The Times' former foreign editor assesses 'Green Zone,' 'The Ghost Writer' and 'The Hurt Locker.' Familiarity is not necessarily the friend of the Iraq moviegoer.
The biopic about the '70s punk girl group spends too much time with the wrong character. The biopic about the '70s punk girl group spends too much time with the wrong character.
The futuristic thriller starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker has its own debt to pay as it borrows heavily from similar, and better, films. The futuristic thriller starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker has its own debt to pay as it borrows heavily from similar, and better, films.
Jennifer Aniston has great hair and Gerard Butler has roguish charm, but it's not enough for the action-comedy. "The Bounty Hunter," the new action caper starring Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler as dueling exes, plays to everything that turned one of the "Friends" six-pack into a lip-gloss superstar. First to be exploited is Aniston's perk power. When that fails, the second line of defense is a close-up of that really great hair, which doesn't so much make for a movie as a running photo op.
The inferno known as middle school is portrayed too realistically to really enjoy. Snot, I think, is funnier when it's animated. So is excessively moldy cheese. Also, if some kid's getting smacked around, it's likely to be less painful if you don't hear the punch or the slap; slapstick in general takes on a different, more clinical and humorless air when handled realistically, which is why "Home Alone" remains a low point in the history of hugely successful "family" comedies.
The rocker teams again with the director on 'Neil Young Trunk Show.' Virtually from the beginning of a career that's closing in on the half-century mark, Neil Young has been both an obsessive archivist and a passionate believer in the nexus of rock music and film.
Director Niels Arden Oplev distills the essence of the bestselling book into a taut, satisfying thriller. Everyone has secrets in the "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," a mind-bending and mesmerizing thriller that takes its time unlocking one mystery only to uncover another, all to chilling and immensely satisfying effect.
Much shouting occurs when a Bronx family's secrets come home to roost comically. Raymond De Felitta's screwball farce " City Island" introduces us to the Rizzos, a boisterous party of four living in the tradition-steeped, seaside spit of Bronx real estate of the movie's title. The Rizzos don't talk to each other much and when they do, the neighbors undoubtedly hear every word. But deep down, we're meant to understand, they shout because they care.
Also: 'The Killing Jar,' 'Prodigal Sons,' 'The Red Baron,' 'See What I'm Saying,' 'Stolen' and 'Tales From the Script.' The ZIP Code for Sidney, Ohio, a city of 20,000 northwest of Columbus, becomes the title of Turner Ross and Bill Ross' "45365," a graceful, affectionate yet clear-eyed portrait of daily Middle America small-town life in which no individuals are interviewed but instead are observed with detachment as they go about their lives.
Foreign-language films don't tend to do well at the U.S. box office, but Hollywood is happy to remake them. Foreign-language films don't tend to do well at the U.S. box office, but Hollywood is happy to remake them.
Boldly jumping from radio to the emerging medium of television more than half a century ago, the series are back in restored collections. When television started creeping into households across America after World War II, numerous producers and stars from the golden age of radio instinctively realized the handwriting was on the wall; to survive, they had to move to the new medium .
Even though Fox has made untold hundreds of millions from the blockbuster, it seems determined to squeeze a few more hundreds of millions out of our wallets.
The producer of "No Country For Old Men," "The Queen," and "There Will Be Blood" is in talks to settle out his contract, which still has three years remaining.
The film version of author Jeff Kinney's work changes the drawings to actors but works to keep the spirit. The world of childhood, according to many movies and TV shows, is full of preternaturally cheery moppets who sing and dance and make calculated wisecracks. That's not the world inhabited by sixth-grader Greg Heffley, the hero of the bestselling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books.
Telegraph.co.uk Protests continue in Bangkok as 65000 .. - Telegraph Tens of thousands of opposition activists paraded through Thailand's capital Bangkok to try to win over Bangkok's middle classes to their anti-government campaign.
The Malaysian Insider Election For MCA Presidency Is .. - Themalaysianinside KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the election for the MCA presidency was not a contest of personalities.
ABC News Who Is Michelle McGee, Jesse James' Alleged .. - Abcnews Michelle Bombshell McGee is shown in this file photo."I grew up Amish but left the church when I was 16?I never looked back. I moved to LA and got tattooed," she says.
Globe and Mail Barroso Urges EU to Detail Greek Aid - Theglobeandmail BRUSSELS—The president of the European Commission urged European leaders to spell out how they would come to the aid of Greece if the need arose, adding to the pressure on the bloc to move beyond the vague statements of support it ...
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Treehugger AT&T Launches Cell Phone Charger with .. - Treehugger ... AT&T worked hand in hand with Superior Communications to create the first practical and user-friendly zero-draw charger for mobile phones ," said Carlton ...
Mother Nature Network Female monkeys outdo males in .. - Mnn Wild vervet monkeys in South Africa are better able to learn a task when it is demonstrated by a female, new research shows. By Katherine Butler DO THIS, NOT THAT: Wild vervet monkeys.
Real Bollywood (blog) Breast Cancer Awareness Low .. - Realbollywood KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama)-- Breast cancer awareness among Malay and Indian women is still low as compared to Chinese women, said Dr Dalila Kamaruddin, the head of the Women's Cancer Detection Centre of the National Cancer Society of Malaysia ...
Cat-calling men give all men a bad name? - Yahoo Reuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
