Review: A Simple Favor
A slight change of pace for usually comic minded filmmaker Paul Feig and a moderate reworking of dark themes similar to those found in David Fincher’s Gone Girl, A Simple Favor is a breezy and entertaining morality tale.
DVD Tuesday: ‘Green Lantern’ and ‘Horrible Bosses’
New this week on DVD and Blu-ray: Ryan Reynolds suits up for a comic book adventure in Green Lantern; Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day take on the people who make their lives hellish in Horrible Bosses; plus a look at Todd And The Book Of Pure Evil – Season 1 on DVD.
Gallery: ‘Green Lantern’
Opening this weekend in theatres, Martin Campbell helms the adaptation of DC’s comic book superhero, Green Lantern, starring Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan, plus Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Jay O. Sanders.
Film Friday: ‘Green Lantern’ and ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
Opening at a theatre near you: Ryan Reynolds stars as the one-and-only Hal Jordan in Green Lantern; Jim Carrey is playing with animals again in Mr. Popper’s Penguins; plus a look at Mike Mills’ new dramedy, Beginners.
Film Friday: ‘The Town’ and ‘Easy A’
Opening this week at theatres across the country: Ben Affleck stars and directs the heist-thriller, The Town; Emma Stone lends her charm to the high school comedy, Easy A; plus a look at the animated Alpha And Omega, and the horror film, Devil.
DVD Tuesday: ‘2012’ and ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
This week’s new arrivals on DVD and Blu-ray include Roland Emmerich‘s epic disaster, 2012; Spike Jonze‘s adaptation of the children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are; plus a look at The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, and Ponyo.