Back in 2006, Warner Bros. became part of the “penguin movie craze”, and won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature with “Happy Feet” (a decision by the Academy that still bothers me). Four years later the studio may be trying to start an “owl movie craze” with “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole”, […]
The words Alpha and Omega mean the beginning and the end. As for the movie “Alpha and Omega”, I hated it from the beginning and couldn’t wait for it to end. The film, from the small Crest Animation Studio, is the story of two young wolves who live with their packs in Canada. Kate and […]
Sam Rockwell (“Iron Man 2”, “G-Force”) stars in this comedy about basketball which was originally shown at Sundance in 2009, was released in a few theaters this summer, and also on Pay Per View and Video on Demand. Rockwell plays Bill, a former successful basketball player who is now divorced and working as a busboy […]
Rob Reiner has made some classic movies, including “Stand By Me”, “When Harry Met Sally…” and “The Princess Bride”. “Flipped” isn’t a classic, but it’s a worthy addition to his list of accomplishments as a director. “Flipped” is adapted from a popular young-adult novel about young love written by Wendelin Van Draanen. The book is […]
“Hubble 3D” was only out in a limited number of IMAX theaters last summer and only for a limited time. Hopefully you go to see it on the big screen. The film centers around the May 2009 trip by 7 astronauts into space to fix the Hubble Space Telescope. The movie also tells the history of Hubble. […]
It’s been 46 years since “Mary Poppins” was released. Four and a half years ago a new British nanny arrived in movie theaters. I didn’t see the original “Nanny McPhee” when it came out in 2006, or on DVD, because it looked like a bad rip-off of the Disney classic. And I had low expectations […]
I need to say right at the start that I am not a gamer. That may be one of the reasons why “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”, which is basically a movie set inside a video game, didn’t work for me. But there are a lot of other reason why it simply doesn’t work, period. […]
The first two “Step Up” films (’06, ’08) were surprisingly popular with movie goers, grossing a combined worldwide total of $262 million dollars. This third edition takes the series to a whole new dimension. But will it pay off? “Step Up 3” (which I saw in 3D in theaters and therefore was called “Step Up […]
Will Ferrell has been known to do some wacky things in his movies. And his performance in the “The Other Guys” is no exception. Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg star as NYC detectives, and partners, who are at the bottom of their department. Ferrell’s character, Allen, doesn’t like being on the street where the action is […]
It was last December when I first saw the trailer for “Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore” and I really didn’t want to see the movie when it came out in July. But I did, because it’s my job. I hope you didn’t. The story, and it’s pretty lame, involves a police dog […]