The International Writers Magazine: REVIEW ARCHIVE 1999-2003
1999-2003 Fiction and Film review archive

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2003 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Dan Schnieder Review My Life Without Me Dir Isabel Coixet The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Erin Burns review Matrix Revolutions review Belleville Rendezvous (Triplets of Belleville in USA) Underworld & Once Upon a Time In Mexico Le DIVORCE - A James Ivory Film Kevin Costner's OPEN RANGE Jeffrey Beyl Review La COMUNIDAD An Alex de La Iglesia film (Brilliant and hilarious) WHALE RIDER Directed by Niki Caro THE SHAPE OF THINGS Neil LaBute - Review by Alex Grant THE MATRIX RELOADED The Wachiwski Brothers LAUREL CANYON Dir. Lisa Cholodenko IDENTITY James Mangold's horror flick CONFIDENCE James Foley's trickster movie TAKING THE FIFTH Why Cinema is still relevant Left Behind 2 Rev Antiono Hernandez reviews this anti-semitic film Flower & Garnet A wonderful BC film directed by Keith Behrman THE CORE A Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Alex Grant BASIC A John McTiernan movie starring John Travolta The Good Thief Dir: Neil Jordan WorldFest Houston Film 2002 The Hunted Alex Grant Gangs of New York, The Two Towers- Evelyn and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Narc Alex Grant The Hours The Golden Globe Winner Gangs of New York James Campion on the' birthing of history'. Final Destination 2 Alex Grant on the teen horror flick The Quiet American Alex Grant on the Graham Green adaptation Oscar Nomination 2003 Alex Grant regrets The Life of David Gale and Dark Blue State & Main Mirko Stopar Pursued Mirko Stopar Written On The Wind Mirko Stopar on Douglas Sirk Femme Fatale ( DVD) Mirko Stopar

2003 Coalescent by Stephen Baxter The struggle to survive as the lights go out in a disintegrating Romano Britain Early From The Dance David Payne- love & tragedy in the Carolinas At The Villa Of Reduced Circumstances Alexander McCall Smith Shopping For Antiques and Collectables: Singapore and Malaysia '03/04 - J Kaul Ashes by Kenzo Kitakata Charlie Dickenson reviews a dark Yakuza thriller Socionomics: The Wave Principle of Human Social Behaviour and Pioneering Studies in Socionomics Robert R Prechter Jr Welcome to Paradise Mahi Binebine A Charlie Dickinson Review of fateful tale of illegal immigrants from Africa to Spain The Truth Seeker Rod Bradford on Vice v Freedom Candy by Mian Mian Charlie Dickinson - drugs and rock n'roll in China Fear Itself Walter Mosely A Body To Die For Kate White Still Life With Crows Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child Fallen Idols J.F. Freedman Redemption by Nancy Geary Marcel D'Agneau review The Anniversary Amy Gutman thriller The Kalahari Typing School For Men Alexander McCall Smith No.1 Ladies Detective Agency and Tears of a Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith - Review by John Lewell The Lake House by James Patterson Alex Grant review The Protector by David Morrell New non-stop action by author of First Blood Alex Grant review The Last Good Day by Peter Blauner Alex Grant review The Rules of Silence by David Lindsey Alex Grant review Brad Barkely's Alison's Automotive Repair Manual Review by Charlie Dickinson 'a well-conceived fictional exploration of grief' The Blue Edge of Midnight Johnathon King - Alex Grant review Looking For Spinoza by Antonio Damasio A Charlie Dickinson Review The Dead Sit Round in A Ring by David Lawrence Land of the Living Nicci French No Good Deed Manda Scott The Buzzing by Jim Knipfel A Charlie Dickinson Review December 6th Martin Cruz Smith novel about Pearl Harbor Dean Ruetzler review Soul Circus- George Pelecanos -Alex Grant review Heaven's Edge Romesh Gunesekera- Charlie Dickinson review Memoirs of A Geisha Dean H Ruetzler reviews Arthur Golden's book City of Bones by Michael Connelly Alex Grant Review Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Review by Sam North Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Ed Gorman Alex Grant Review The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk by David Ambrose 1421 ­ Gavin Menzies- Bantam Press Elmore Leonard's 'When the Women Come Out To Dance' Alex Grant review Captain Outrageous Alex Grant reviews Joe Lansdale's new novel Russian Experiences by The Raven Denise M Clark Steffi's Club D.A. Blyler's wild romp in the Czech Republic Richard Oleska review MobTown & A Viking Funeral Alex Grant reviews two new crime mysteries 'Lost Light' by Michael Connelley Alex Grant review The Guru of Love Samrat Upadhyay- Charlie Dickinson Review Ian Rankin's Ressurection Men Alex Grant review of the new Inspector Rebus Ken Follet's Hornet Flight Alex Grant Chuck Barris Autobiography Rev Antonio Hernandez Small Town by Lawrence Block Alex Grant reviews this new erotic tale

