George Clooney must be the title character in the new film "The American" because the action takes place in Sweden and Italy, homelands of the other half-dozen characters.
Published 9/3/2010 |
John Lussenhop's movie "Takers" is a contemporary heist picture told from two and a half points of view, as are most heist movies anymore.
Published 9/2/2010 |
There aren't going to be any protests by movie ticketholders, and nobody is going to boo as the credits run.
Published 8/29/2010 |
Sequels aren't usually very surprising.
Published 8/27/2010 |
One hears the new Ice Cube movie, Erik White's "The Lottery Ticket," referred to as a "'Friday' for a new generation."
Published 8/26/2010 |
There are a lot of things that work in the new monster movie "Piranha in 3D."
Published 8/25/2010 |
After seven years of giving it a miss, I finally felt the itch to return to Santa Fe for a thin slice of its summer music season—three operas and two chamber music recitals in three days.
Published 8/24/2010 |
So he took to making parodies of sets of movies. "Young Frankenstein" satirized horror films including the Universal series from the 1950s. "Blazing Saddles" sent-up movie westerns. There was "Silent Movie" and "High Anxiety" (kidding around about Hitchcock films), "Spaceballs" ("Star Wars") and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" and "Dracula: Dead and Loving It."
Published 8/23/2010 |
Entertainment business professionals have all sorts of reasons for not being able to imagine what their audiences will like.
Published 8/19/2010 |
In the last three years, Michael Cera has starred in the much-loved "Superbad," "Year One," "Youth in Revolt," the much-admired "Juno," "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," and a couple of other movies, all without putting on a pound or changing a personality.
Published 8/18/2010 |
