Religulous Review, Toronto 2008

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TIFF Watch: Nick and Norah, Me and Orson Wells, The Coen Brothers, The Brothers Bloom and JCVD [Film Festivals]
Published 9/7/2008 by Neil Miller at Film School Rejects
... Alex Billington had a chance to catch up with Me and Orson Wells director Richard Linklater at the film’s post-premiere party, where he promptly grilled him for news about the recently announced School of Rock sequel. To the surprise of many, Linklater denied the fact that the film is in development, saying that he had only spoken about it with the studio once, and that his involvement was “never officially confirmed.” Spout: Review of Bill Maher’s Religulous The lovely Karina Longworth ...

From Toronto: Larry Charles' RELIGULOUS
Published 9/7/2008 by AJ Schnack at All these wonderful things
... (for the Reporter) were raves, so perhaps the early word was off (or editing helped the film's cause). However, Karina Longworth , writing a hammering critique for Spout, argues that the early line was correct:"Maher continually flips the script, here using serious questioning not as an end, but a means to immature, unenlightening mockery. It quickly becomes apparent that Maher’s journey is not about finding out what makes religious people tick, but about using the tics of mostly fringe religious people to prop up the thesis Maher came in with. Which is––in a nutshell, but ...

Toronto ‘08: “Blindness,” “Me and Orson Welles,” “Miracle at St. Anna” & “Religulous”
Published 9/8/2008 by Nick Plowman at Fataculture
... , “Religulous is full of contradictions — it’s a funny film about some depressing things, it’s a lighthearted tour through terrorism, injustice and intolerance. But those contradiction and challenges are, ultimately, what make the film linger uneasily in your mind, reaching past comedy and confrontation to challenge the audience with a fierce and forceful prayer that there might be no god.” Karina Longworth , “Maher approaches each subject as if in a sincere attempt to gather information, and then –– both in the room with his verbal mockery and attacks, and on a super-diegetic ...

Religulous goes to Toronto.
Published 9/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Peter T Chattaway) at FilmChat
Religulous had its festival premiere in Toronto the other day, so a few new reviews and interviews have popped up. Karina Longworth, SpoutBlog: Hopeful that [Bill Maher's] feature-length collaboration with Larry Charles would offer a similar balance writ large, I went in to Religulous with an open mind –– which is more than can be said of Maher. The comedian-turned-political pundit/committed agnostic, and star and producer of this non-fiction film, explains early in the picture that he thinks ...