— by ALEXA MILAN — After brilliant performances in “Half Nelson” and “Lars and the Real Girl,” Ryan Gosling is quickly becoming one of the most under-appreciated young actors around. Too bad one of his most recent movies has flown largely under the radar. In ̶[...]
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A Clip from ‘Frankie and Alice’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Halle Berry has had her fair share of flops in her day (“Gothika” and “Catwoman” spring to mind), but when she’s on her game, she’s on, and “Frankie and Alice” looks like the kind of movie that could return her to her [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Red Riding Hood’ (Teaser Version)
— by ALEXA MILAN — First classic novels like “Wuthering Heights” and “Pride and Prejudice” got “Twilight”-inspired covers. Now, a popular fairy tale is about to get a supernatural romance makeover. I sure don’t remember the tale of Little Red Rid[...]
5 Clips from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
— by ALEXA MILAN — The release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is mere days away, and more and more clips from the film are beginning to crop up online. These five indicate “Deathly Hallows” will be a much different film than what most[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It looks like little Lucy and Edmund Pevensie are all grown up in the latest installment of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, in which the younger Pevensie siblings ditch their humdrum everyday lives for a journey on the high seas. In “Voyage of the [...]
Under Review: ‘Wartorn 1861 — 2010’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Movies like “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Hurt Locker” have ingrained images of war into our heads. The violence, the feeling of constantly being on edge. However authentically Hollywood might portray the horrors of war, nothing can compare to the real stories[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Love & Distrust’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Star power isn’t everything, and “Love & Distrust,” unfortunately, might be the perfect movie to prove that. The film tells intertwining stories a la “Love Actually” of people searching for love and happiness. A waitress (Amy Adams), [...]
A First Look at Chris Evans as Captain America
— by ALEXA MILAN — Casting for “Captain America: The First Avenger” seemed like it stretched on forever before director Joe Johnson finally selected Chris Evans. Now, we finally have our first glimpse of Evans in character thanks to eight new photos from Entertainment Weekly [...]
A Featurette from ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It seems every time I get online lately something new related to “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” has cropped up — a TV spot, a poster, a character banner. With the premiere just a few weeks away, promotion is in full swing and shows no signs of[...]
Five Clips from ‘The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest’
— by ALEXA MILAN — It seems there isn’t a bigger literary phenomenon at the moment than Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy. The books are bestsellers, the Swedish films are an international success and an American adaptation by David Fincher is already underway[...]
Footage of Eric Stoltz in ‘Back to the Future’ Revealed
— by ALEXA MILAN — Michael J. Fox has a slew of memorable characters to his name. Scott Howard in “Teen Wolf.” Jamie Conway in “Bright Lights, Big City.” Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties.” But the character Fox’s fans most often associate him with [...]
Scientists Discover Bat That Looks Like Yoda
— by ALEXA MILAN — Love this new animal, “Star Wars” fans will. A tube-nosed fruit bat that scientists recently discovered in a Papua New Guinea rain forest bears a striking resemblance to a certain pint-sized Jedi Master. With its large, round eyes, soft smile and green-tint[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Dilemma’ (Both Versions)
— by ALEXA MILAN — What would you do if you found out your best friend’s wife was having an affair? That’s the underlying question at the center of Ron Howard’s latest comedy, “The Dilemma.” Best friends Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) seem to ha[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
— by ALEXA MILAN — In just slightly more than a month, “Harry Potter and the Deahtly Hallows: Part 1” finally hits theaters. But in the meantime, a few new posters have surfaced to tide fans over. In Part 1, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Wats[...]