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2005 Rural Route Film Festival
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Saturday, 26 November 2005

Sure, there are some gems in redneck dialogue to be found elsewhere in the program, and some of the films have funny titles or topics—such as “Pretty Ladies, Fast Horses,” an alarming short documentary about cowgirls, or “Two or Three Things I Know About Ohio,” which is about bait, or yet another film about a phenomenon known as “tractor square dancing,” which, among other things, features the only socially acceptable time for a redneck to dress in drag—but still, while these films sound kitschily interesting, they are far more fun in theory than in practice.

 
Michele Ulsohn | Albums
Written by Michele Ulsohn   
Thursday, 28 December 2006

peopleHard-Fi, People in Planes and a Matador Sampler make the list. 

 

 

 

 
Michele Ulsohn | Shows
Written by Michele Ulsohn   
Thursday, 28 December 2006

sonvolt

 

Picks including Son Volt, the New Riders, and Helen Stellar

 

 

 

 


 
The Silent Years | The Silent Years (No Alternative)
Written by Jeremy Goldmeier   
Wednesday, 11 October 2006

If this band wants to make its breakthrough splash in the indie majors, it's going to have to tighten up its batting stance.

 

 
"Fem Hop You Haven't Heard," An Interview with Northern State
Written by Rob Levy   
Friday, 16 December 2005

The ever present NYC hype machine kicked into full gear, creating a buzz and getting Northern State some attention.

 

 
(hed) Planet Earth: Blackout (Jive)
Written by Jeremy Housewright   
Thursday, 08 December 2005

This album is a perfect time capsule of the world that we live in today, a world filled with hostility, mystification, and fear.

 

 
+ 44 | When Your Heart Stops Beating (Interscope)
Written by Jason Green   
Wednesday, 21 March 2007

44If his new band's debut album is any indication, Blink bassist Mark Hoppus didn't take the breakup all that well. "Please understand/ This isn't just goodbye/ This is I can't stand you" he wails on the dark "No, It Isn't."

 

 

 
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead | So Divided (Interscope)
Written by Joseph O'Fallon   
Monday, 04 December 2006

cd_trailCall it a comeback album if you like, but Trail of Dead continues to dominate 12 years after their formation on their fifth LP, and in many ways shows new signs of growth.

 

 

 

 

 
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead: Worlds Apart
Written by Aaron Richter   
Thursday, 15 December 2005
For the first minute and a half of “Will You Smile Again For Me”—the first song on Worlds Apart—Trail of Dead sounds like it has in the past.
 
07.17 | hot shows this week
Written by Laura Hamlett   
Monday, 17 July 2006

Is it fair to recommend a show that I booked?

 

 
10,000 B.C. (Warner Bros., PG-13)
Written by Kevin Renick   
Friday, 07 March 2008

film_10000bc.jpgIn all seriousness, the plot is rather inconsequential.

 

 
100 Bullets Vol. 10: Decayed (DC Comics/Vertigo)
Written by Carlos Ruiz   
Thursday, 12 April 2007

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It's the beginning of the end for the hard-boiled pulp ficiton/neo-noir epic from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso.

 

 
12 Reasons Why I Love Her (Oni Press)
Written by Elizabeth Bolhafner   
Friday, 01 December 2006

12rheadJamie S. Rich and newcomer Joelle Jones craft a romantic mix-tape in graphic novel form.

 

 
12.06
Written by Byron Kerman   
Friday, 08 December 2006

Take a break from the holiday shopping and the spiked eggnog and see what else is going on in St. Louis this month, as researched by your fearless Delirious Nomad.

 

 
120 Days | s/t (Smalltown Supersound/Vice)
Written by Kevin Renick   
Tuesday, 13 February 2007

cd_120days"In a trance, in a trance/ I could dance this night away," sings Meisfjord, and with texture-embedded beats like this, so could most listeners.

 

 

 

 

 

 
13ghosts | Cicada (Skybucket)
Written by Anne Valente   
Monday, 30 January 2006

The danger, of course, is that 13ghosts has structured this album not as a baker’s dozen but as a back-and-forth between two main sounds, and most listeners will likely tend to prefer one sound over the other.

Buy this CD 

 
16 Horsepower: Folklore (Jetset)
Written by Jim Dunn   
Tuesday, 06 December 2005
16 Horsepower come to us as elders in this church of the soul. We come away refreshed in that wisdom.
 
1L: Das Nonstop-Programm (Res Freq)
Written by Rob Levy   
Sunday, 04 December 2005
 
2 Days in Paris (Red Envelope Entertainment/Samuel Goldwyn, R)
Written by Joe Bowman   
Thursday, 06 September 2007

film_2days_smHere, Delpy's the half of the romantic duo that holds all the self-confidence; her Marion is considerably more self-assured than her Céline.

