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trailer break: ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’
» November 6, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘This Is It’ not so huge
» November 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Young Victoria’
» November 5, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Young Victoria,’ ‘The Box,’ ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats,’ ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’
» November 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Ninja Assassin’
» November 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
» November 3, 2009
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in November?
» November 3, 2009
North American box office: ‘This Is It’ ain’t all that
» November 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Blind Side’
» November 2, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ still up
» October 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘Women in Trouble’
» October 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘Planet 51’
» October 29, 2009
best Michael Jackson comment ever
» October 28, 2009
caption this! image from ‘The Young Victoria’
» October 28, 2009
the final word on ‘This Is It’
» October 28, 2009
trailer break: ‘Edge of Darkness’
» October 28, 2009
North American box office: ‘Paranormal Activity’ performs supernaturally
» October 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Box’
» October 27, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Gentlemen Broncos,’ ‘Michael Jackson’s This Is It,’ ‘Creation,’ ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ ‘The Fourth Kind,’ ‘Pirate Radio’ (aka ‘The Boat That Rocked’), ‘Collapse’
» October 26, 2009
question of the day: Will the Michael Jackson film ‘This Is It’ break box office records?
» October 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’
» October 23, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ keeps floating along
» October 22, 2009
North American box office: ‘Wild Things’ goes wild
» October 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘Saw VI’
» October 22, 2009
question of the day: Is ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ too dangerous for children?
» October 22, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Saw VI’
» October 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day’ redband trailer
» October 21, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,’ ‘Amelia,’ ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Ong Bak 2: The Beginning’
» October 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’
» October 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘Plan 9’ teaser trailer
» October 19, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Up’ opens in the stratosphere
» October 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘A Single Man’
» October 16, 2009
not screening for critics: the 2009 list -- latest: ‘The Stepfather,’ ‘Saw VI’
» October 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Fourth Kind’
» October 15, 2009
caption this! image from ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
» October 14, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘New York, I Love You,’ ‘The Road,’ ‘Paranormal Activity,’ ‘Law Abiding Citizen,’ ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ ‘Precious,’ ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,’ ‘The Messenger’
» October 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘Precious’
» October 13, 2009
North American box office: ‘Couples Retreat’ to paradise
» October 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Road’
» October 12, 2009
books to movies: ‘The Road’ by Cormac McCarthy
» October 12, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Fame’ hangs strong
» October 9, 2009
does this look like the A-Team to you?
» October 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Motherhood’
» October 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Astro Boy’
» October 8, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Where the Wild Things Are’
» October 7, 2009
trailer break: ‘Paranormal Activity’
» October 7, 2009
North American box office: zombies rule the land
» October 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’
» October 6, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,’ ‘Trucker,’ ‘Couples Retreat,’ ‘Motherhood,’ ‘Red Cliff,’ ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’
» October 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘More Than a Game
» October 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘New York, I Love You’
» October 2, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Fame’ opens big
» October 2, 2009
North American box office: ‘Cloudy’ still sunny
» October 1, 2009
trailer break: ‘Black Dynamite’
» October 1, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Amelia’
» September 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Stepfather’
» September 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘Couples Retreat’
» September 29, 2009
trailer break: ‘Zombieland’
» September 28, 2009
trailer break: ‘Creation’
» September 25, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Cloudy’ partly sunny
» September 25, 2009
trailer break: ‘Whip It’
» September 24, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Pandorum’
» September 23, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Boys Are Back’
» September 23, 2009
North American box office: forecast is good for ‘Cloudy’
» September 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fame’
» September 22, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Whip It,’ ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog: Live’
» September 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Surrogates’
» September 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’ redband trailer
» September 18, 2009
trailer break: ‘Bright Star’
» September 17, 2009
caption this! image from ‘I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’
» September 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Invention of Lying’
» September 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘An Education’
» September 15, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Love Happens,’ ‘A Serious Man,’ ‘The Invention of Lying,’ ‘I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell’
» September 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘Pandorum’
» September 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘The September Issue’
» September 11, 2009
U.K. box office: Prawns wash up in London; ‘District 9’ a hit
» September 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’
» September 10, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Sorority Row’
» September 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘My One and Only’
» September 9, 2009
North American box office: ‘Final Destination’ clings to No. 1, just barely
» September 8, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Whiteout,’ ‘Crude,’ ‘Bright Star,’ ‘The Other Man’
» September 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself’
» September 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘Sorority Row’
» September 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Carriers’
» September 3, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘The Final Destination’ looking less final than ever
» September 2, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Extract,’ ‘An Education,’ ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ ‘All About Steve,’ ‘Disgrace,’ ‘Gamer’
» September 2, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Gamer’
» September 2, 2009
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» September 2, 2009
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in September?
