Theatrical Releases This Week Contraband Director: Baltasar Kormákur Trailer Chris Farraday (Mark Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best – running contraband – to […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” – A Slow-Paced, Suspenseful Thriller
More of a period piece than a suspenseful thriller, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” relies on a war of words rather than bullets. The antithesis of action romps like the “Bourne” films, it has captured the eye of critics, but the general public may find it too slow-paced for their taste. Based on the classic novel […]
Reel News: Week of 12/12 – Alvin and the Chipmunks, Shame, Mission: Impossible 4, Sherlock Holmes 2, Young Adult
Theatrical Releases This Week Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Director: Mike Mitchell Trailer The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become “chipwrecked” on a remote island. As the ‘Munks and Chipettes try various schemes to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf […]
Reel News – Week of 12/5: The Sitter, New Year’s Eve, Cowboys and Aliens, The Hangover Part II, The Help
Theatrical Releases This Week The Sitter Director: David Gordon Green Trailer When the world’s most irresponsible babysitter takes three of the world’s worst kids on an unforgettable overnight adventure through the streets of New York City, it’s anyone’s guess who’s going to make it home in one piece. The Sitter is a new level of […]
Reel News: Week of 11/14: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part I, Happy Feet 2
Theatrical Releases This Week Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Director: Bill Condon Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1OHXR63a38 In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Bella (Kristen Stewart) and Edward (Robert Pattinson), plus those they love, must deal with the chain of consequences brought on by a marriage, honeymoon, and the tumultuous birth of a child…which brings […]
Reel News: Week of Nov. 7 – Jack and Jill, Immortals, J. Edgar, Harry Potter 7, The Change-Up
Theatrical Releases This Week Jack and Jill Director: Dennis Dugan Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA48UG0gkJI Jack and Jill is a comedy focusing on Jack Sadelstein (Adam Sandler), a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill (also Adam Sandler). […]
Reel News: Week of 10/3: Real Steel, The Ides of March, Higher Ground, Machine Gun Preacher, Fast Five
Theatrical Releases This Week Real Steel Director: Shawn Levy Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5l3r1dV4I A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2,000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. […]
Weekend Movie Review: The Lovely Bones, Crazy Heart, A Single Man
The Lovely Bones (Paramount) For a film that tackles such an emotionally weighty topic—namely, the rape and murder of an innocent girl—there is little genuine emotion to be found in The Lovely Bones. Director Peter Jackson, the master craftsman behind the Lord of the Rings trilogy (arguably the greatest filmmaking triumph of the aughts), fills […]