— by RON WILKINSON — Ansel Elgort and writer/director Edgar Wright power through this mayhem fest with a quarter mile soundtrack and rocket launch car chases. Not chases, they are more like bike acrobatics with rocket assist engines instead of wheels. The story starts with near catatonic[...]
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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 “Dja[...]
Spider-Man Filmmakers Talk Blu-Ray, Sequel
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — At a press conference yesterday, director Marc Webb and visual effects supervisors Jerome Chen, David Schaub and Rob Engle answered questions about the Blu-ray/DVD release for “The Amazing Spider-Man” and It’s Just Movies was there to cover it. First off, [...]
Review: Horrible Bosses
— by ADAM POYNTER — In my opinion, some of the best recent comedies are those that have a few key ingredients: clever writing, an original idea and also a talented ensemble cast of actors that are allowed to do their own thing. Just let them improvise and run wild with ridiculous concept[...]
Six Clips from ‘Horrible Bosses’
— by ADAM POYNTER — We have all had them, a boss that is either mean or verbally abusive. I’ve had managers that have given me their work to do and I did it happily thinking I was helping them out and gaining experience, and then they took credit for it. Either way, every single [&hell[...]
Django Unchained Has a Release Date
— by ADAM POYNTER — As we have heard previously, Quentin Tarantino’s eighth film in his illustrious career is “Django Unchained.” And now The Weinstein Company has officially set a date for the film’s release: Dec. 25, 2012. What we know about the film so far is that it’s a[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Horrible Bosses’
— by ADAM POYNTER — On a night out, three friends — Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman), Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) and Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) — realize that their lives will never get any better if they continue to work fervently under their mean, duplicitous and underhanded[...]
A Music Video from ‘Rio’
— by SEAN GERSKI — “Rio” — which stars the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann, George Lopez, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, Jamie Foxx and will.i.am — is scheduled to hit theaters April 8. In the meantime, you can check out a music video from th[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Rio’
— by AMANDA KOEHLER — In a recent Trailer Talk for the CGI-film “Mars Needs Moms,” I wrote about how animated films just ain’t what they used to be when it comes to adult enjoyment. And although after watching the trailer for “Rio” I’m still not intere[...]
Under Review: ‘Due Date’
— by ADAM POYNTER — Hot off the major success of 2009’s “The Hangover,” director Todd Phillips is hoping to recapture some of that lightning back in the bottle by re-teaming with Zach Galifianakis and adding in a little Robert Downey Jr. to make an odd-ball traveling duo in Warner [...]
Under Review: ‘Valentine’s Day’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Remember how “Love Actually” made the ensemble rom-com seem like such a good idea? That movie was charming, heartwarming, funny, sensitive and had a long list of prominent actors (Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, Billy Nighy, Colin [...]
14 Clips from ‘Valentine’s Day’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — When I saw the trailer for “Valentine’s Day,” my first thought was “Huh. So it’s an American version of ‘Love Actually’?” Judging from the clips below, my assumption wasn’t wildly off. They both star A-listers and center around love[...]
Behind the Scenes of the Star-Studded ‘Valentine’s Day’
— by ALEXA MILAN — Every February, a romantic comedy is released that is marketed as the perfect Valentine’s Day movie. Last year, it was the ensemble comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You.” This year, the rom-com of choice that women (and some men) everywhere will drag their[...]
Under Review: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Justice is a touchy subject and thus is prone to discussion, but unlike this summers “District 9,” which was a successful social commentary on the topic of discrimination, F. Gary Gray’s new film “Law Abiding Citizen” fails to deliver the same blend of [...]