» September 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘All About Steve’
» September 1, 2009
North American box office: ‘The Final Destination’ probably not so final after all
» August 31, 2009
trailer break: ‘Whiteout’
» August 31, 2009
trailer break: ‘Halloween II’
» August 28, 2009
question of the day: Is it too soon for ‘Avatar’ tickets to be on sale?
» August 28, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Basterds’ rule
» August 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘Youth Knows No Pain’
» August 27, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Avatar’
» August 26, 2009
more from Neill Blomkamp on ‘District 9’
» August 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Avatar’ teaser
» August 26, 2009
North American box office: ‘Basterds’ is glorious
» August 25, 2009
trailer break: ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’
» August 25, 2009
question of the day: What could be creepier than your own Edward Cullen shadow?
» August 25, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Antichrist,’ ‘The Final Destination,’ ‘The Damned United,’ ‘American Casino,’ ‘The Baader Meinhof Complex’
» August 25, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Final Destination’
» August 24, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ jumps in at No. 1
» August 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’
» August 21, 2009
question of the day: Can any movie possibly live up to ‘Avatar’’s advance hype?
» August 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Nation’s Pride’
» August 20, 2009
question of the day: What is Bryan Singer gonna do with ‘Battlestar Galactica’?
» August 20, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’
» August 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘Gamer’
» August 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘Gentlemen Broncos’
» August 18, 2009
North American box office: ‘District 9’ hovers at the top of the weekend
» August 17, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Informant!’
» August 17, 2009
I give up
» August 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard’ redband trailer
» August 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’
» August 13, 2009
U.K. box office: Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler beat up ‘G.I. Joe’
» August 13, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Sherlock Holmes’
» August 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘Antichrist’
» August 12, 2009
North American box office: ‘G.I. Joe’ no!
» August 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘Bandslam’
» August 11, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Inglourious Basterds,’ ‘District 9’ (again), ‘9,’ ‘Shorts,’ ‘Bandslam,’ ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking,’ ‘The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard,’ ‘Ponyo,’ ‘Paper Heart’ (maybe)
» August 10, 2009
trailer break: ‘Shorts’
» August 10, 2009
trailer break: ‘Inglourious Basterds’
» August 7, 2009
dream cast: not-so-hypothetical ‘Alien’ prequel
» August 6, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,’ ‘Julie & Julia,’ ‘Post Grad,’ ‘A Perfect Getaway,’ ‘I Sell the Dead’
» August 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘Post Grad’
» August 6, 2009
U.K. box office: hamsters can’t beat Harry Potter
» August 6, 2009
midnight screenings of ‘Julie & Julia’?
» August 5, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Ponyo’
» August 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Coco Before Chanel’
» August 5, 2009
North American box office: ‘Funny People’ not laughing so much
» August 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘A Serious Man’
» August 4, 2009
Paramount hand-picks critics it thinks will like ‘G.I. Joe’
» August 4, 2009
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in August?
» August 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Paper Heart’
» August 3, 2009
trailer break: ‘Taking Woodstock’
» July 31, 2009
question of the day: Does ‘Harry Potter’ misrepresent journalism and newspapers?
» July 31, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Cove’
» July 30, 2009
question of the day: What are the odds that at least one 2009 nominee for Best Picture came out of Comic Con?
» July 30, 2009
U.K. box office: Sandra Bullock can’t beat Harry Potter
» July 30, 2009
not my review of ‘District 9,’ but...
» July 30, 2009
‘Orphan’ and the generational aspects of horror
» July 29, 2009
caption this! image from ‘Serious Moonlight’
» July 29, 2009
North American box office: ‘G-Force’? Really?
» July 28, 2009
my week the movies: ‘District 9,’ ‘Aliens in the Attic,’ ‘Funny People,’ ‘The Cove,’ ‘Fragments,’ ‘Taking Woodstock’
» July 27, 2009
U.K. box office: it’s about all ‘Harry Potter,’ of course
» July 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘I Sell the Dead’
» July 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘A Perfect Getaway’
» July 23, 2009
question of the day: Can even Sam Raimi make a World of Warcraft movie anything other than pointless?
