By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 27th, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening in theatres this weekend: Matt Dillon stars in the heist-thriller, Takers; a preacher has a test of faith as he faces the first real possession of his life in The Last Exorcism; and James Cameron’s epic 3D adventure Avatar returns to theatres.
Tags: Ashley Bell, Caleb Jones, Chris Brown, Daniel Stamm, film friday, Giovanni Ribisi, Hayden Christensen, Idris Elba, Iris Bahr, James Cameron, Jay Hernandez, John Luessenhop, John Wright, Johnathon Schaech, Louis Herthum, Matt Dillon, Michael Ealy, Michelle Rodriguez, movies, Patrick Fabian, Paul Walker, Reviews, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Steve Harris, Tip Harris, Tony Bentley, Zoe Saldana |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 25th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
New this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Jennifer Lopez stars in the romantic comedy, The Back-Up Plan; the sixth and final season of Lost brings the epic series to a big, heartfelt finale; and a look at the third season of the sci-fi series Lexx, starring Brian Downey, Michael McManus, Xenia Seeberg, and Nigel Bennett.
Tags: Alan Poul, Alex O'Loughlin, Brian Downey, Daniel Dae Kim, DVD Tuesday, Evangeline Lilly, Jeffrey Hirschfield, Jennifer Lopez, Jorge Garcia, Josh Holloway, Lexx, Matthew Fox, Michael Emerson, Michael McManus, movies, Nestor Carbonell, Nigel Bennett, Reviews, Terry O'Quinn, Tom Gallant, Xenia Seeberg, Yunjin Kim |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 20th, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening this weekend in theatres: Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman star in the romantic comedy, The Switch; a swarm of hungry prehistoric critters dominate the horror-comedy, Piranha 3D; Omid Djalili plays a Muslim man who discovers he might actually be Jewish in The Infidel; plus a look at the children’s comedy, Nanny McPhee Returns.
Tags: Adam Scott, Alexandre Aja, Amit Shah, Archie Panjabi, Asa Butterfield, Bryce Robinson, Christopher Lloyd, Dina Meyer, Elisabeth Shue, Emma Thompson, film friday, Igal Naor, Jason Bateman, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Aniston, Jerry O'Connell, Jessica Szohr, Josh Appignanesi, Josh Gordon, Juliette Lewis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie Smith, Matt Lucas, Omid Djalili, Patrick Wilson, Paul Kaye, Ralph Fiennes, Reviews, Rhys Ifans, Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Schiff, Riley Steele, Scott Elrod, Susanna White, Thomas Robinson, Todd Louiso, Ving Rhames, Will Speck, Yigal Naor |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 17th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
This week on DVD and Blu-ray: Paul Gross stars as a gun-slinging American in the Canadian western, Gunless; a medicore band makes it big with a little help from their vampiric bassist in Suck; plus a look at The Last Song, starring Miley Cyrus.
Tags: Alice Cooper, Bobby Coleman, Callum Keith Rennie, Carole Pope, Dave Foley, Dustin Milligan, DVD Tuesday, Graham Greene, Greg Kinnear, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, Jessica Paré, Julie Ann Robinson, Kelly Preston, Liam Hemsworth, Malcolm McDowell, Mike Lobel, Miley Cyrus, Moby, Paul Anthony, Paul Gross, Reviews, Rob Stefaniuk, Sienna Guillory, Tyler Mane, William Phillips |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 13th, 2010 • Category: Films
There’s a movie for just about everyone debuting this week in theatres. Julia Roberts stars in the romantic travel drama, Eat Pray Love; Sylvester Stallone and a cast of action heroes fight it out in The Expendables; and Michael Cera plays a would-be teenage hero in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Tags: Billy Crudup, Brandon Routh, Charisma Carpenter, Chris Evans, Dolph Lundgren, Edgar Wright, Eric Roberts, film friday, James Franco, Jason Statham, Javier Bardem, Jet Li, Julia Roberts, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Cera, Mickey Rourke, movies, Randy Couture, Reviews, Richard Jenkins, Ryan Murphy, Steve Austin, Sylvester Stallone, Terry Crews, Viola Davis |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 11th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
We head to the suburbs this week for a look at three new arrivals on DVD and Blu-ray, including: David Duchovny and Demi Moore play the perfect fake couple in the dramedy The Joneses; Tina Fey and Steve Carell end up with big thrills as they try to enjoy their Date Night; and a look at the short-lived 80s TV series, Max Headroom.
Tags: Amanda Pays, Amber Heard, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Charles Rocket, Chris Young, David Duchovny, Demi Moore, Derrick Borte, DVD Tuesday, Gary Cole, James Franco, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Frewer, Max Headroom, Reviews, Shawn Levy, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, W. Morgan Sheppard |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 6th, 2010 • Category: Films
This week, opening at a theatre near you: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg play mismatched partners in the action-comedy, The Other Guys; the dancers are back again in Step Up 3, which also debuts in 3D; and opening in select theatres, Robert Duvall stars in Get Low as a hermit who wants to attend his own funeral.
Tags: Aaron Schneider, Adam McKay, Adam Sevani, Alyson Stoner, Bill Murray, Dwayne Johnson, Eva Mendes, film friday, Jon Chu, Lucas Black, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Keaton, Reviews, Rick Malambri, Robert Duvall, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharni Vinson, Sissy Spacek, Steve Coogan, Will Ferrell |
By W. Andrew Powell • Aug 4th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
New this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Aaron Johnson stars as the self-styled superhero, Kick-Ass; infamous director Roman Polanski debuts his stylish thriller, The Ghost Writer; plus a look at the tween-friendly Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Tags: Aaron Johnson, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Devon Bostick, DVD Tuesday, Ewan McGregor, Kick-Ass, Kim Cattrall, Mark Strong, Matthew Vaughn, Nicolas Cage, Olivia Williams, Pierce Brosnan, Reviews, Roman Polanski, Steve Zahn, Thor Freudenthal, Zachary Gordon |
By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 31st, 2010 • Category: Films
Opening this weekend: Steve Carell and Paul Rudd star in the comedy Dinner For Schmucks; the pets are back on another mission in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore; and Zac Efron tries to play a serious role in the teen drama, Charlie St. Cloud.
Tags: Alec Baldwin, Amanda Crew, Brad Peyton, Burr Steers, Chris O'Donnell, Christina Applegate, Donal Logue, film friday, Jack McBrayer, Jay Roach, Kim Basinger, Paul Rudd, Reviews, Stephanie Szostak, Steve Carell, Zac Efron, Zach Galifianakis |
By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 28th, 2010 • Category: DVDs
New this week on store shelves: Sam Worthington stars as the demi-god Perseus in the action-adventure, Clash of the Titans; plus a look at Repo Men, starring Jude Law and Liev Schreiber.
Tags: Alexa Davalos, Alice Braga, DVD Tuesday, Forest Whitaker, Gemma Arterton, Jason Flemyng, Jude Law, Liam Neeson, Liev Schreiber, Louis Leterrier, Mads Mikkelsen, Miguel Sapochnik, Ralph Fiennes, Reviews, Sam Worthington |