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Entertainment: movie reviews

Entertainment: movie reviews


Movie Review | 'The Warring States': Brutal Battles and Raging Melodrama

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:56 PM PDT

A lack of familiarity with the byzantine history of China during the Warring States Period, from the fifth to the third centuries B.C., is a handicap when it comes to following the story of The Warring States, which is extremely loosely based on parts of

TRIBECA REVIEW | ?The Bully Project? Puts Schoolyard Harassment in Unflattering Close-Up

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:51 PM PDT

"Tell me how to fix this," moans a frustrated vice principal in "The Bully Project," voicing the movie's primary concern and also concisely illustrating its problem. Documentarian Lee Hirsch follows a handful of bullied children across the

?African Cats?: The Most Powerful Force in the Land

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

"Fang's broken tooth is a mark of his bravery," according to Samuel L. Jackson's narration in African Cats. The lion pants in close-up, his loose tooth hanging from his jaw. While it may not be true that any other creature in Kenya's Masai Mara

TRIBECA REVIEW | Despite the Crude Title, ?Turn me on, goddammit? Is a Delicate Drama

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Despite the confrontational title, the Norwegian coming-of-age movie "Turn me on, goddammit" doesn't take an abrasive approach. The gentle, emotionally honest narrative feature debut of writer-director Jannicke Systad Jacobsen follows horny teen

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Director: Morgan Spurlock Cast: Morgan Spurlock, Ralph Nader, Noam Chomsky, Peter Berg, Brett Ratner (Sony Pictures Classics; US theatrical: 22 Apr 2011 (Limited release); 2011) Text:AAA POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold PopMatters

Tribeca 2011: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (Di Renjie)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:23 AM PDT

Director: Tsui Hark Cast: Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Jean-Michel Casanova, Teddy Robin Kwan, Bingbing Li, Chao Deng (Indomina Releasing; Tribeca Film Festival: 21 Apr 2011; 2010) Text:AAA Tribeca Film Festival 2011: Antler-Fu and Spontaneous Combustion It was

?Water for Elephants? Hides a Passable Political Fable

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:23 AM PDT

The elephant is impressive. Rosie stands up on her hind legs. She stands on her front legs. She flirts with Robert Pattinson and drinks lemonade. Not to mention, she understands Polish. All this makes Rosie something of a standout in Water For Elephants,

TRIBECA REVIEW | ?The Last Rites of Joe May? is a Clichéd Drama, But It Works

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 06:17 AM PDT

Dennis Farina's washed-up hustler of "The Last Rites of Joe May" is designed in the classic tough-guy mold, but the veteran character actor's performance also serves to disassemble it. Freed from a Chicago hospital after a bout with pneumonia,

Exclusive : Who’s Jacki Weaver married to in Five Year Engagement ?

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Yesterday it broke that bravura Aussie actress Jacki Weaver, hot off her Oscar Nominated performance as a crooked granny in "Animal Kingdom", had snagged a plum role in producer Judd Apatow's newie "Five Year Engagement". The laffer, co-written

The trailer for Almighty Thor hits the web!

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

MTV has premiered the official trailer for "Almighty Thor", Asylum's version of the Norse God yarn, due to hit DVD and TV in May. Newcomer Cody Deal straps on the leathers to play the fallen God whilst '80s icon Richard Grieco plays Loki.

Thor losing out to Fast sequel at Australian Box Office

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Universal's fifth "Fast and the Furious" movie ("Fast Five" in the U.S; "Fast & Furious 5″ in Australia) is – despite the hammer-wielding blokey bloke flick garnering great reviews – hammering the highly-anticipated blockbuster

Brolin, Penn and Gosling locked and loaded for Gangster Squad

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Warner Bros are in the midst of offering Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin lead roles in the highly-mooted crime drama "Gangster Squad". The flick, written by Will Beall and to be directed by "Zombieland" helmer Ruben Fleischer, is the tale

Tom Cruise caught in sex scandal at Warner Bros

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 05:04 AM PDT

Warner Bros has paid handsomely for a Dan Fogelman ("Tangled") pitch that will see Tom Cruise play a politician whose busted having an affair, according to Deadline. With his reputation in tatters, Cruise's politician retreats to his hometown to

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