» July 23, 2009
caption this! image from ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’
» July 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Collector’ redband trailer
» July 22, 2009
North American box office: ‘Harry Potter’ whips up multiplex magic
» July 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Funny People’ redband trailer
» July 21, 2009
my week the movies: ‘The Ugly Truth,’ ‘New Orleans, Mon Amour,’ ‘The Answer Man,’ ‘Orphan,’ ‘Bliss,’ ‘Adam’
» July 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘St. Trinian’s’
» July 20, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Bruno’ is huge
» July 17, 2009
fundie Christians suddenly embracing Harry Potter
» July 17, 2009
trailer break: ‘In the Loop’
» July 17, 2009
trailer break: ‘Aliens in the Attic’
» July 16, 2009
caption this! image from ‘The Vampire’s Assistant’
» July 15, 2009
North American box office: ‘Bruno’ gewinnt
» July 15, 2009
trailer break: ‘2012’
» July 15, 2009
cool ‘District 9’ bus-shelter ad
» July 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘District 9’ trailer 2
» July 14, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,’ ‘St. Trinian’s,’ ‘No Impact Man,’ ‘Lorna’s Silence’
» July 13, 2009
trailer break: ‘500 Days of Summer’
» July 13, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Ice Age 3’ not cold at all
» July 10, 2009
trailer break: ‘Jennifer’s Body’ redband trailer
» July 9, 2009
caption this! image from Shane Acker’s ‘9’
» July 8, 2009
that LaToya Jackson bit IS permanently cut from ‘Bruno’
» July 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’
» July 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘Ink’
» July 7, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Ink,’ ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper,’ ‘500 Days of Summer’
» July 6, 2009
North American box office: ‘Transformers 2’ continues to steamroll the competition
» July 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Ugly Truth’
» July 6, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada July 1-3: ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ ‘I Hate Valentine’s Day,’ more
» July 4, 2009
opening in the U.K. July 1-3: ‘Public Enemies,’ ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ more
» July 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Orphan’
» July 3, 2009
trailer break: ‘Julie & Julia’
» July 2, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ keeps blowing stuff up
» July 1, 2009
North American box office: robots go smash
» July 1, 2009
caption this! first image from Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
» July 1, 2009
trailer break: ‘G-Force’
» July 1, 2009
trailer break: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ second trailer
» June 30, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Shrink,’ ‘In the Loop’
» June 29, 2009
trailer break: ‘Amelia’
» June 29, 2009
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in July?
» June 29, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada June 26: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘Cheri,’ more
» June 27, 2009
opening in the U.K. June 26: ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘Year One,’ ‘Sunshine Cleaning,’ more
» June 27, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’ doesn’t fall
» June 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper’
» June 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Humpday’
» June 25, 2009
North American box office: ‘The Proposal’ in wedded bliss with audiences
» June 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ final trailer
» June 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘Cold Souls’
» June 23, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,’ ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ ‘Bruno,’ ‘Public Enemies, ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘Cold Souls,’ more
» June 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘Shutter Island’
» June 22, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada June 19: ‘The Proposal,’ ‘Year One,’ Whatever Works,’ ‘Dead Snow,’ ‘The Windmill Movie’
» June 19, 2009
opening in the U.K. June 19: ‘Year One,’ ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ ‘Miss March,’ ‘Away We Go,’ ‘Moon,’ more
» June 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘Bruno’ redband trailer (NSFW)
» June 19, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘The Hangover’ hits Britain
» June 18, 2009
trailer break: ‘Surveillance’
» June 18, 2009
trailer break: teaser for Michael Moore’s upcoming untitled film
» June 17, 2009
North American box office: ‘The Hangover’ lingers; aspirin not helping
» June 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’
» June 16, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.,’ ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘Year One,’ ‘Humpday’
» June 15, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’
» June 15, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada June 12: ‘The Taking of Pelham 123,’ ‘Imagine That,’ ‘Moon,’ more
» June 12, 2009
opening in the U.K. June 12: ‘The Hangover,’ ‘Fired Up!,’ ‘The Last House on the Left,’ more
» June 12, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Terminator Salvation’ biggest opening of the year
» June 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘New Moon’
» June 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Hurt Locker’
» June 10, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Taking of Pelham 123’
» June 9, 2009
North American box office: ‘Up’ down, gets a headache from ‘The Hangover’
» June 9, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Taking of Pelham 123,’ ‘The Proposal’
» June 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘Imagine That’
» June 8, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada June 5: ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘Hangover,’ ‘My Life in Ruins,’ ‘Away We Go,’ more
» June 5, 2009
opening in the U.K. June 5: ‘Terminator Salvation,’ ‘Last Chance Harvey,’ ‘Sugar,’ more
» June 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Away We Go’
» June 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Year One’
» June 4, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Night at the Museum 2’ clings to No. 1
» June 3, 2009
OMG: penis onscreen!
