TEN YEARS AGO a little start-up called the “Savannah Film and Video Festival” premiered at the Trustees Theatre, then newly restored by the Savannah College of Art and Design. A […]
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Film Festival: John Sayles interview
JOHN SAYLES HAS BEEN called the grandfather of the indie film. He’s been called the voice of the American working class. He’s a director, an actor, and a screenwriter. His […]
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Film Festival: Brad Paisley, poop star
FOR A FIVE-MINUTE SHORT about finding a toilet, Numero Dos certainly boasts an interesting — and complicated — pedigree. The “plot” concerns the efforts of a roadie for country superstar […]
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Exhibits and openings
‘The Space Between’ — Photography by J. T. Blatty through Oct. 26. Reception Sat., Oct. 13, 7-9:30 p.m. at Venus de Milo, 38 MLK Jr. Blvd. ‘Melancholy Mischief’ — Recent […]
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A non-musical musical
Those who hate opera will be relieved to learn Lend Me a Tenor isn’t an opera. Those who love opera will be relieved to learn that even so, they’ll find […]
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Everything else that’s out there
Michael Clayton *** Michael Clayton is the sort of movie that Hollywood should be producing on a weekly basis — but doesn’t. In most other eras, it would come across […]
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New releases: We Own the Night, Gone Baby Gone, Into the Wild
GONE BABY GONE The days of laughing at Ben Affleck appear to be over. To be honest, the chiseled leading man never really deserved the derision tossed his way as […]
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Holy tabloid, Bat Boy
IT WAS A sad day for America when the Weekly World News ceased its print publication. Although an online version exists, it just doesn’t provide the tactile pleasure gained from […]
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Kingdom of Berg
Peter Berg is an odd creature. I first knew him as the hip, mush-mouthed Dr. Billy Kronk on Chicago Hope and the washed-up, similarly-named Terry Conklin in the underrated boxing […]
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(Dis)placed Identity
THIS PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION presents an interesting dialogue between a European culture’s dissatisfaction with contemporary civilization and a Native American’s ironic response to it. Andrea Robbins and Max Becher collaborated on […]
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Exhibits and openings
‘The Space Between’ — Photography by J. T. Blatty through Oct. 26. Reception Sat., Oct. 13, 7-9:30 p.m. at Venus de Milo, 38 MLK Jr. Blvd. ‘The Model Home’ — […]
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Everything else that’s out there
The Game Plan ** After his film career began floundering, action star Vin Diesel turned to the family audience with The Pacifier and ended up with a $113 million hit. […]