— by BEV QUESTAD — I am back from a summer working in a hot, vermin-infested, impoverished Bangladesh slum. Almost unnecessary was the ground-breaking book I carried with me, “Half the Sky” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, both Pulitzer Prize winners. I was seeing their message[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Eva Mendes’
Trailer Talk: ‘Last Night’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Love is a complex emotion; you can feel it stronger at certain times than others. Common terms that are used liked “falling in love” or “not in love” describes how this emotion can change. The film “Last Night” tackles many of these feelings and how they c[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Last Night’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — In “Last Night,” Joanna (Keira Knightley) accompanies her husband Michael (“Avatar”‘s Sam Worthington) to a party where she meets his “new” coworker Laura (Eva Mendes). Joanna is upset because Michael has never mentioned Lau[...]
Under Review: ‘The Other Guys’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — I’ll speak for the male population when I say that most of us wanted to become enforcers of the law at least once in our lives. It just seems like a rite of passage for a young man to dream of the loaded gun, the badge that shines ominously in […][...]
Eva Mendes’ Sex Tape
— by KATHLEEN COLLINS — To promote her upcoming movie “The Other Guys,” Eva Mendes is pushing her new Sex Tape. But, as you may have guessed from the fact that the video emanates from Funny or Die, all is not as it first appears.[...]
Five Clips from ‘The Other Guys’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — It takes true talent to make cliches entertaining. Would “Shaun of the Dead” be nearly as funny if you had never seen a zombie or horror movie? Would “Slumdog Millionaire” be as endearing if he didn’t get the girl or without the Bollywood dance numbe[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Other Guys’
— by ALEXA MILAN — We’ve seen countless stories about fearless cops who never hesitate to save the day, but what about the other cops they work with? What are they like? That’s exactly what director Adam McKay’s latest film, “The Other Guys,” seeks to answer[...]
Under Review: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Making a film like “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” requires a fearless determination, and luckily, director Werner Herzog has just that. His unorthodox portrayal of brilliance is presented in the lead character, Terrence McDonagh[...]
Two Scenes From ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’
— by CAM SMITH — “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” has been at the very top of my must-see list for months now — above even film-geek cinematic altars of worship like Cameron’s “Avatar” and Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones.” After that[...]
Five Clips From ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’
— by JASON EAKEN — There are some directors I trust implicitly, and Werner Herzog’s on the list. Whether his films are ultimately good or bad, they are interesting, they have thought and care and perspective breathed into them by Herzog. Watching the five clips from his upcoming[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Imagine TV’s House quitting the medical field and joining the New Orleans Police Department. That’s how Werner Herzog’s new film, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of New Orleans,” can be summed up to. Starring Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonough, a heroin[...]