» June 3, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Proposal’
» June 3, 2009
North American box office: ‘Up’ up and away
» June 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
» June 2, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘The Hangover,’ ‘Surveillance,’ ‘Imagine That,’ ‘Cheri,’ ‘Downloading Nancy,’ ‘Sex Positive’
» June 1, 2009
trailer break: ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’
» June 1, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada May 29: ‘Up,’ ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ ‘What Goes Up,’ more
» May 29, 2009
opening in the U.K. May 29: ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ ‘Obsessed,’ ‘12 Rounds,’ ‘Jonas Brothers,’ more
» May 29, 2009
trailer break: ‘Toy Story 3’ teaser
» May 29, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Night at the Museum 2’ wins big, sort of
» May 28, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Hangover’
» May 28, 2009
North American box office: museum guard trounces Terminator
» May 28, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Away We Go,’ ‘Food, Inc.,’ ‘Lovely by Surprise,’ ‘My Life in Ruins,’ ‘Whatever Works’ (plus ‘Up’)
» May 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘Downloading Nancy’
» May 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’
» May 26, 2009
beware phony IMAX screens
» May 22, 2009
opening in the U.S. and Canada May 20-22: ‘Terminator Salvation,’ ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,’ ‘Dance Flick,’ more
» May 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘My Life in Ruins’
» May 22, 2009
opening in the U.K. May 20-22: ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,’ ‘A Girl Cut in Two,’ ‘Tormented,’ more
» May 21, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Angels & Demons’ heavenly
» May 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Whatever Works’
» May 21, 2009
North American box office: ‘Angels & Demons’ and ‘Star Trek’ almost neck-and-neck
» May 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Up’
» May 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘Dance Flick’
» May 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘What Goes Up’ (formerly titled ‘Safety Glass’)
» May 18, 2009
trailer break: ‘Cheri’
» May 15, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Star Trek’ beams up
» May 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘Dead Snow’
» May 14, 2009
everybody loves Spock
» May 13, 2009
trailer break: ‘Moon’
» May 13, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ ‘Moon,’ ‘The Age of Stupid,’ more
» May 12, 2009
North American box office: it’s warp factor 9 to the top for ‘Star Trek’
» May 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’
» May 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘District 9’
» May 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’
» May 8, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Wolverine’ geekifies Britain, too
» May 7, 2009
trailer break: ‘Land of the Lost’
» May 7, 2009
“embedding disabled by request”
» May 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘Angels & Demons’
» May 6, 2009
North American box office: it’s ‘Wolverine’s one weekend on top
» May 5, 2009
trailer break: “The Hunt for Gollum”
» May 5, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Adoration,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Outrage,’ ‘Easy Virtue,’ ‘Next Day Air’(?)
» May 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Outrage’
» May 4, 2009
opening in North America May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Battle for Terra,’ more
» May 2, 2009
opening in the U.K. May 1: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie,’ ‘Blood: The Last Vampire,’ more
» May 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Next Day Air’
» May 1, 2009
last thing I will tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo
» April 30, 2009
5th thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo
» April 30, 2009
4th thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo -- and it’s TMI!
» April 30, 2009
3rd thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo
» April 30, 2009
another thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo
» April 30, 2009
U.K. box office: Brits like ‘State of Play,’ even though they’ve already seen it
» April 30, 2009
1 thing I can tell you about ‘Wolverine’ that doesn’t violate the review embargo
» April 30, 2009
on ‘Wolverine’ and embargoes
» April 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘Management’
» April 30, 2009
North American box office: ‘Obsessed’ goes crazy
» April 29, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Graduates’
» April 29, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ ‘Little Ashes,’ ‘Management,’ ‘Paris 36’
» April 28, 2009
trailer break: ‘Star Trek’ trailer 2
» April 27, 2009
opening in North America April 24: ‘The Soloist,’ ‘Fighting,’ ‘Obsessed,’ ‘Earth,’ more
» April 24, 2009
opening in the U.K. April 24: ‘Observe and Report,’ ‘The Uninvited,’ ‘State of Play,’ ‘Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel,’ more
» April 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel’
» April 24, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ is back on top
» April 23, 2009
trailer break: ‘Obsessed’
» April 23, 2009
because I can: Russell Crowe as Robin Hood
» April 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘Trouble the Water’
» April 22, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Battle for Terra,’ ‘The Limits of Control,’ ‘Fighting,’ ‘Obsessed’
» April 21, 2009
North American box office: Zac Efron is your god
» April 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Ghosts of Girlfriends Past’
» April 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fighting’
» April 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Soloist’
» April 17, 2009
trailer break: ‘Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead’ -- so NSFW
» April 16, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Fast & Furious’ zooms to first place
» April 15, 2009
trailer break: ‘Is Anybody There?’
