– by ALEXA MILAN – Death seems like a pretty definitive phenomenon. Either you’re alive or you’re not. But what if you got stuck between life and death in a weird sort of limbo? That’s exactly what happens to Anna (Christina Ricci) in the upcoming thriller “After.Life.” After a...
Posts Tagged ‘Justin Long’
January 10th, 2010 - 5:50 pm § in Reviews
Under Review: ‘Youth in Revolt’
– by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM – In “Youth in Revolt,” the main character, Nick Twisp, is in search of what every high school male in films seems to want: to lose his virginity. But for a Frank Sinatra-loving, awkward teenager, losing his virginity isn’t an easy thing. Nick has the kind...
December 25th, 2009 - 3:00 am § in Clips
Meet ‘the Single Ladies’ (AKA The Chipettes)
– by ALEXA MILAN – Two years ago, children were delighted and most older audiences were mortified by a trio of CGI chipmunks wreaking havoc for Jason Lee. Somehow, this family film raked in the big bucks at the box office, and now audiences will be treated to — or tortured by ̵...
November 25th, 2009 - 11:11 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Youth in Revolt’
– by CAM SMITH – Michael Cera has reached something of a crossroads in his career. Although he’s built a tremendously successful career out of playing stammering, nebbishy young men at odds with the world around them — a surprisingly durable role which has won him a considerable ...
November 20th, 2009 - 9:09 pm § in Reviews
Under Review: ‘Planet 51′
– by JOEL CRARY – Compared to “Wall-E,” the Pixar animated film about a robot who journeys into outer space and finds out more about humanity’s place in the grand scheme of things, “Planet 51″ is pretty inert. It’s a film about first contact ...
November 14th, 2009 - 3:33 pm § in Clips
Ten Clips From ‘Planet 51′
– by SEAN GERSKI – When the Academy Awards nominations are announced on Feb. 2, 2010, there will be great anticipation over which animated movies made the cut for the Animated Feature Film category. In some years, it is hard to justify even three films receiving nominations ...
November 13th, 2009 - 5:25 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Three New Clips From ‘Old Dogs’
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – They have been in some of my favorite movies, and I pretty much grew up watching them, and laughing with them. I’m talking about the two main stars of the movie “Old Dogs”: Robin Williams and John Travolta. The movie is about two old friends ...
November 13th, 2009 - 1:09 am § in Opinions, Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Taking Chances’
– by ALEXA MILAN – “Taking Chances” is a movie I hadn’t heard of until today, and based on the trailer, it’s probably not one I’ll be seeing. Justin Long plays Chase Revere, a small-town Revolutionary War re-enactor who discovers a Native American casino will be built on top of...
November 10th, 2009 - 12:44 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Poster Peek: ‘After.Life’
– by ROBERT DeFEIS – “After.Life” is a psychological horror film starring Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long and written and directed by Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo. For those of you who don’t know, psychological horror is a subgenre of horror fiction that relies on ...
November 8th, 2009 - 9:24 pm § in Clips
A Clip From ‘Planet 51′
– by JOSUE SANCHEZ – There is a lot to be said about the clip for the movie “Planet 51” shown below. To me, it is smart to not just show a montage of different clips from a movie, but to provide a two-minute clip of perhaps a key moment instead. In this case, that’s ...
November 6th, 2009 - 12:39 pm § in Features
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Planet 51′
– by CAM SMITH – In concept, TriStar’s animated comedy “Planet 51” sounds kinda clever — with a story built around a Marvel “What If?”-like idea depicting the light-hearted results of a human astronaut (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson”) crash-landing on a planet occupied ...
October 18th, 2009 - 12:30 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Old Dogs’
– by SEAN GERSKI – With its $168 million box office take, “Wild Hogs” was a surprise hit in 2007. Its popularity with audiences made talk of a sequel all but inevitable. And now we have director Walt Becker and actor John Travolta back for “Old Dogs” … which...
October 16th, 2009 - 11:13 pm § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Serious Moonlight’
– by SEAN GERSKI – There is a strange tone about this trailer, but I don’t know how it could be otherwise. The plot involves a high-powered attorney duct-taping her adulterous husband to the toilet … right before their home is invaded by burglars. Mixing a kidnapping with a r...
October 4th, 2009 - 1:44 am § in Posters & Trailers
Trailer Talk: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel’
– by SEAN GERSKI – I like Jason Lee. ...
