http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/the-televangelist-friday-night-lights-episode-8/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/the-televangelist-friday-night-lights-episode-8/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:40:20 +0000 Allison Keene http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16706 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/09/the-televangelist-friday-night-lights-episode-8/feed/ 3 Everyone else is leaving Dillon, so why not us? Street and Riggins head for the Big Apple. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/06/oscar-nominated-the-class-earns-extra-credit-for-tense-realism/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/06/oscar-nominated-the-class-earns-extra-credit-for-tense-realism/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:31:49 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15436 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/06/oscar-nominated-the-class-earns-extra-credit-for-tense-realism/feed/ 0 The Oscar-nominated French drama 'The Class' serves as a rebuke to "inspirational teacher" films like 'Dangerous Minds' with its charged, realistic portrayal of institutional bureaucracy and classroom conflicts. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/04/serbis-screens-the-last-adult-picture-show/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/04/serbis-screens-the-last-adult-picture-show/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:15:01 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16140 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/04/serbis-screens-the-last-adult-picture-show/feed/ 0 A slice-of-life drama from the Philippines, 'Serbis' explores the mini-dramas of a bumptious family living under the same roof as a failing adult movie house. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/shelf-life-rodes-fishburnes-going-to-see-the-elephant/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/shelf-life-rodes-fishburnes-going-to-see-the-elephant/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:59:53 +0000 Wyatt Williams http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=16139 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/03/02/shelf-life-rodes-fishburnes-going-to-see-the-elephant/feed/ 0 A debut novel about trying to write a debut novel. That’s a genre, right? http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/25/joaquin-phoenix-gets-beached-in-brooklyn-in-two-lovers/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/25/joaquin-phoenix-gets-beached-in-brooklyn-in-two-lovers/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:00:53 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15592 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/25/joaquin-phoenix-gets-beached-in-brooklyn-in-two-lovers/feed/ 0 One hopes that Phoenix is only punking us with his claim that he wants to abandon acting for a rap career, because 'Two Lovers' isn't much of a swan song. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/23/atlanta-celebrates-photography-selects-beth-lillys-gifted-for-2009-public-art/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/23/atlanta-celebrates-photography-selects-beth-lillys-gifted-for-2009-public-art/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:06:53 +0000 Jeremy Abernathy http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15622 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/23/atlanta-celebrates-photography-selects-beth-lillys-gifted-for-2009-public-art/feed/ 0 The project will involve the literal gift of 1,200 limited-edition prints, distributed to the public for free during ACP's citywide festival in October. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/fanboys-feels-like-a-disturbance-in-the-force/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/fanboys-feels-like-a-disturbance-in-the-force/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:14 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14977 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/20/fanboys-feels-like-a-disturbance-in-the-force/feed/ 0 The Force is not strong with 'Fanboys'' familiar brand of geek culture comedy. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/17/horizon-theatre-takes-a-french-twist-with-the-13th-of-paris/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/17/horizon-theatre-takes-a-french-twist-with-the-13th-of-paris/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:44:50 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=15005 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/17/horizon-theatre-takes-a-french-twist-with-the-13th-of-paris/feed/ 0 Horizon Theatre's romantic comedy 'The 13th of Paris' pits the classic French idea of romance against the prosaic American notion of contemporary relationships. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/the-room-you-are-tearing-me-apart-lisa/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/the-room-you-are-tearing-me-apart-lisa/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:00:53 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14402 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/the-room-you-are-tearing-me-apart-lisa/feed/ 2 On Feb. 17, the Plaza Theatre screens 'The Room,' a 2003 would-be erotic drama that's inspired a cult following as one of the worst films ever made, and a 21st century 'Rocky Horror Picture Show.' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/rocknrollas-fall-to-pieces-in-dads-garages-mojo/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/rocknrollas-fall-to-pieces-in-dads-garages-mojo/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:11:04 +0000 Curt Holman http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14454 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/rocknrollas-fall-to-pieces-in-dads-garages-mojo/feed/ 0 'Mojo,' a darkly funny drama at the Dad's Garage Top Shelf Space, plays like a cover version of Tarantino and Ritchie's violent, comedic, rock-fueled hipster thrillers.