» April 15, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Crank: High Voltage,’ ‘Tyson,’ ‘Sleep Dealer,’ ‘Is Anybody There?,’ ‘American Violet’
» April 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘American Violet’
» April 14, 2009
North American box office: Hannah Montana beats up Vin Diesel
» April 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Boat That Rocked’
» April 13, 2009
trailer break: ‘Sleep Dealer’
» April 10, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ invades Britain
» April 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Every Little Step’
» April 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Little Ashes’
» April 8, 2009
North American box office: ‘Fast & Furious’ breaks records, 2nd seal of the apocalypse
» April 7, 2009
trailer break: ‘Public Enemies’
» April 7, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘State of Play,’ piles of screeners
» April 7, 2009
trailer break: ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’
» April 6, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Knowing’ knows how to win
» April 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ teaser
» April 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Observe and Report’
» April 1, 2009
North American box office: ‘Monsters’ has a monster opener
» March 31, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Age of Stupid’
» March 31, 2009
trailer break: ‘Dragonball Evolution’
» March 30, 2009
trailer break: ‘Lesbian Vampire Killers’
» March 27, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Marley & Me’ still top dog
» March 26, 2009
‘Knowing’ versus ‘Left Behind,’ Part II
» March 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Damned United’
» March 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Adventureland’
» March 25, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Adventureland,’ ‘The Haunting in Connecticut,’ ‘Fast & Furious’
» March 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Haunting in Connecticut’
» March 24, 2009
North American box office: ‘Knowing’ has the numbers
» March 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘Tyson’
» March 23, 2009
trailer break: ‘Wild Child’
» March 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fast & Furious’
» March 19, 2009
U.K. box office: gone to the dogs with ‘Marley & Me’
» March 18, 2009
trailer break: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’
» March 18, 2009
North American box office: ‘Race to Witch Mountain’ races to a win
» March 17, 2009
trailer break: ‘12 Rounds’
» March 17, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Monsters vs. Aliens,’ ‘Super Capers,’ ‘Knowing,’ ‘Duplicity,’ ‘I Love You, Man,’ ‘Goodbye Solo,’ ‘Shall We Kiss?,’ ‘Earth’
» March 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘Super Capers’
» March 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Young Victoria’
» March 13, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Watchmen’ can’t win for winning here, either
» March 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘Drag Me to Hell’
» March 12, 2009
how to put butts in multiplex seats
» March 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Last House on the Left’
» March 11, 2009
North American box office: everyone’s watching the ‘Watchmen’
» March 10, 2009
is ‘The New York Times’ sneakily dissing ‘Watchmen,’ and all graphic novels?
» March 9, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America,’ ‘Alien Trespass,’ ‘Miss March,’ ‘The Last House on the Left’ (and ‘Race to Witch Mountain’ too)
» March 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ NEW!
» March 9, 2009
‘Watchmen’’s opening weekend: $55.7 million (estimated)
» March 9, 2009
Disney does not want me to see ‘Race to Witch Mountain’
» March 8, 2009
unpacking the new ending of ‘Watchmen’
» March 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘Duplicity’
» March 6, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ back on top
» March 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Great Buck Howard’
» March 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Sunshine Cleaning’
» March 4, 2009
North American box office: ‘Madea’ smacks ‘Jonas Brothers’
» March 3, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Watchmen,’ ‘Sunshine Cleaning,’ ‘The Great Buck Howard’
» March 3, 2009
trailer break: ‘Knowing’
» March 3, 2009
reviews of ‘Watchmen’ embargoed! or not!
» March 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Miss March’ red-band trailer
» March 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Race to Witch Mountain’
» February 27, 2009
trailer break: ’17 Again’
» February 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Mutant Chronicles’
» February 25, 2009
trailer break: ‘Departures (Okuribito)’
» February 24, 2009
trailer break: ‘Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience’
» February 23, 2009
trailer break: ‘Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li’
» February 20, 2009
U.K. box office: top 10 moneymakers of 2008
» February 19, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Bolt’ electrifies British moviegoers
» February 19, 2009
North American box office: ‘Friday the 13th’ slays
» February 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘Battle for Terra’
» February 19, 2009
coming soon: ‘Pride and Predator’
» February 18, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fired Up’
» February 17, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Fired Up,’ ‘Must Read After My Death,’ ‘An American Affair’
» February 17, 2009
please kill me
» February 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Good, the Bad, the Weird’
» February 16, 2009
more movie-ish stuff in the tube
» February 14, 2009
movie posters in London (part 2)
» February 13, 2009
movie posters in London (part 1)
» February 13, 2009
trailer break: ‘The People vs George Lucas’ Official Teaser Trailer 1
» February 13, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ wins the weekend
» February 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Secret of Moonacre’
» February 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘Franklyn’
» February 11, 2009
trailer break: ‘Anvil! The Story of Anvil’
» February 10, 2009
North American box office: audiences into ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’
» February 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Earth’
» February 6, 2009
U.K. box office: another win for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
» February 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ Super Bowl teaser
» February 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Tokyo!’
