— by CHERRY BELL — What is “Movie 43”? “Movie 43” features 12 different storylines, each one done by a different director — including Peter Farrelly, Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner and Jonathan van Tulleken — and 15 different writers. […][...]
Four Clips from Lincoln
— by BEV QUESTAD — Despite the incredible talents of Daniel Day-Lewis as Lincoln and Tommy Lee Jones as Thaddeus Stevens, “Lincoln” would not keep the attention of high schoolers, even if being tested. A historical dramatization of the last four months of Lincoln’s presidency, the film focuses on abolishing slavery. However, it is a […][...]
Review: Hyde Park on Hudson
— by BEV QUESTAD — This film does little more than caricature a past great president with innuendo, weakness and blatant misrepresentation. We have to wonder if there wasn’t some Tea Party backing. “Hyde Park on Hudson” has two major problems that will cast it into archival obscurity: accuracy and casting. With a Yale Professor […][...]
Kelsey Grammer to Host 65th DGA Awards
Director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer will host the 65th Annual DGA Awards on Feb. 2, 2013. in the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Grammer, who starred for two seasons on the critically acclaimed “Boss,” became a DGA member in 1996 and was himself nominated for a DGA Award for outstanding directing in […][...]
Review: This Is Not a Film
— by BEV QUESTAD — He eats jam and toast while sitting in his gorgeous Tehran apartment awaiting the results of his appeal. A camera is strategically stationed to record his life, including his phone calls, his latest movie idea and the huge but playful iguana that crawls up to his neck for a hug. […][...]
Warm Bodies: The First Four Minutes
— by CHERRY BELL — If you are still on the fence about whether to head to a movie theater Feb. 1 to see “Warm Bodies,” Summit Entertainment has released the first four minutes of the film to help you decide. There are many scenes and voice-overs that we’ve seen already from the initial trailer […][...]
Safe Haven: Trailer
— by CHERRY BELL — An affirming and suspenseful story about a young woman’s struggle to love again, “Safe Haven” is based on the novel of the same name from Nicholas Sparks, the best-selling author behind the hit films “The Notebook” and “Dear John.” The film’s director is Lasse Hallstrom (“Cider House Rules” and “Chocolat”). […][...]
World War Z: Official Trailer
— by CHERRY BELL — Based on the novel of the same name written by Max Brooks, “World War Z” is a post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Marc Forster. The film stars Brad Pitt as a United Nations worker named Gerry Lane who is charged with scouring the world for information that can possibly stop […][...]
Josh Hutcherson Headed for Paradise Lost
— by CHERRY BELL — The young stars of “The Hunger Games” are not having any trouble finding work these days it seems. Deadline is reporting that Josh Hutcherson is negotiating to star with Benicio del Toro in “Paradise Lost,” a drama about notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. The film was written and Andrea di […][...]
Review: Django Unchained
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Slavery was one of America’s egregious sins. The topic of slavery — a wound which has yet to heal entirely — is a sensitive one. Subsequently, it came of little surprise when controversy swirled around Quentin Tarantino’s spaghetti western “Django Unchained,” a movie where the protagonist happens to be a […][...]