— by RACHEL COYNE — “It’s Complicated” is a comedy starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. What, that wasn’t enough to sell you on it? That seems to be all the studio is relying on to attract an audience, but if you insist … In an effort to show that being over 50[...]
Archive for October, 2009
Poster: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
— by JON MARTINCIC — Percy Jackson is the descendant of a Greek god, as well as a character created by Rick Riordan. Riordan has been hard at work over the years writing novels about Percy’s adventures within Greek mythology, as well as balancing his school life. The first[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Broken Embraces’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodovar have worked wonders together in the past — with films like “All About My Mother” and “Volver” — and “Broken Embraces” looks like another brilliant collaboration. The film tells the story of Mateo Blanco[...]
Three Clips From ‘The Stepfather’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — “The Stepfather” is based on a cult-classic of the same name. In this remake, Michael Harding returns from military school and finds out that his mother is dating a new boyfriend. Terror ensues when Michael goes on the “America’s Most Wanted” Web site[...]
Under Review: ‘Lord, Save Us From Your Followers’
— by JASON EAKEN — Dan Merchant’s new documentary, “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers,” is a timely film, both in its use of popular documentary film techniques and its approach to Christians. In a time when the loudest voice usually wins the day, here is a film that is surprisingl[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Harry Brown’
— by TOM ELCE — Just in case you were beginning to forget, a poster has arrived on-scene to remind everyone that Michael Caine is still cool. So sayeth one of the very quotes prominently on the new poster for “Harry Brown,” coupled with an image that features the man[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Bunny and the Bull’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — I honestly didn’t know what to think when I saw this trailer. I haven’t seen much British comedy, other than some older Simon Pegg movies. There were some funny moments and some very interesting camera work. The entire movie is set inside of the flat of Stephen T[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Edge of Darkness’
— by ALEXA MILAN — January usually isn’t the best time of year for new releases, but this Mel Gibson suspense thriller looks promising. Based on the 1985 British mini-series, “Edge of Darkness” stars Gibson as homicide detective Thomas Craven, whose world shatters when his[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Oh My God’
— by JON MARTINCIC — “Oh My God” is Peter Roger’s documentary about the variety of religious views around the world and their perspective of who they believe to be our higher power. There are also a series of guest appearances from notable faces including Hugh Jackman, Ringo[...]
‘Star Wars’ Does Horror: ‘Death Troopers’
— by SEAN GERSKI — When I was younger, I tried to read the “Star Wars” novels, but quite honestly, they began to release them faster than I could read them and I just sort of stopped. Since then, they have printed nearly too many to count — but this month, they have[...]
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘The Stepfather’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Though “The Stepfather,” the new thriller from director Nelson McCormick (of “Prom Night”), doesn’t open until Friday, you can catch a glimpse of it now in this behind-the-scenes featurette. Penn Badgley (of “Gossip Girl”) stars as Michael Harding[...]
Climb Aboard and Listen to ‘Pirate Radio’
An ensemble comedy from film maker Richard Curtis (screenwriter of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill,” and writer/director of “Love Actually”), “Pirate Radio” is a fact-based tale of a seafaring band of rogue rock and roll deejays[...]
Meet ‘The Expendables’
— by SEAN GERSKI — This isn’t exactly a trailer, so it doesn’t qualify for a Trailer Talk (there’s plenty of time for that in the future), but it is a look at the highly-anticipated movie, “The Expendables.” Once you heard the cast — which includes[...]