Upcoming Theatrical Releases Wednesday, December 19, 2012 Monsters, Inc. 3D Director: Pete Docter and David Silverman G; 95 mins Trailer After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug’s Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature. Hulking, […]
Reel News: Week of Dec. 10 — The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Ted, The Bourne Legacy, Ice Age: Continental Drift
Theatrical Releases This Week The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Director: Peter Jackson PG-13; 170 mins Trailer The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue […]
Reel News: Week of Dec. 3 — Playing for Keeps, Hitchcock, Dark Night Rises, Beasts of a Southern Wild, Odd Life of Timothy Green
Theatrical Releases This Week Playing for Keeps Director: Gabriele Muccino PG-13; 106 mins Trailer Gerard Butler, Jessica Biel, Uma Thurman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Dennis Quaid star in Playing for Keeps, a romantic comedy about a charming, down-on-his luck former soccer star (Butler) who returns home to put his life back together. Looking for a way […]
Reel News: Week of Nov. 26 — Killing Them Softly, Anna Karenina, Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Nutcracker
Theatrical Releases This Week Thursday, November 29 – Special Event Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Celebration of Season 2 Unrated; 150 mins. Trailer This not-to-be-missed movie theatre event will feature two of the most popular Next Generation episodes, “Q Who?” and “The Measure of a Man” which will include, for the very first […]
Reel News: Week of 11/12 — Lincoln, Breaking Dawn Part II, A Late Quartet, Brave, The Watch, Savages
Theatrical Releases This Week The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 Director: Bill Condon PG-13; 116 mins Trailer The astonishing conclusion to the series, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2, illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions. (Synopsis by the Official Site) A bloodier-than-usual conclusion to the […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Skyfall” — A Bond Movie That Tries to Bridge the Old and the New
This is the 23rd installment of the Bond franchise, which is showing its age – at least as a plot point. The major theme of playing the old school vs. the new school runs long and deep throughout 007’s adventure; at times, too long. For all that lingering ageism, the third offering from the Craig […]
Reel News: Week of 11/5 — Skyfall, Smashed, The Sessions, Arthur Christmas
Theatrical Releases This Week Skyfall Director: Sam Mendes PG-13; 145 mins Trailer In Skyfall, Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (Synopsis by the Official Site) Check out my […]
Dagger Movie Night: “The Sessions” — A Half-Hearted Attempt at an Edgy Hallmark Movie
For a generation, Helen Hunt has played the eternally maternal role – “As Good As It Gets,” “Pay It Forward,” etc. So this choice of film, its immediacy and her unflinching nudity seems shocking on the surface. Yet there is a pervasive feeling that the film never really goes too far down the sexually-liberated path. […]
