2009-03-13
Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (2007)
Tony Stone plays a Viking warrior in “Severed Ways,” which he wrote, directed and produced.
By MANOHLA DARGIS
Published: March 13, 2009
The clang of swords mixes with the sounds of the whispering wind, rustling leaves, singing birds and the occasional unsettling din of Norwegian black-metal music in “Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America,” which tracks two Vikings lost in the New World in 1007. Independent to the nth degree, the movie is the mad creation of a young American, Tony Stone, who not only wrote, directed and edited “Severed Ways,” but, as one of the warriors, also slaughters a chicken and defecates on screen. Standing in the forest at one point, he even begins head-banging, thrashing hair so luxurious that it’s a wonder that he isn’t scalped immediately. More
Carmen and Geoffrey (2004)
The multifaceted artistic couple Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder in the documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey.”
Creatively Connected Through Dance and Life
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: March 13, 2009
“I walk through doors,” Geoffrey Holder thunders in the documentary “Carmen & Geoffrey.” “If I’m not wanted in a place, there’s something wrong with the place, not with me.” And when this 6-foot-6-inch choreographer and painter, with a big toothy grin and the oratorical style of a Caribbean James Earl Jones, thunders, the earth moves. More
Cake Eaters (2007)
Aaron Stanford and Kristen Stewart in “The Cake Eaters.”
One Wish Before Dying, but Plenty of Obstacles
By STEPHEN HOLDEN
Published: March 13, 2009
In “The Cake Eaters” superior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper and truer than the mawkish disease-of-the-week movie it threatens to become. More
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36 Hours in Shanghai
At Yang’s Fry-Dumpling.
By ARIC CHEN
Published: March 15, 2009
NOW that the Beijing Olympics are but a memory, the spotlight in China is moving to Shanghai as that city gears up to host the 2010 World Expo. With an anticipated 70 million visitors and 200 participating countries, the six-month World’s Fair will be enormous by any measure — not that Shanghai has ever needed an excuse to party. While the global economic slowdown has had its impact, Beijing’s naughty sister is still up to her tricks: from the flashing neon signs and light-bedazzled skyscrapers to the throbbing clubs and houses from the foreign-concession era hiding their decadent secrets. But beyond the clichés, mainland China’s most cosmopolitan city still offers a breadth of experiences. More
Cramer vs Stewart
Jim Cramer, left, and Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show.”
By ALESSANDRA STANLEY
Published: March 13, 2009
It wasn’t “Brawl Street” or a thrilla in vanilla. It wasn’t a “Daily Show” friendly feud or even much of a discussion. Mostly, the much-hyped Thursday night showdown between the comedian Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, the mercurial host of “Mad Money” on CNBC, felt like a Senate subcommittee hearing. More