resolutions that occur throughout th...
Top Films of 2006
With so many good movies, our film critic has a hard time sticking to just 10.Kristian Lin
While it was going on, 2006 didn’t seem to me like that great a year for movies.
Water Marks
A New Orleans writer’s collected columns document everyday life post-Katrina.Books
By his own admission, Chris Rose spent most of the last 10 years “reveling in the frivolity of the entertainment industry.” As a columnist for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, he churned out quirky copy detailing everythi...
Diversity DAY
Big TicketAlong with Teatrista Productions, the Metrognome Collective is celebrating Día de los Muertos by holding a multi-disciplinary arts event. DAY of the DEAD will feature music by Sleeplab, Día de los Muertos, and Skin and Bones ...
Norma Jean
The ShowIt’s not All Hallow’s Eve just yet, but Norma Jean still might frighten the bejesus outta you. First, there’s the name, that of the dead movie starlet commonly known as Marilyn Monroe, who’s arguably more famous in deat...