2002 Rabbit Proof Fence Philip Noyce film about abducted children in Australia is tale of courage and shame. The Royal Tenenbaums Royal Tenenbaums is clever and witty, each performance is eccentric and alive with promise K-PAX - Starring Kevin Spacey Star Wars Attack of the Giggles Rev Antonio Hernández on STAR WARS Pt 2 a cartoon Yoda, an angel-dusted Kermit.' Minority Report A new film by Steven Spielberg The Road to PERDITION and other summer movies Sam Mendes Signs and Full Frontal Disappointing Signs Bloodwork 'Blood Work is both casual and classic, akin to the astutely pared-down films of both Howard Hawks and Sam Fuller'. Possession- Neil LaBute Sunshine State-John Sayles One Hour Photo Robin Williams in a chillingly compulsive style Michael Apted’s Enigma Enigma is the high point of Michael Apted’s career City By the Sea De Niro in gritty Cop Drama Walter Hill’s 'Undisputed' Violent Boxing Drama Barbershop Funny romantic comedy The Banger Sisters Review by Stewart Clayton Four Feathers Alex Grant Review Dragonflies [Norway, 2002] Alex Grant Review Spider David Cronenberg's new minimalist horror film Chinese Odyssey Dir. Jeffrey Lau A hilarious slapstick spoof of Crouching Tiger Red Dragon Unnecessary remake says Alex Grant Between Strangers Sam North reviews Edoardo Ponti's first film Igby Goes Down Writer/Director Burr Steer a clever and refreshing black comedy Demonlover Alex Grant reviews Olivier Assayas S&M movie Abandon - all hope if you see this movie Heaven An evocative totally stylized thriller Steven Becks' 'Ghost Ship' Halloween schlock "I SPY" A monstrously inept, perfunctory and flaccid "comeback" Roger Dodger Dylan Kidd's satiric movie debut Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale Tight Thriller from De Palma AutoFocus Paul Schrader Bio Pic about Bob Crane Emperor's Club -A Kevin Kline movie Hoary old chesnut We award the 2002 Beasties Awards

2002 The Death of Sweet Mister Daniel Woodrell 'Don't be a puss. It's just the jitters nipin' at you, fat boy. Chasing Rainbows in Chennai Review of Colin Todhunter's travel book by Heather Neal A Series of Unfortunate Events The Austere Academy-Book the Fifth Lemony Snicket - Illustrated by Brett Helquist An Egmont Book after the quake - Haruki Murakami The Harvill Press Murakami from the ruins of Kobe. after the quake- alt review US edition Charlie Dickinson on Murakami's latest Freddy the Very Adventurous Ferry A 3-5 children's book by Rozy Abra Illustrated by Andre Ellis Sparrow Nights by David Gilmour Review Charles Dickinson 'The story builds to a stunner of a climax...' Counterpoint, 2002 Bill James Crime Novelist Extraordinaire Review by Alex Grant In Pursuit of a Proper Sinner Review by Alex Grant A Traitor to Memory Elizabeth George new mystery A Small Death in Lisbon Review by Alex Grant British Crime Wave - WOMEN AUTHORS Alex Grant reads the latest murder mysteries BEYOND ILLUSIONS by Duong Thu H Review Charlie Dickenson ...art becomes politics, once politics corrupts art Thomson's New Dictionary of Film (2002) Review by Alex Grant Patrick O'Brian The Master Seafaring Novelist stories to be filmed starring Russel Crowe Graham Hurley's 'The Take' and other crime novels Michael Connelly's 'Chasing the Dime' Too much haste - a waste Six New Crime Novels Alex Grant on the crime fiction beat...hacks who lack conviction December 6th Martin Cruz Smith's new Pearl Harbour Thriller David Quinlan's- Directors Essential reading? To Shill a Mockingbird Augusta Trobaugh's 'Sophie &The Rising Sun' A Third Eye Bio of Sam Fuller Reversible Errors Scott Turows new legal thriller Philip Kerr’s 'Dark Matter' The Private Life of Sir Issac Newton' Born Twice - Giuseppe Pontiggia Review Charlie Dickinson Three Dead White Males Get Pulp Fiction at ABC Books Vancouver