 

 

 

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 1
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Thursday, 18 May 2006

Pete Timmermann at the annual French film festival sees little of the scenery and many movies.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 10
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 26 May 2006

Pete Timmermann brings you news, reviews, and idle chatter from the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

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2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 11
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Sunday, 28 May 2006

Pete Timmermann reporting live from the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in France. This is Pete's last entry in the series. Look for a wrapup in the July issue of PLAYBACK:stl.

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2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 2
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 19 May 2006

Our man in Cannes - Pete Timmerman - takes you on a daily journey to the world's most glamorous film festival. Your tux is optional, Pete's is not.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 3
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Friday, 19 May 2006

Who sends their Film Editor to Cannes, France? We do...well we didn't pay his way, but he is at the world's most glamorous film festival and he is writing to you. See what Pete's third day is like!

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 4
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Saturday, 20 May 2006

Pete Timmermann rides the Shortbus at Cannes Film Festival. Read his daily journal.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 5
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Sunday, 21 May 2006

Stinky feet and Southland as Pete Timmermann reports back to you from the 2006 Cannes Film Festival in France.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 6
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Monday, 22 May 2006

Pete Timmermann reports live from the 2006 Cannes Film Festival: Southland Tales has yet to acquire a U.S. distributor; hopefully the same thing won’t happen here. I think the issue is more that the audience for Kelly’s films are more undergrad types than 60-year-old, jaded-ass film critic types.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 8
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Wednesday, 24 May 2006

Pete Timmermann reports from the Cannes Film Festival in France: Something tells me that this diary entry will be less coherent than the others, whose coherence is questionable enough as it is.

 

 
2006 Cannes Film Festival | Day 9
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Thursday, 25 May 2006

Pete Timmermann gives you a daily blow-by-blow description of the events at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

 

 
21 (Sony Pictures, PG-13)
Written by Amy Burger   
Friday, 28 March 2008
film21small.jpgSturgess’ geeky awkwardness turns quickly to cocky arrogance the more money he wins in Vegas, yet he manages to stay true to the essence of his character.
 
22-20s: Floating in the Middle
Written by Brian McClelland   
Friday, 16 December 2005
 
24seven (Image Comics)
Written by Byron Kerman   
Friday, 29 September 2006
The NYCMech gang captures the noir mood of a modern city, where sleaze, viewed through a certain lens, becomes romantic in this new anthology from Image Comics.
 
28 Weeks Later... (Fox Atomic, R)
Written by Joe Hodes   
Monday, 14 May 2007

film_28weeks_smUnfortunately, 28 Weeks Later... is nothing more than a substandard horror knockoff, an inferior and fuzzy Xerox copy of the original.

 

 

 

 

 
30 Days of Night: Red Snow #1 (IDW Publishing)
Written by Jared Vandergriff   
Friday, 31 August 2007

30daysArtist and series co-creator Ben Templesmith travels back to World War II-era Russia for this prequel to 30 Days of Night, the tale of vampires run amok during the Arctic winter's month-long nightfall whose movie adaptation will be haunting theatres this Halloween.

 

 
30 Days of Night: Red Snow (IDW Publishing)
Written by Jared Vandergriff   
Friday, 28 March 2008

30days.jpgWorld War II-era soldiers battle the bitter Russian winter, ruthless Nazis, and bloodthirsty vampires in this prequel to the chilling horror franchise 30 Days of Night.

 

 
30 Seconds to Mars | A Beautiful Lie (Virgin Records)
Written by Jim Campbell   
Friday, 30 September 2005

While Leto displays a tremendous amount of passion in his lyrics, some tracks (“The Story,” “Was It a Dream?”) walk a fine line between schmaltzy and pompous.

 

 
300 (Warner Bros., R)
Written by Pete Timmermann   
Monday, 12 March 2007

film_300I have never once walked out on a movie in my entire life, but about five minutes into 300 I regretted coming to see it, and 15 minutes in I would have walked out, if I were the type.

 

 

 

 

 
33 1/3 Greatest Hits, Volume One (Continuum)
Written by Jim Dunn   
Tuesday, 30 January 2007

33The books' strengths come from authorship. Many of the writers are people who live the lives of musicians and aspire to be the subject of one of these books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3:10 to Yuma (Lions Gate Films, R)
Written by Adrienne Jones   
Thursday, 06 September 2007

film_310_smI'm glad Hollywood is long past its obsession with westerns, because it makes a film like 3:10 to Yuma all the more special.

 

 

 

 

 
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (IFC Films, NR)
Written by Joe Bowman   
Thursday, 28 February 2008

film_3-months.jpgWhat may surprise you about the film isn't so much its content as how it's executed.

 

 
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