Spy movie with Melissa McCarthy. ‘Spy’ movie review: ‘Transgressive’ feminist statement There’s been a lot of talk around the ol’ virtual water cooler about the feminist messaging embedded in Mad…
‘The Grand Budapest Hotel with Ralph Fiennes: Wes Anderson’s most memorable character. ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’: Wes Anderson thrillingly expands his ‘thematic and visual palettes’ The mid-career winning streak of…
Gabriel Garko will play Rudolph Valentino (a.k.a. Rodolfo Valentino in places like Italy and Brazil) in a two-part Italian TV movie. To be directed by Alessio Inturri for Mediaset, the…
MI4 Ghost Protocol with Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Even though there’s no chance Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol a.k.a. MI4 will reach the (inflation-adjusted) domestic box office heights of…
Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson. Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson, the stars of Tomas Alfredson’s vampire drama Let the Right One In, arrive for the Jameson Empire Film Awards held…
Farrah Fawcett vs. ‘National Enquirer’ & UCLA Medical Center Unprofessionalism + Sally Potter ‘Rage’
In the Los Angeles Times and at ProPublica, Charles Ornstein’s article “Farrah Fawcett: ‘Under a microscope’ and holding onto hope” describes Farrah Fawcett’s fight not only against cancer, but also…
Peter Greenaway directs Nightwatching. British cinema is back in full force at the 2007 Venice Film Festival According to press reports, among the favorites to win the several Venice 2007…
Brad Silberling’s handsomely mounted fantasy adventure Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is an all-out Jim Carrey mugfest.
Julia Roberts delivers the best performance in Closer, Mike Nichols’ latest cinematic study of off-kilter heterosexual relationships.
The all-star ‘existential’ David O. Russell satire I Heart Huckabees is all but unwatchable; its notable moments actually took place behind the scenes.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows with Noomi Rapace and Robert Downey Jr. Guy Ritchie’s special-effects-laden thriller Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows stars Robert Downey Jr. as a witticism-spewing…
Lead Jude Law + supporting actresses Marisa Tomei and Susan Sarandon are the highlights in Charles Shyer’s flawed 2004 Alfie remake.
Gaping narrative issues hinder Sam Mendes’ gangster drama Road to Perdition, otherwise a great showcase for Tom Hanks + Paul Newman.