Jun 29 2009
Starring Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Wilkinson, Carice Van Houten, Thomas Kretchmann, Eddie Izzard and Terence Stamp Directed by Brian Singer Production/Distribution: Bad Hat Harry/MGM Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language 2 hours Tom Cruise is weird in his personal life, but the guy still can act. In this movie he [...]
Jun 23 2009
Starring Frank Langella and Michael Sheen Directed by Ron Howard Production/Distribution: Imagine/Working Title/Universal Rated R for some language 2 hours, 3 minutes As you may remember, Richard Nixon resigned the presidency following the Watergate scandal and shortly thereafter he was pardoned by Gerald Ford. This left the American people without hearing an explanation from their [...]
Jun 22 2009
Animated Starring the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson, and Sigourney Weaver Directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen Production/Distribution: Larger Than Life/Universal Rated G 1 hour 34 minutes Magical kingdoms, princesses, cute little rodents, and an all-star cast of voice talent… [...]
Jun 20 2009
Starring Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Alexis Oziena, Ari Graynor, Aaron Yoo, and Jay Baruchel Directed by Peter Sollett Production/Distribution: Mandate/Columbia Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language, and crude behavior 1 hour 30 minutes With its graphical style, use of music, and featuring of Michael Cera, I had hopes that this movie [...]
Jun 17 2009
Animated Featuring the voices of Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, and Brad Garrett Directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich Production/Distribution: Pixar/Disney Rated G 1 hour 40 minutes There are few movies that are worth watching over and over again and even fewer of those movies are considered family films, which is [...]
Jun 15 2009
Animated Starring the voices of Kevin Spacey, Andrew Stanton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Phyllis Diller, and Richard Kind Directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton Production/Distribution: Pixar/Buena Vista (Disney) Rated G 1 hour 36 minutes This is Pixar’s second feature film (after Toy Story) and it doesn’t quite measure up to the level of the first (or [...]
Jun 07 2009
Starring Richard Jenkins, Hiam Abbass, Haaz Sleiman, and Danai Gurira Written and Directed by Tom McCarthy Production/Distribution: Groundswell, Participant/Overture Rated PG-13 for brief strong language 1 hour 44 minutes This is one of those film festival selections that features “nuanced performances.” Translation: it is boring. The story has potential: a lethargic older college professor visits [...]
Jun 02 2009
Starring Maribel Verdu, Sergi Lopez, Adriana Gil, Ivana Baquero, Doug Jones, and Alex Angulo Written, Produced, and Directed by Guillermo del Toro Production/Distribution: Esperanto/Picturehouse Rated R for graphic violence and some language 2 hours Spanish, with English subtitles 2006 Academy Award Winner for Art Direction, Cinematography, and Makeup This was a movie I didn’t want [...]