— by RACHEL COYNE — Confession: I know next to nothing about Sid and Nancy; I’ve never even seen the Gary Oldman-starring movie about them. I know they are two people who were once alive, but now are dead, and that’s it. OK, maybe I know a bit more about them than[...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘Heartbreaker’ (aka ‘L’arnacoeur’)
— by RACHEL COYNE — Considering how much respect Americans tend to give French cinema, I was surprised at how formulaic and predictable this French romantic comedy comes across. Then I remembered that France was the country that still adored Jerry Lewis long after the rest of the world w[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Town’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Hey, Jon Hamm has a large role in a nationally-released movie! Here’s my $12, and can you please direct me to the concession stand? OK, fine. If Mr. Hamm’s chiseled chin isn’t enough to get you interested in a movie, “The Town” has a lot of other things goin[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Never Let Me Go’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I watched the trailer for “Never Let Me Go” when it was first released a few weeks ago, and I immediately had to read the book that the movie is based on, because I had to know what was going on in that trailer and I wasn’t waiting until September […][...]
It’s Kind of a Funny Story: Trailer
— by RACHEL COYNE — If you ever watched “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and thought to yourself, “this movie would be so much better if it were more lighthearted,” then “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” may be the movie for you. Craig (played by Keir Gilchrist) is a depresse[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Conviction’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Oh man, can you smell the Oscar bait up in here? Based on a true story? Check. Starring multiple past nominees and winners? Check. Lead actor de-glamorizes to play a “real” person? Check. The drama centers around a legal and/or political problem? Check. If only Co[...]
Chris Klein: The Auditions Strike Back
— by RACHEL COYNE — So … remember that painfully-embarrassing video of Chris Klein auditioning for “Mamma Mia!” that could maybe/maybe not have been real? Well, I guess we can file it under “real” as Klein has made a new video for FunnyOrDie.com mocking himself and that over-th[...]
Under Review: ‘Mademoiselle Chambon’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Can anyone do tortured longing and silent agony quite like the French? Probably not, and director-screenwriter Stéphane Brizé’s ill-fated love story, “Mademoiselle Chambon,” is the embodiment of everything you’ve come to expect from French films; it [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘You Again’
— by RACHEL COYNE — I like Kristen Bell. “Veronica Mars” was one of the best television series I’ve ever seen, and Bell managed to make what could have been a one-note character (sassy teen detective!) into a very nuanced and complex person. I also enjoyed her performance in “For[...]
Chris Klein Auditions(?) for ‘Mamma Mia!’
— by RACHEL COYNE — You know how you sometimes witness something that is so awful, disturbing and/or traumatizing that you just pray to your deity of choice that it isn’t real, while all the while feeling that it probably is real? Well, that feeling pretty much encapsulates[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Waiting for Superman’
What’s the scariest type of person in the world? No, not weird relatives who like to hug you for too long. The answer is confident morons. And according to the documentary “Waiting for ‘Superman,’” U.S. public schools are churning them out in droves. The quality of public schools has been [...]
Lynn Redgrave Dies at 67
— by RACHEL COYNE — The entertainment world has lost another great talent and one of the few true remaining actresses (as opposed to a “star”), as Lynn Redgrave passed away last night in her Manhattan apartment. Redgrave enjoyed a long and distinguished career in film, theater and[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘High School’
— by RACHEL COYNE — After watching this very bizarre (and short) early trailer for “High School,” the only thing I know for sure is this: Adrien Brody can be really friggin’ scary when he wants to be. “High School” is apparently a comedy, though the teaser trailer makes it look[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Ondine’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Even though I’ve never been an avid follower of Colin Farrell’s career, I wouldn’t have pegged him for the fantasy movie type. Most actors who don’t already have a career steeped in this sort of lighter fare usually go the family-friendly route when they want [...]