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Review: Living

— by WILLIAM STERR — In 1843, a British writer published a story about a man who, in his ambition for a secure life in business, drove away those around him and hollowed out that life. Eventually, faced with the threat of his own death, he changed his ways and began reconnecting: doing g[...]

Review: Tubular Bells: 50th Anniversary

— by WILLIAM STERR — Voiceover by narrator Bill Nighy (“Page Eight”): “In 1973, a then-unknown 19-year-old musician produced an album that would change the face of music … forever. That musician was Mike Oldfield; the album, “Tubular Bells.” So begins this documentary on the [...]

Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu

“Pokémon Detective Pikachu” racked up a huge opening weekend, proving the pocket monsters are still as popular as ever, almost a quarter of a century after the cute creatures first appeared. The movie racked up $58 million in the US and even unseated the unstoppable behemoth “Avengers[...]

Review: About Time

— by ADAM DALE — An expert at the rom-com formula, Richard Curtis is back with an all-new film. Curtis wrote and directed “About Time,” which tells the story of privileged man named Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) who gets told a secret on his 21st birthday by his father (Bill Nighy). Ti[...]

Trailer: Jack the Giant Slayer

— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — New Line Cinemas has revealed the new trailer for Bryan Singer’s “Jack the Giant Slayer.” The film (previously known as “Jack the Giant Killer”) had been moved from its June 15, 2012, release date to March 1, 2013, and is now taking ove[...]

Review: Wrath of the Titans

— by ADAM DALE — Not very often do you hear a star admit that a movie they were in was a dud, especially not when the unexpected sequel is about to be released. But that is exactly what Sam Worthington did when discussing “Wrath of the Titans” — the follow up to 2010’s “Cla[...]

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 winner[...]

Trailer: Jack the Giant Killer

— by ADAM POYNTER — Fairytales have been a part of modern-day story telling for years, constantly being re-invented for new generations. “Jack and the Beanstalk” can be added to the recently-revised list as it hits theaters with a new twist. “Jack the Giant Killer” is[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Wrath of the Titans’

— by ADAM POYNTER — Last year’s “Clash of the Titans” was a commercial success — earning nearly $500 million at the domestic and international box office — but it was less successful at earning praise from critics and audiences worldwide. The film was a fun action movie[...]

Trailer Talk: ‘Arthur Christmas’

— by JESSICA MORALES — Are you ready for Christmas yet? In this fun, animated teaser for “Arthur Christmas,” the son of Santa Claus is ready to join the family business and hijinks are sure to ensue. “Arthur Christmas” promises to reveal the question asked by every child and adul[...]

Bryan Singer in Production on Jack the Giant Killer

Principal photography is underway in London on Bryan Singer’s 3D action adventure “Jack the Giant Killer,” with Nicholas Hoult in the title role of Jack, for New Line Cinema and Legendary Pictures. “Jack the Giant Killer” tells the story of an ancient war that is[...]

A Music Video from ‘Chalet Girl’

— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — Here is the official music video for the song “Go” by Livingston from the “Chalet Girl” soundtrack. The Momentum Pictures film stars Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Tamsin Egerton, Bill Nighy, Brooke Shields, Bill Bailey and Sophia Bush.[...]

Production Has Begun on ‘Clash of the Titans’ Sequel

Principal photography has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic action adventure sequel to “Clash of the Titans,” being directed by Jonathan Liebesman (“Battle: Los Angeles”). Returning to star in the film are Sam[...]

Under Review: ‘Rango’

— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — When I watched the “Rango” trailer, I wasn’t impressed. The character design left me cold and I didn’t find anything cute or cuddly about the lead lizard, Rango. But as a Johnny Depp fan, his name sold me, and so I went in with low expectations, assuming[...]