2001 SERENDIPITY Steven Speilberg CRIMSON RIVERS - FRENCH CINEMA TITAN A.E. CHINESE INFLUENCES IN FILM WHAT ABOUT ADAM? VERY ANNIE MARY PEARL HARBOUR PEARL TAKE 2 GIRL ON THE BRIDGE MAGNOLIA SHREK NURSE BETTY FINAL FANTASY THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER APES: PLANET OF TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER AMELIE Jean Pierre Jeunot THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE - Coen Brothers O BROTHER WHERE ARE THOU? HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE GHOST WORLD THE HEIST - David Mamet THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HARRY Oliver Moor on Pottermania MONSTERS and OCEANS ELEVEN Which is the cartoon? ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD TEN (Director: Karl Francis, Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Jess Wynne is gripped by McCathyism Music-- THE AVALANCHES Jim Johnson sees a landslide victory to Australian dance music A NORTHERN SYMPHONY Oliver Moor loses himself in the sounds of not-so-Madchester BASEMENT JAXX Jim Johnson blows hot about the new Basement Jaxx CD Anni DiFranco Jess Wynn - Maverick or Mercenary? Plus interview with the diva herself Dan Bern James Campion talks to the American songwriter Led Zepplin Redux Jeffery Beyl reviews the new DVD release Along Came The Doors Jeffrey Beyl

NORWEGIAN WOOD - HARUKI MURAKAMI SPUTNIK SWEETHEART- HARUKI MURAKAMI HORSE HEAVEN- JANE SMILEY NORTHERN LIGHTS - PHILIP PULLMAN RISING SUN- DOUGLAS GALBRAITH GHOSTWRITTEN- DAVID MITCHELL IMPROVISING CARLA - JOANNA HINES BIRDSUIT - No9 THE HOTTEST STATE - ETHAN HAWKE WINCHESTER WRITERS FESTIVAL LAST JET ENGINE LAUGH- RUCHIR JOSHE ALL FAMILIES ARE PSYCHOTIC DOUGLAS COUPLAND FUTURES - PETER CROWTHER WHERE WERE YOU ROBERT? Hans Magnus ENZENSBERGER A BAD BEGINNING A series of unfortunate events Lemony SNICKETand Brett HELQUIST THE YAKOTA OFFICER'S CLUB Sara Bird - Review LUCIANA LOPEZ number9dream -DAVID MITCHELL Eco Domes ARMADILLOS IN EDEN Hazel Marshall on Cornwall's Eden Project FAIRYTALE REVISION Hazel Marshall on Sleeping Beauty FIRST ASSIGNMENT James Skinner at the World Tunafish Congerence in Vigo The 2002 PNE in Vancouver Andy Warhol at 'Work & Play' Vermont 2003 Mark Awodey review Dale Chihuly The Emperor of Seattle 'Out of Season' The Ironworks Gallery May 1st-31st Vancouver The Bonnie Nish Review Art 2001-2002 ROBERT COOPER - ARTISTS AND THEIR ART BALTHUS Beauty and Innocence? ANDREAS GURSKY Photographing the commonplace ROBERT COOPER The 2001 TURNER PRIZE Robert Cooper 'ART- NOT CHANCE' Andy Coote TRASH N' TATE Helen Weston Review of Trash at the Tate Modern Gallery 83 - Vancouver - Review by Jenny Brown THEATRE SYLVIA PATH - LETTERS HOME LULU CHITTY-CHITTY BANG BANG on London stage STILL LIFE Barry Dunstall reviews MadameTussauds N.Y. Review of SUPERNOVA NINA and ROAD SweetSista'Shorts at the Carousel Theatre WEST SIDE STORY -Stanley Theatre TOMORROWS WORLD LIVE Nathan Davies was there

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