Invest in “Money Never Sleeps”
Posted on Sep 27, 2010 @ 06:14PM - Add a comment
Investing in the new Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, would be a good bet as it opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $19 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The "Wall Street' sequel reunites director Stone with Douglas, who reprises his role as investment shark Gordon Gekko. The movie co-stars Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan and Josh Brolin in a tale set against the 2008 economic meltdown.
Movie Review: Waiting for "Superman"
Posted on Sep 24, 2010 @ 10:33AM - Add a comment
Waiting for “Superman” is a tour de force, hooking you from the second it starts, and hanging on long after the credits roll. The latest opus from director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) tackles the failure of public education in America, taking on questions of funding, leadership and our fundamental beliefs about education.
Movie Review: Easy A
Posted on Sep 17, 2010 @ 01:04PM - Add a comment
How does a good-girl go from anonymous to absolutely scandalous -- overnight?
Movie Review: Catfish
Posted on Sep 10, 2010 @ 04:53PM - Add a comment
If Universal Pictures gets its way, you won’t know much about Catfish when you walk in the theater -- and that’s a good thing. A love story in essence, the movie follows appealing twenty-something Nev Schulman (who plays himself) and his two besties on on a journey to find a woman he meets on Facebook. What unfolds, however, has less to do with romance than with how our lives are lived online -- and how movie studios are racing to keep up.
Movie Review: The American
Posted on Sep 03, 2010 @ 11:50AM - Add a comment
A mysterious man fends off killers, drives mopeds like a pro and knows the mechanics of foreign women and discreet guns like he was born with a passport and a killer instinct. We don’t learn much about this rugged, James Bond-like figure known as Jack, then Edward, and finally, Mr. Butterfly (except that he’s George Clooney in real life), but somehow it’s mesmerizing watching his every move in deliberate, slow takes, and often set to brooding music.
Movie Review: Going the Distance
Posted on Aug 27, 2010 @ 12:59PM - 1 comment
Sweet, sincere, and at times outrageously funny, Going the Distance captures the pulse of a generation where dating is loosely defined, careers are still preparing for takeoff, and romantic commitment is an abstract concept. Well-meaning to its core, the film has a refreshingly honest tone mixed with endearing humor that occasionally gets juvenile, creating distractions that water it down.
Movie Review: The Switch
Posted on Aug 20, 2010 @ 06:32AM - Add a comment
Lighthearted, surprisingly funny and buoyed by poignancy and punch lines, The Switch is a love story that starts with a partner-less pregnancy, and ends with warm fuzzies, after an unusual route.
Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
Posted on Aug 13, 2010 @ 12:03PM - Add a comment
Romance (wham)! Music (bam)! Irony (Ka-POW)! Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has arrived, ready to win you over with power-pop hooks, nostalgia-soaked references and so much dry wit that you might have to see it again, just to take it all in.
Middle Men: Sex, Drugs And Rock n' Roll
Posted on Aug 07, 2010 @ 03:12PM - Add a comment
Brash, funny and brimming with champagne (nevermind the topless women), Middle Men is a fast-paced ride fueled by sex, drugs, guns and a fantastic mid-’90s soundtrack. The movie’s magic lies in the telling with a distinct style and slick look as it depicts the seamy underbelly of internet porn, and the men who made billions from it.
Movie Review: The Other Guys
Posted on Aug 06, 2010 @ 01:33PM - Add a comment
Car chases, gun fire and deadpan one-liners: The Other Guys has it all -- depending on what scene it is.
