ShortsHD working with Magnolia Pictures will release the Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012 in more than 200 theatres across the United States and Canada on Feb. 10. Three theatrical programs will give audiences around the country an opportunity to watch the nominated shorts[...]
Review: Where Do We Go Now?
— by BEV QUESTAD — A funeral stomp in the midst of the unrest in Lebanon sets the stage for this Middle Eastern musical comedy. The women, chanting, stomping and swaying in unison set the stage for the best solutions to conflict you’re ever going to see on film. Set in a traditional little mountain […][...]
Trailer: 21 Jump Street
— by LYNN TACKITT — Almost everyone is familiar with the old television show “21 Jump Street.” And why not? It put Johnny Depp on the map of who’s who to watch for the rising stars. And you have to love the concept: young, good-looking cops going undercover to bring down the bad guys. In […][...]
A Teaser for Atlas Shrugged: Part 2
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1” was just about as controversial as the book on which it was based has been for the past 50-plus years. It wasn’t exactly revered by most film critics last year when it was released, but true fans of this haunting look at the future by author […][...]
Review: Bull Head (aka Rundskop)
— by BEV QUESTAD — The best thing about “Bull Head” is that it focuses on the hormone abuse in the meat industry. Yeah, that is the very best thing. The worst thing is that it picks a big infected scab open on man’s inhumanity to man. It’s about bullying — bullying on[...]
Trailer: Mirror Mirror
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With two films being released with the same basic story line (about Snow White), viewers worldwide initially wondered how Relativity Media and Universal were going to differentiate. Now that the trailers and various stills have been released, it is obvious that Relativity Media’s “Mirror Mirror” will have the more […][...]
Jim Lehrer Talks Docs in Portland
— by BEV QUESTAD — Would you like to know what’s going on inside a politician’s head when he’s in front of the camera in a political debate? What’s the strategy walking in? What’s the disappointment walking out? In Jim Lehrer’s documentaries, George W. Bush reveals his[...]
39th Annie Award Winners Announced
— by SEAN GERSKI — The International Animated Film Society announced the winners of the 39th Annual Annie Awards last night, Feb. 4, at UCLA’s Royce Hall. The award show — which celebrates the best in animation — was hosted by Patton Oswalt. The night’s biggest winners included “Rango,” which took home the prize for […][...]
The Hunger Games Feature Trailer
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — This was a big week for “The Hunger Games” fandom. For the film, Lionsgate: released a new still of Katniss Everdeen in her jumpsuit for the arena; announced a “contest” in which fans can win tickets to the Los Angeles premiere of the movie; and released the feature length […][...]
Review: Chronicle
— by ADAM DALE — Nearly every child dreams of having one super power or another when they are younger, whether it is super strength, the ability to fly or some form of extraordinary ability. Most stem from comic books, cartoons or some other inspirational place. What we fail to think about is what effect […][...]