The one Pixar film to which I never would have expected a sequel. Cars 2 Plot Summary: The sequel to Pixar’s automotive hit takes Mater and Lightning McQueen across the pond and embroils them in international espionage. Release Date: June 24, 2011 Trailer Poster Rating: C+; C-; C Commentary: You want it to be more…
Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
Featured CLICK HEREfor other DVDs featured this week. Three years after David Lean made his last film, the epic was in good hands with Italy’s Bernardo Bertoluccci who made 1987’s The Last Emperor. Bertolucci’s film is about Pu Yi, born to lofty heights, raised behind the great wall of China, forced to abdicate and endure…
Two weeks at number one will be it for the mighty Thor who will fall next week to Pirates of the Caribbean 4. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 2 of the 2011 Summer Box Office Predictions Game. The full rules are linked in the Wednesday articles. Top 10…
J.J. Abrams continues his home movie camera series (after this camcorder flick Cloverfield even if he didn’t direct it). Super 8 Plot Summary: A group of kids with a super 8 camera witness a terrible train accident while filming a little feature. They also spot a strange creature escape from wreckage that begins terrorizing the…
Let’s take a look back at how I foresaw February and how it actually turned out. FEBRUARY 4-6, 2011 The Roommate Box Office Prediction: $70 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Low. Single White Female in a college setting. What a lame prospect.” Box Office Results: $37.3 M Thoughts: [Flop] Horror has its ups…
Each film will have its own separate review posting and this article will bear links to each individual movie review. The only review content that won’t merit it’s own page will be television series reviews, which will continue to be highlighted in this article. So, here is what I watched this weekend: All the President’s…
All the President’s Men Rating Director Alan J. Pakula Screenplay William Goldman (Book: Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward) Length 138 min. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Meredith Baxter, Ned Beatty, Stephen Collins, Penny Fuller MPAA Rating PG (post-appeal rating); R (original)
Priest Rating Director Scott Stewart Screenplay Cory Goodman (Graphic Novel: Min-Woo Hyung) Length 87 min. Starring Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Plummer, Alan Dale, Madchen Amick MPAA Rating PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong language.
Oscar News The Cannes Film Festival started this week with Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. The three-time Oscar Winner’s latest film got very positive reactions from the crowds and critics. One of the more anticipated 2011 films, The Iron Lady, was picked up this week at Cannes by The Weinstein Company. The film is considered…