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Yearly Archives: 2013
Next Interview: Have something you want to ask Aubrey Plaza?
The woman with the name of a park — or street intersection — supporting player in “Parks & Recreation,” break-out star of “Safety Not Guaranteed” — has a new movie out. “The To Do List” has Ms. Plaza, 29, playing … Continue reading
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The Pixar “One Universe Theory” explained
Here’s a fun Mashable mash-up that connects Pixar’s entire collection of pictures into one big “Marvel-style” universe, one odd continuum, where images of Sully the Monster turn up carved into a wooden support trunk in a witch’s house in “Brave,” … Continue reading
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Tonight’s screening: Lovely Lake Bell becomes a triple threat in “In a World”
Love that Lake Bell. As an aspiring female voice over artist? With Eva Mendes, Rob Corddry and Co. in support? This should be a snickerfest. Lake wrote this Sundance award winning script and directed the picture. And stars. “In a … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Still Mine”
As depictions of the elderly and the effects of Alzheimer’s go, the gentle Canadian drama “Still Mine” is a lot closer to “The Notebook” than last year’s bleak, Oscar nominated French film “Amour.” There’s a tenderness about it that softens … Continue reading
Next screening: “Turbo”
Dreamworks is late to the summer animation party this year, with “Epic,” “Monsters University” and “Despicable Me 2” beating it to the box office. Could this be the class of this year’s class of cartoons? With Disney’s “Planes” due out … Continue reading
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“Seventh Son” trailer — WTF, Jeff Bridges?
Before our eyes, Oscar winner Jeff Bridges is turning into Nicolas Cage. The Dude’s a Knight in “Seventh Son.” Say it ain’t so, bro.
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Next Interview: Questions for Mary Louise Parker? Anyone? Anyone?
Love that MLParker. Yes indeed. She was a bit of an acquired taste, early in her career — flaky, funny at times. But flaky always. She has come into her own since “Weeds” though, and her sense of playful transgression … Continue reading
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Critical Consensus: Decent reviews for “Pacific Rim,” and Adam Sandler is nuked
The Danish child abuse melodrama “The Hunt” is earning the best reviews of the weekend. For a topical film about the falsely accused, a Lifetime Original Movie in Danish if you will, it’s quite good. Warners’ latest incredibly expensive summer … Continue reading
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It’s Friday, let’s talk movies on the radio
Friday AM means it’s time for my weekly chat with Mike Bianchi and Brian Kravitz over at “Open Mike,” the Greater Orlando market’s morning sports talk megashow. It’s on 740 The Game, in case you’ve forgotten. We’ll chat about “Pacific … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A first look at Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks”
It’s the story of Walt Disney’s courtship of “Mary Poppins” creator P.L. Travers. Sounds more fun than this trailer — at first — suggests. Tom Hanks is Disney, his fellow Oscar winner Emma Thompson is the almost un-courtable Travers. But … Continue reading
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