about contributors submissions book series advertising contests tour dates Mixed Media PopMatters Picks
|
|
Articles tagged "omar benson miller" News‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ ‘Frozen River’ two of 2008’s bestby Bruce Dancis [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][10.Feb.09] :. Two of the most powerful films of 2008, movies that stay with you long after their final credits roll by, are out this week on DVD. Yet “Miracle at St. Anna” and “Frozen...  Short Ends and LeaderThe Express (2008)by Bill Gibron[16.Jan.09] :. Sports films can no longer function as mere history or information. Thanks to the mandates of the genre, physicality must match ideology like poorly drafted teammates to a star. If it works - and it...  Column: The ScreenerWhy, Spike, Why?by Chris Barsanti[17.Oct.08] :. For all of Spike Lee's status as the eternal Young Turk, he's also a moviemaker who came of age just a few years after the brat pack of Spielberg, Scorsese, de Palma, et al.  Film ReviewThe Expressby Cynthia Fuchs[10.Oct.08] :. Again and again, Ernie (Rob Brown) faces down racist thug defenders, his singular prowess signaled by the film's slow motion and big music.  Short Ends and LeaderCliches Clog ‘Express’ Story of Successby Bill Gibron[10.Oct.08] :. Sports films can no longer function as mere history or information. Thanks to the mandates of the mainstream, which sees allegories in all manner of athletic competition, physicality must match...  Film ReviewMiracle at St. Annaby Cynthia Fuchs[26.Sep.08] :. Spike Lee's answer to the many WWII movies that have left out the experiences of black soldiers, Miracle at St. Anna is ambitious and ardent. ‘Miracle’ Is Engrossing if Unevenby Bill Gibron[25.Sep.08] :. Spike Lee has a big mouth. It’s a good thing he’s so talented, since he often loves to write confrontational checks that his filmmaking sometimes can’t cash. When Clint Eastwood... Talk, Talk, Talk: October 2008by Bill Gibron[10.Sep.08] :. What studio suit thought this was a good idea? With four months to schedule your high priced efforts, you instead unload almost 30 overpriced pictures on an unsuspecting movie audience. Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008by Bill Gibron[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. |
Now on PopMatters
Features
:. Re-Meet the Beatles: PopMatters Salutes the Still Fab Four :. A Working Class Family: Ed and Edie Falco
Columns
Pop Goes Philosophy: Nobel Prizes and Nobel Promises Rabble Without a Cause: Table Space: The Final Frontier
Blogs
Mixed Media: The Fiery Furnaces - “Keep Me in the Dark (Eleanor Friedberger version)” (MP3) Short Ends and Leader: Adventure is ‘Up’ There: A Talk with Pixar’s Pete Docter and Bob Peterson Notes from the Road: The Fiery Furnaces: 7.Nov.09 - Toronto Moving Pixels: Diablo 2: Still Grinding After All These Years Sound Affects: A Dyslexic’s Wet Dream: Lift Up and Fly Like a Bird Marginal Utility: A Quick Theory of the Self
Music
:. Tori Amos: Midwinter Graces :. Asobi Seksu: Rewolf :. Rickie Lee Jones: Balm in Gilead :. Modeselektor: Body Language Vol.8 :. The Blakes: Souvenir :. Black Mold: Snow Blindness is Crystal Antz :. Matt Wilson Quartet: That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
DVDs
:. Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered :. North by Northwest :. White Christmas and It’s a Wonderful Life
Books
:. The Humbling by Philip Roth :. Looking for Calvin and Hobbes by Nevin Martell :. A Fiery Peace in a Cold War by Neil Sheehan
News
:. Alvin York’s son and Gary Cooper’s daughter to appear together at museum :. CMA Awards to showcase music’s hottest (again) genre :. ‘Monk’ role has been a dream job for Traylor Howard :. Family crisis opened Dashboard Confessional singer’s eyes to priorities in life :. Holiday movie guide: Here’s something for everyone
|
