Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Colorado Springs Independent) How the hell does a movie about Hunter S. Thompson wind up being perfunctory? us.rd.yahoo.com
movie times (The Tampa Tribune) Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times. us.rd.yahoo.com
The movie listings: Aspen to Glenwood (The Aspen Times) Action flick "Bangkok Dangerous" opens this weekend at Movieland in El Jebel, while the documentary "Man on Wire" plays at Aspen's Wheeler Opera House. Here's what's showing, and when, at theaters from Aspen to Glenwood Springs. us.rd.yahoo.com
Beach Theatre goes gonzo (Creative Loafing Tampa) Discover the real Hunter S. Thompson... By J.r. Jones Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) sets out to rescue gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson from his cartoonish persona, and this hugely entertaining documentary returns the focus to his writing in all its force, precision and moral clarity. The interviewees (among them Jann Wenner, Tom Wolfe, Timothy Crouse, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Best, worst of summer movie fare (Honolulu Advertiser) What a glorious summer of cinema it was, with "The Dark Knight" reminding us why we miss Heath Ledger, ABBA fans coming out of the closet and out of the woodwork for "Mamma Mia!," "Kung Fu Panda" and "WALL-E" keeping the kiddies entertained and an August so littered with funny, raunchy movies the nation's frat houses threatened to empty out altogether. us.rd.yahoo.com
Writer/director Alan Ball's passion is bringing good stories to the screen (Seattle Times) Alan Ball, creator of "Six Feet Under" and "American Beauty," is the force behind two more controversy-courting projects this month. His vampire miniseries, "True Blood," makes its debut Sept. 7 on HBO, while his feature-film directing debut, "Towelhead," moves into theaters in mid-September. us.rd.yahoo.com
Events in New Jersey (New York Times) FILM. us.rd.yahoo.com
Back to the good old ways (Boston Globe) If this summer showed us a grim future (thank you, WALL-E and Batman), fall wants to bring us a happy past. The ultra-serious or super-dark dramas that regularly populate fall lineups have been replaced with lots of starry Hollywood entertainments that either are set in the past or feel like throwbacks. If levity doesn't completely abound, it's certainly easier than ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Gonzo Announced Arad Senki Anime, Not NHN Japan (Anime News Network) Errata: The Japanese 4Gamer.net website reported last month that the online game company NHN Japan made the recent announcement about the anime adaptation of the Arad Senki (Dungeon & Fighter) game. us.rd.yahoo.com
Political bias taints Thompson documentary (The Red and Black) Although Alex Gibney's new documentary, "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson," attempts to capture the spirit of the eccentric journalist, it ultimately turns into a loose collection of political commentaries. Gibney, an award-winning, anti-Bush director, creates a brilliant opening by using dramatic Sept. us.rd.yahoo.com
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