— by ROBERT DeFEIS — Marc Lawrence is the writer/director of this comedy. He also was the writer of “Miss Congeniality,” a movie I didn’t care for. This time, he tries his luck by taking Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant and sticking them into a setting in which they are the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Trailer Talk: ‘Death at a Funeral’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It’s not uncommon for American filmmakers to remake foreign films, but Chris Rock’s version of “Death at a Funeral” arrives just two and a half years after the British original. It seems a bit soon, especially since the original film received a U.S. release. In[...]
A Clip from ‘The Missing Person’
— by TOM ELCE — In “The Missing Person,” an alcoholic private detective by the name of John Rosow (played by Michael Shannon) tails the titular missing person, a man assumed to be one of the innocent victims to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. His prize for[...]
Under Review: ‘Invictus’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Any time the names Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman are attached to a movie, more often than not some sort of Oscar buzz will emerge from it. “Invictus” is no exception, even if the story is unusually optimistic for an Eastwood film. “Invictus”[...]
Some Scary New ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Rumors
— by CAM SMITH — I don’t quite get the endless screaming geekasms over a third “Ghostbusters” film. Sure, the 1984 original is an acknowledged comedy classic — and one of the defining films of my own adolescent years — but it’s been 20 years since the amusing-but-unde[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I never saw the first movie, so I wasn’t sure what to expect when the trailer started. I have to admit that I laughed when the little “dog” started taking photos. No one will confuse this with an award-winning type of movie, but it looks funny[...]
Six Clips from ‘Avatar’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — James Cameron takes us to a world called Pandora, with the Na’vi being its native habitants. The humans engage in a war over the planet’s resources and existence. Cameron has created a 3-D film that rivals any before it and many for years to come[...]
A News ‘Star Wars’ Rumor — And David Lynch
— by CAM SMITH — Sweet slithering Sarlaac tentacles, just when you thought that those shaky new “Star Wars” movie rumors — dissected in my inaugural “About That” column. Shameless plug, ahoy! – had reached their final tongue-wagging, Jabba-esque death rattle, a new[...]
Two Clips from ‘Wonderful World’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Matthew Broderick hasn’t had a box office hit in a while, and while his latest film, “Wonderful World,” may not rake in big bucks, it looks like it could be a pretty moving story. In the dark comedy from writer and director Joshua Goldin, Broderick plays Ben[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘A Single Man’
— by RACHEL COYNE — “A Single Man” is an emotional drama that stars Colin Firth. And that’s about all I need to know to decide that I will eventually be seeing this. For those who need a bit more … Based on a Christopher Isherwood novel, “A Single Man” tells the story[...]
A Look at Russell Crowe’s ‘Robin Hood’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Ridley Scott has directed films such as “The Duelists,” “American Gangster” and “Black Hawk Down,” but his newest motion picture is a “Robin Hood” adventure. Oscar-winning Russell Crowe stars as the renowned hero, in his fifth collaboration with R[...]
Six Scenes from ‘The Princess and The Frog’
— by BEN FOWLER — Animation has come a long way since the days of “Steamboat Willie.” Animation has moved into the CGI arena these days with the likes of the Toy Story franchise and the rest of the gang from the Pixar behemoth. But there are still a few “traditional animation”[...]
Record-Breaking Box Office Performance For ‘Transylmania’
— by CAM SMITH — I’d imagine that anyone with a miniscule dollop of working brain matter who saw the trailer or clip for “Transylmania” could instantly tell that it would be a harrowing and gruelling experience, perhaps cinema’s ultimate answer to spending a day in the[...]