» February 4, 2009
trailer break: ‘Friday the 13th’
» February 3, 2009
North American box office: ‘Taken’ takes the Super Bowl weekend top spot
» February 2, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Push,’ and that’s it
» February 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Chocolate’
» February 2, 2009
trailer break: ‘Push’
» January 30, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ hangs on
» January 29, 2009
North American box office: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ still king
» January 29, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Pink Panther 2’
» January 29, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Taken,’ ‘The Uninvited,’ ‘The International,’ ‘New in Town’
» January 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’
» January 27, 2009
trailer break: ‘The Uninvited’
» January 26, 2009
trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail’
» January 23, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ lives up to its name
» January 22, 2009
trailer break: ‘Fanboys’
» January 22, 2009
North American box office: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ secures the weekend
» January 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘9’
» January 21, 2009
trailer break: ‘New in Town’
» January 20, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Fanboys,’ ‘Inkheart,’ ‘Two Lovers,’ ‘The Class’
» January 20, 2009
trailer break: ‘Crank 2: High Voltage’
» January 19, 2009
trailer break: ‘I Love You, Man’
» January 16, 2009
trailer break: ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’
» January 15, 2009
U.K. box office: ‘Role Models’ sets an excellent example
» January 15, 2009
trailer break: ‘Alien Trespass’
» January 14, 2009
trailer break: ‘Notorious’
» January 13, 2009
North American box office: ‘Gran Torino’ drives off with the weekend
» January 13, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop,’ ‘Chandni Chowk to China,’ ‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D’ (maybe)
» January 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘My Bloody Valentine 3-D’
» January 12, 2009
trailer break: ‘Coraline’
» January 9, 2009
U.K. box office: Brits say yes to ‘Yes Man’
» January 9, 2009
trailer break: ‘Taking Chance’
» January 8, 2009
trailer break: ‘State of Play’
» January 7, 2009
added screening: ‘Coraline’
» January 6, 2009
trailer break: ‘Terminator: Salvation’
» January 6, 2009
North American box office: ‘Marley & Me’ sits and stays at the top
» January 5, 2009
my week at the movies: ‘The Unborn,’ ‘Bride Wars,’ ‘Hotel for Dogs,’ ‘Notorious,’ ‘Yonkers Joe’
» January 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’
» January 5, 2009
trailer break: ‘Two Lovers’
» January 2, 2009
no British box office this week
» December 31, 2008
North American box office: gone to the dogs with ‘Marley & Me’
» December 31, 2008
trailer break: ‘Chandni Chowk to China’
» December 31, 2008
trailer break: ‘Bride Wars’
» December 30, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Unborn’
» December 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘A Bunch of Amateurs’
» December 26, 2008
U.K. box office: ‘Twilight’ doesn’t suck
» December 26, 2008
trailer break: ‘Marley & Me’
» December 24, 2008
North American box office: audiences say no to ‘Yes Man’
» December 24, 2008
trailer break: ‘Last Chance Harvey’
» December 23, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Bedtime Stories’
» December 22, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Stone of Destiny’
» December 22, 2008
trailer break: ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’
» December 19, 2008
U.K. box office: no joy for Klaatu in the U.K., either
» December 18, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Spirit’ trailer #3
» December 18, 2008
trailer break: ‘Valkyrie’
» December 17, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Marley & Me,’ ‘The Spirit’
» December 16, 2008
North American box office: the Earth doesn’t stand still for ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’
» December 16, 2008
trailer break: ‘Yes Man’
» December 16, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
» December 15, 2008
the world is saved! no, it’s not!
» December 12, 2008
trailer break: ‘Inkheart’
» December 12, 2008
U.K. box office: English people like cartoons about escaped zoo animals
» December 12, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Tale of Despereaux’
» December 11, 2008
trailer break: ‘What Doesn’t Kill You’
» December 10, 2008
North American box office: ‘Four Christmases’ holds strong over a weak weekend
» December 9, 2008
trailer break: ‘While She Was Out’ redband (NSFW, probably)
» December 9, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still,’ ‘Doubt,’ ‘Nothing Like the Holidays,’ ‘Yes Man,’ ‘What Doesn’t Kill You,’ ‘Delgo,’ ‘The Tale of Despereaux,’ ‘Valkyrie’ (and on stage, ‘Equus’)
» December 8, 2008
trailer break: ‘Dark Streets’
» December 8, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Spirit’
» December 8, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Brothers Bloom’
» December 8, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Valkyrie’
» December 7, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’
» December 7, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘The Tale of Despereaux’
» December 6, 2008
trailer break: ‘Doubt’
» December 5, 2008
U.K. box office: ‘Four Christmases’ whips Bond’s butt (but ‘Madagascar 2’ whips them all)
» December 4, 2008
trailer break: ‘Nothing But the Truth’
» December 4, 2008
North American box office: ‘Four Christmases’ kicks off the holiday season
» December 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ #2
» December 3, 2008
Bruce Campbell on ‘My Name Is Bruce’
» December 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘Delgo’
» December 2, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Wrestler,’ ‘Seven Pounds,’ ‘Nothing But the Truth,’ ‘Cadillac Records’ (plus ‘Gran Torino’ and ‘Benjamin Button’)
» December 2, 2008
trailer break: ‘Cadillac Records’
» December 1, 2008
trailer break: ‘Revolutionary Road’
» November 28, 2008
trailer break: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ NEW!
» November 27, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Reader’
» November 26, 2008
U.K. box office: ‘Quantum of Solace’ still holding strong
» November 26, 2008
North American box office: ‘Twilight’ doesn’t suck
» November 25, 2008
trailer break: ‘Gran Torino’
» November 25, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Defiance,’ ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,’ ‘The Reader,’ ‘Revolutionary Road,’ ‘Gran Torino’
» November 24, 2008
trailer break: ‘Nobel Son’
» November 24, 2008
‘Twilight’ finally gets scary
» November 23, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Baader Meinhof Complex’
» November 21, 2008
U.K. box office: Bond keeps slaying the competition
» November 20, 2008
trailer break: ‘Dostana’
» November 20, 2008
trailer break: ‘Star Trek’
» November 19, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Twilight,’ ‘Good,’ ‘Bolt,’ ‘Australia,’ ‘Four Christmases,’ ‘Transporter 3’
» November 18, 2008
trailer break: ‘Seven Pounds’
» November 18, 2008
North American box office: ‘Quantum of Solace’ nothing to grieve over
» November 17, 2008
trailer break: ‘Good’
» November 17, 2008
5 reasons I’d like to be psyched for ‘Four Christmases’
» November 17, 2008
trailer break: ‘Fuel’
» November 14, 2008
the ‘Twilight’ demographic? we’re called women
» November 13, 2008
trailer break: ‘Twilight’
» November 13, 2008
trailer break: ‘Bolt’
» November 12, 2008
U.K. box office: James Bond still a killer
» November 12, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Frost/Nixon,’ ‘Quantum of Solace,’ and a lot of despair
» November 11, 2008
trailer break: ‘Hunger’
» November 11, 2008
5 reasons I’d like to be psyched for ‘Bolt’
» November 10, 2008
North American box office: the lion is king as ‘Madagascar 2’ wins big
» November 10, 2008
trailer break: ‘Punisher: War Zone’
» November 10, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Quantum of Solace’
» November 8, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Australia’
» November 7, 2008
trailer break: ‘House’
» November 7, 2008
trailer break: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
» November 6, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Milk’
» November 5, 2008
U.K. box office: Bond breaks records
» November 5, 2008
trailer break: ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’
» November 5, 2008
trailer break: ‘JCVD’
» November 4, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Role Models,’ ‘Milk,’ ‘Soul Men’
» November 3, 2008
U.K. box office special: ‘Quantum of Solace’ breaks British records
» November 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘Role Models’ redband (NSFW)
» November 3, 2008
North American box office: ‘High School Musical’ drops big but stays on top
» November 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘Just Buried’
» October 31, 2008
trailer break: ‘Frost/Nixon’
» October 30, 2008
U.K. box office: all-American ‘High School Musical 3’ wows the Brits, too
» October 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘My Name Is Bruce’
» October 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘Splinter’
» October 28, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Che,’ ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno,’ ‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,’ ‘Waltz with Bashir,’ ‘Splinter’
» October 27, 2008
U.S. box office: ‘High School Musical’ jumps to the big screen to big bucks
» October 27, 2008
trailer break: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ international teaser trailer
» October 27, 2008
trailer break: ‘Saw V’
» October 24, 2008
British box office: ‘Burn After Reading’ burns up cinemas
» October 24, 2008
trailer break: ‘Waltz with Bashir’
» October 23, 2008
trailer break: ‘Billy the Kid’
» October 22, 2008
trailer break: ‘Incendiary’
» October 21, 2008
weekend box office: Max Payne kicks chihuahua butt... a little
» October 20, 2008
trailer break: ‘Passengers’
» October 20, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Synecdoche, New York,’ ‘Pride and Glory,’ ‘Changeling,’ ‘High School Musical 3 Senior Year,’ ‘ I’ve Loved You So Long’
» October 20, 2008
trailer break: ‘Easy Virtue’
» October 17, 2008
British box office: ‘The House Bunny’ ain’t so dumb after all...
» October 16, 2008
trailer break: ‘The International’
» October 16, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Transporter 3’
» October 15, 2008
trailer break: ‘Taken’
» October 14, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
» October 13, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Sex Drive,’ ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas,’ ‘W.,’ ‘Max Payne,’ ‘What Just Happened,’ ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’
» October 13, 2008
weekend box office: doggie doo-doo dominates again
» October 13, 2008
trailer break: ‘Quarantine’
» October 10, 2008
trailer break: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’
» October 9, 2008
British box office: ‘How to Lose Friends...’ wins friends
» October 9, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Elephant King’
» October 8, 2008
trailer break: ‘The End of America’
» October 7, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Secret Life of Bees,’ ‘Body of Lies,’ ‘Good Dick,’ ‘Eagle Eye,’ ‘RocknRolla,’ ‘Religulous’
» October 7, 2008
weekend box office: gone to the dogs
» October 6, 2008
trailer break: ‘Saving Marriage’
» October 6, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Pride & Glory’
» October 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘Nothing Like the Holidays’
» October 3, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘RocknRolla’
» October 2, 2008
British box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ still No. 1 in its second week
» October 2, 2008
trailer break: ‘Pride & Glory’
» October 2, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’
» October 1, 2008
trailer break: ‘Changeling’
» October 1, 2008
trailer break: ‘Australia’
» September 30, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘W.’
