Movies
Movie Review: 2012
OK, the first thing you need to do is check the recipe to make sure you have all the ingredients.
Nov 19, 2009 | 8:40 pm | (0) Comments
Cirque du Freak: Not your father’s vampires
"Cirque du Freak" is the first in a series of vampire books written by Darren Shan. The 12-book series, "The Saga of Darren Shan," is very popular among teens.
Oct 29, 2009 | 9:10 pm | (0) Comments
‘Wild Things’ too tame
It was appropriate that filmmaker Spike Jonze's girlfriend, singer Karen O, could be heard over the closing credits of his latest effort, "Where the Wild Things Are."
Oct 22, 2009 | 10:45 pm | (0) Comments
‘Zombieland’ a fun roller-coaster ride
I never liked movies about zombies, those mindless, creepy, grotesque, bloody, flesh-eating ghouls, who traipse around with only one thing on their agenda - eating people.
Oct 15, 2009 | 9:40 pm | (0) Comments
‘Whip It’ good, not great
Actress Drew Barrymore steps behind the camera for her first directing job on a feature film, "Whip It."
Oct 08, 2009 | 5:35 pm | (0) Comments
Movie review: MTV meets Disney in 'Fame'
The 1980 film "Fame," directed by Alan Parker, was a movie of its time. It touched on life in New York City in that day, and it looked at kids and their dreams at the New York City High School of the Performing Arts.
Oct 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Movie review: Those glorious ‘Basterds’
Watching the opening credits while being serenaded by the classic Western film theme "The Alamo," from 1960, one knows one is not going to be seeing a typical World War II film of yesteryear.
Aug 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Movie review: 'Time Traveler's Wife' book doesn’t survive trip to screen
Hollywood's fascination with the interweaving of time-travel and romance seems to get resurrected every couple of years. More often than not, the results are disastrous, as is the case with the vapid and incompressible "The Time Traveler's Wife."
Aug 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Movie review: Thrilling ‘District 9’ delivers
Several years ago, Oscar winner Peter Jackson hired an unknown director to helm a movie based on the video game "Halo." Unfortunately, that project fell through.
Aug 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Movie review: New ‘Star Trek’ rates as the best of series
There has been an ongoing war of words in our offices about the Star Trek movies.
Aug 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
Movie review: 'Julie & Julia': Tale of 2 women’s lives charming, entertaining
"Julie & Julia" is an entertaining and sometimes charming examination of the separate real-life adventures of a struggling writer, Julie Powell (Amy Adams) and the fearless American chef, Julia Child (Meryl Streep).
Aug 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments
