The Hunger Games (Gary Ross) March 23
Your children have been refreshing Fandango daily to see if tickets are available yet for the movie based on Suzanne Collins’ kiddie novels—think of them as Twilight, except with actual murder instead of benign vampirism. Games promises a chaste love triangle and lots of angst for the tween Read More
A funny thing about Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie’s completely forgettable-but-kinda-charming 2009 blockbuster: It had the most desperate set-up for a sequel ever. Seriously. The movie was over and then what felt like an eternity was spent on the evil professor Moriarty, who was shown only when surrounded by darkness and a nondescript English accent. The Read More
Wondering what movie to spend your hard earned money on this weekend? Here’s a handy guide to the new releases.
Iron Man 2
What’s the story: By now you’ve read and re-read so much about Iron Man 2 that you probably feel like you’ve seen the entire movie already. But just in case: Robert Downey Read More
When Iron Man came out in 2008, critics and audiences pretty much lost their damn minds over it. And why not? The film was exquisitely cast—everyone had already previously acknowledged just how fantastic an actor Robert Downey Jr. is, but watching him embody the brilliant, witty and debauched Tony Stark, one had to agree that Read More
Robert Downey Jr. talks in long and overly enigmatic sentences using phrases like “transcending fear-based rituals” and “disempowered sense of magical thinking” when Walter Kirn sits down next to him on Venice Beach to interview him about his not-so-recent comeback–Iron Man 2 opens next weekend–for the May issue of Rolling Stone. (Not available online.)
So Read More
And you thought you had a good Christmas! The holiday weekend was the biggest in the history of Hollywood, with the top ten films grossing a combined $278 million. Of course Avatar was once again the top choice, pacing the field with $75 million, but a trio of newcomers all did exceptionally well: Read More
Christmas is finally here and that means one thing: movies! (And, for some of us, Chinese food.) Hollywood has placed some of its biggest offerings under the tree and, as a result, we wouldn’t be surprised if this wound up being one of the most lucrative holidays ever. As we do every Wednesday, here’s a Read More
Sherlock Holmes
Running time 128 minutes
Written by Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham and Simon Kinberg
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams
Sherlock Holmes is a James Bond movie with mutton chops. The last thing anybody needs is another cardboard set of Baker Street, or another weird take Read More
There are just too many promising-looking films vying for Academy voters this year—don’t forget to factor in some of these pics:
Broken Embraces (Los Abrazos Rotos): This film pairs the great Pedro Almódovar with his favorite leading lady–muse Penélope Cruz in a thriller about a blind writer (Lluís Homar) who must Read More
Now that the geeks have really inherited the earth, Comic-Con has become this weird amalgam of legitimacy (say hello to James Cameron’s long-awaited Avatar!) and, well, lameness (watch the cast of the now-canceled ABC Family series Middleman read through a lost script!). Since this horse-and-buggy show gets under way in San Diego Read More
Affordable Housing or Lack Thereof
