For fans of the mayhem-fueled comedy of the \”Hangover\” series, May 24 marks an important date. After months of teasers, chicken fights, and curiously stormy posters, the series is set to finally draw to a close with a Friday premiere. However, while shots of Leslie Chow parachuting through Paris promise us plenty of madness, \”The […]
When \”The Hangover\” was released in 2009, it broke the unwritten Hollywood rule that R-rated comedies could not earn box office gold. Then the film became a surprise success, earning nearly half a billion dollars at the box office on just a $35 million budget. A sequel, \”The Hangover II\” was quickly greenlit, which surpassed […]
In Hollywood, it\’s a smart director who plays to his strengths. Martin Scorsese spent twenty-five years making some of the best gangster movies that have ever been committed to celluloid. Steven Spielberg\’s best movies have all been about pitiful, inadequate humans running for their lives away from giant predators. Quentin Tarantino scars the human heart […]
Rating: PG-13 (some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying, brief language) Length: 142 minutes Release Date: May 10, 2013 Directed by: Baz Luhrmann Genre: Drama/Romance Stars: 4 out of 5 Once upon a time, Daisy (Carey Mulligan) was the love of Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), but their romance did not last. Daisy moved on and […]
Rating: NR (Not Rated) Length: 99 minutes Release Date: May. 3, 2013 Directed by: Daniel Algrant Genre: Drama Stars: 2.5 out of 5 Jeff Buckley, upset at the fact that his famous musician father abandoned him, is asked to play his father\’s songs at a tribute concert. Jeff, who dabbles a bit in music but […]
When J.J. Abrams\’ film \”Star Trek Into Darkness\” is released on May 17, 2013, it will have some very familiar faces in it. Two new faces that weren\’t seen in the 2009 film \”Star Trek,\” which Abrams also helmed, will also be added. Here\’s a rundown of the new and returning players for the upcoming […]
Rating: R (bloody violence, strong sexual content, nudity, language, some drug use) Length: 97 minutes Release Date: May 3, 2013 Directed by: Xan Cassavetes Genre: Horror Stars: 2.5 out of 5 When frazzled screenwriter Paolo (Milo Ventimiglia) rents a house in rural Connecticut, he hopes to have some quiet time in order to focus on […]
The Martin Scorsese epic \”The Departed\” was released to critical acclaim in 2006, grossing close to $27 million during its opening weekend and more than $285 million overall. It made the top-ten list of many publications as one of the best movies of the year, and was nominated in 2008 to receive a place on […]
Rating: R Length: 125 minutes Release Date: Apr. 5, 2013 Directed by: Robert Redford Genre: Thriller Stars: 3 out of 5 \”The Company You Keep\” is a movie about former members of the Weather Underground who find themselves unable to leave the past behind. Jim Grant (Robert Redford) is a public interest lawyer in New […]
Rating: PG-13 Length: 127 minutes Release Date: April 5, 2013 Directed by: Steven Spielberg Stars: 4 out of 5 Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi Originally released in 1993, \”Jurassic Park\” was director Steven Spielberg\’s return to adult adventure after dipping his toe into children\’s fables with the lackluster \”Hook.\” While \”Hook\” starred big-name actors such as Robin Williams […]
