Q&A - Bradley Cooper Talks Thailand, Tattoos, and His Hopes for a Hangover Trilogy
Mon, 05/23/2011 - 05:01 — AnonymousThe wolf pack is back. And if you thought losing their best friend days before his wedding created a stressful situation, you haven't seen anything yet. With The Hangover Part II, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and director Todd Phillips face the enormous pressure of following up the highest-grossing R-rated comedy in history.
...Tom Hardy's Bane Takes His Place Among the Toughest Comic-Book-Movie Bad Guys
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 05:01 — AnonymousIn case you happened to have missed it, The Dark Knight Rises hype kicked off this past Friday with an interactive viral-marketing game that revealed the first photo of Tom Hardy as Bane.
...New on DVD - May 24, 2011 - I Am Number Four and Gnomeo & Juliet
Tue, 05/24/2011 - 05:01 — AnonymousAlien teenagers and weird Shakespeare: a young and hunky blond alien tries to avoid being the last of his kind to be knocked off in I Am Number Four, while in Gnomeo & Juliet garden gnomes play out an animated version of Romeo and Juliet.
...Space Travel, the Science-Fiction-Film Way
Wed, 05/25/2011 - 05:01 — AnonymousRemember how last week I noted that I was on a book tour? Well, I'm still on tour -- I'm in city number eleven of the tour at the moment (hello, New York!) and have one more stop before it's all done. It's exhausting, but it's paid off, since my new novel, Fuzzy Nation, managed to claw its way onto the New York Times' hardcover fiction list. So hooray for touring.
...The Hangover Part II
Wed, 05/25/2011 - 19:00 — AnonymousBy definition, a sequel is just more of the same. In the case of The Hangover Part II, that's a very welcome redundancy indeed. It's almost unnecessary to review this latest bachelor-party-gone-ballistic comedy. If you loved the first one, you'll really enjoy this one.
...Make Believe
Thu, 05/26/2011 - 03:06 — AnonymousAny teenager who has developed a passion for something he or she sees as a life's work has an advantage over their peers who have nothing comparable to give them direction on their journey toward individuality and careers. This documentary celebrates a group of teenagers who have that advantage.
...Tuesday, After Christmas
Thu, 05/26/2011 - 19:01 — AnonymousThe title of Radu Mundean's superb fourth feature, Tuesday, After Christmas, suggests that something has been planned or, more pointedly, that a decision has been made -- but one of an intimate nature rather than of major historical importance. What we know is that it is impending, that whatever has been planned for that day has been set and was agreed upon by at least one party.
...The Tree of Life
Thu, 05/26/2011 - 19:03 — AnonymousLife begins and ends in the opening moments of Terrence Malick's hypnotic The Tree of Life, and then it begins and ends again.
...Kung Fu Panda 2
Thu, 05/26/2011 - 19:05 — AnonymousIt might seem like damning with faint praise to say that Kung Fu Panda 2 plays and feels like a "real movie." But in truth, I am using that phrase in the context of how most adult audiences will view the film.
...Q&A - X-Men: First Class's Nicholas Hoult on Mutants, Makeup, and the Future of Mad Max
Mon, 05/30/2011 - 05:01 — AnonymousYoung Nicholas Hoult first turned heads by trading verbal spars with Hugh Grant in the heartfelt 2002 dramedy About a Boy. Since then, the gifted actor has alternated between contemplative awards contenders (A Single Man) and muscular popcorn adventures (the Clash of the Titans remake). Hoult hopes his latest picture will be a balanced combination of the two.
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