— by ADAM POYNTER — Olive Penderghast (Emma Stone) is a pretty and smart high school student, but completely anonymous to her fellow classmates. Her life and popularity take a giant leap when she is overheard telling her best friend Rhiannon (Alyson Michalka) about her crazy weekend wher[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stanley Tucci’
Trailer Talk: ‘Burlesque’
— by ALEXA MILAN — A small town girl moves to the big city with aspirations of becoming a … burlesque dancer? That’s essentially the plot of “Burlesque,” Christina Aguilera’s acting debut and a movie that looks like a “Moulin Rouge” wannabe with [...]
A First Look at ‘Easy A’
— by ALLISON HIGGINBOTHAM — Now I’ve never completely read “The Scarlet Letter” (sorry sophomore English teacher!), but I think if it had a high school setting, “Pocketful of Sunshine” by Natasha Bedingfield would not be its theme song. The marketing department behind the new f[...]
A First Look at ‘Burlesque’
— by RACHEL COYNE — “Burlesque” is a new movie musical about a neo-burlesque club and a small-town girl who finds herself working there. Cher is the madam of the house, and Kristen Bell and Christina Aguilera are featured performers. Stanley Tucci also has a supporting role, and[...]
Under Review: ‘The Lovely Bones’
— by MARIUSZ ZUBROWSKI — Philosophers such as Kierkegaard have always questioned God and the afterlife, but the question is not whether or not such a thing as Heaven exists, the question is “how do you depict something that has not been photographed and quite frankly might not be[...]