— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’ve said it before, timing is everything, and what a perfect time to bring “Tron” back. When the original “Tron”was released, it was state of the art. At the time, they were toying with a new technology, something called[...]
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Trailer Talk: ‘The DeVilles’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Musicians seem to have the most passionate love lives: Sid and Nancy, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Is it the music that builds the passion or is the music a by product of the passion? Of course, when these couples fall, they fall[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ve lived in Brooklyn my entire life, and never have I experienced the corruption that is portrayed in films like “Clockers,” but I guess my neighborhood would not be considered to have any “street cred.” Nevertheless, it is a[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Grown Ups’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I’m not going to lie, when I heard about an Adam Sandler movie called “Grown Ups,” I wasn’t too excited. As a matter a fact, I completely dismissed it. I have loved many of Adam’s movies, but lately he has been going down a path I have[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Get Him to the Greek’
— by ROB COX — “Get Him to the Greek” is an upcoming comedy starring Jonah Hill and British comedian Russell Brand. Brand may be most familiar to American audiences for his role in 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” In “Get Him to the Greek,” Brand reprises his role[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Get Him to the Greek’
— by CAM SMITH — 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” was one of the most lovable and hilarious romantic comedies in recent memory — a side-splitting immature raunch-fest that featured genuine insight into the daunting hurdles of adult romantic relationships. While so many[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Back-Up Plan’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Quick question: What is the first thing you notice about the poster below? Do you think that’s an accident? Jennifer Lopez, who hasn’t been in a movie since 2006, is back and she’s in a romantic comedy about a woman who gets artificially inseminated r[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Alice in Wonderland’
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — I think these posters perfectly sum up what a Tim Burton version of “Alice in Wonderland” should be. They are bizarre, but you can’t quite take your eyes off them. And that’s basically what I am expecting from the movie, which is due to[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Remember Me’
— by ALEXA MILAN — “Twilight” haters might be skeptical of Robert Pattinson’s new romantic drama “Remember Me,” but people shouldn’t be so quick to judge. This looks like it could be Pattinson’s chance to prove himself as an actor. “Remember Me” tells the story of bad[...]
An Extended Look at ‘My Own Love Song’
— by RACHEL COYNE — Remember when watching “The Last King of Scotland” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” how you thought to yourself, “Golly, when are Forest Whitaker and Renée Zellweger going to get together for a movie”? Well, that wishful thinking has finally become a reality[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Last Airbender’
— by ALEXA MILAN — After his last few lackluster big screen debacles, M. Night Shyamalan is leaving the suspense thriller genre behind and trying his hand at family action/adventure. Based on the popular animated television series, “The Last Airbender” revolves around[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Killers’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Romantic comedy mainstays Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher will add another one to their resumes with “Killers,” a rom-com with an action twist. Directed by Robert Luketic (of “Legally Blonde” and “The Ugly Truth”), the film follows newlyweds Jen and[...]
Poster Peek: ‘The Expendables’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — Growing up in the ’80s only helped the fact that I have great admiration for Sylvester Stallone. He was at that time, the person that we sought after when looking for great action movies. He was the man people around me admired and looked up too. He was “[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Solitary Man’
— by ROBERT DeFEIS — “Solitary Man” is a film about a guy who reaches a crossroads in his life and systematically destroys everything around him. That man is Michael Douglas, who plays Ben Kalmen, a former owner of a car dealership chain whose career and marriage were[...]