» September 30, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Eagle Eye’ flies high
» September 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘Defiance’
» September 29, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Synecdoche, New York’
» September 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘Fireproof’
» September 26, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Brothers Bloom’
» September 25, 2008
see Michael Moore’s new movie for free
» September 24, 2008
British box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ opens at No. 1
» September 24, 2008
trailer break: ‘Humboldt County’
» September 24, 2008
trailer break: ‘Miracle at St. Anna’
» September 23, 2008
trailer break: ‘Nights in Rodanthe’
» September 22, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Lakeview Terrace’ better than subprime
» September 22, 2008
trailer break: ‘My Best Friend’s Girl’
» September 19, 2008
trailer break: ‘Doubt’
» September 18, 2008
British box office: ‘Pineapple Express’ opens at No. 1
» September 17, 2008
trailer break: ‘Hounddog’
» September 17, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ ‘Ghost Town,’ ‘The Duchess,’ ‘Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,’ ‘Blindness,’ ‘Appaloosa,’ ‘Towelhead’
» September 16, 2008
trailer break: ‘Ghost Town’
» September 16, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Burn After Reading’ is hottest of them all
» September 15, 2008
trailer break: ‘Appaloosa’
» September 12, 2008
trailer break: ‘Towelhead’
» September 11, 2008
trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys’
» September 10, 2008
trailer break: ‘Proud American’
» September 9, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Choke,’ ‘Igor,’ ‘Righteous Kill,’ ‘Lakeview Terrace,’ ‘Rachel Getting Married’
» September 9, 2008
trailer break: ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’ teaser
» September 8, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Bangkok Dangerous’ leads, barely, a BO bloodbath
» September 8, 2008
trailer break: ‘Milk’
» September 5, 2008
‘Bangkok Dangerous’: not so much?
» September 5, 2008
trailer break: ‘Body of Lies’
» September 4, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Women,’ ‘Burn After Reading,’ ‘Bangkok Dangerous,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’
» September 3, 2008
trailer break: ‘Max Payne’
» September 2, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ stays atop for third week
» September 2, 2008
trailer break: ‘Eagle Eye’
» August 29, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Igor’
» August 29, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Blindness’
» August 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘Choke’
» August 28, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Lakeview Terrace’
» August 27, 2008
trailer break: ‘Traitor’
» August 27, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Righteous Kill’
» August 26, 2008
trailer break: ‘Mister Foe’
» August 26, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Mister Foe,’ ‘Battle for Seattle,’ ‘Babylon A.D.’
» August 25, 2008
5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Burn After Reading’
» August 25, 2008
trailer break: ‘Bangkok Dangerous’
» August 25, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ thumps the House Bunny
» August 25, 2008
trailer break: ‘New Orleans Mon Amour’
» August 22, 2008
trailer break: ‘An American Carol’
» August 21, 2008
trailer break: ‘Babylon A.D.’
» August 20, 2008
why no ‘Harry Potter’ this fall?
» August 20, 2008
trailer break: ‘The House Bunny’
» August 19, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Trouble the Water,’ ‘Death Race,’ ‘I.O.U.S.A.,’ ‘The House Bunny,’ ‘Flow’
» August 19, 2008
trailer break: ‘Death Race’
» August 18, 2008
weekend box office: ‘Tropic Thunder’ smacks Batman down a notch
» August 18, 2008
trailer break: ‘Battle in Seattle’
» August 15, 2008
Nazis for Christmas
» August 15, 2008
the hacktacular “journalists” of ‘Swing Vote’
» August 14, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Haunting of Molly Hartley’
» August 14, 2008
trailer break: ‘Blindness’
» August 13, 2008
trailer break: ‘Rachel Getting Married’
» August 12, 2008
have ‘Tropic Thunder’ protesters actually seen the movie?
» August 12, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars,’ ‘Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,’ ‘Hounddog,’ ‘Henry Poole Is Here,’ ‘Sukiyaki Western Django’
» August 12, 2008
weekend box office: more sweetness and light for ‘The Dark Knight’
» August 10, 2008
trailer break: ‘Beer for My Horses’
» August 7, 2008
something new to read for ‘Sex and the City’ fans
» August 7, 2008
arrgh! someone needs strangling
» August 6, 2008
trailer break: ‘Call + Response’
» August 6, 2008
Greece has dropped to the bottom of my travel wish list
» August 6, 2008
trailer break: ‘Twilight’ teaser
» August 5, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2,’ ‘Pineapple Express,’ ‘Traitor,’ ‘Vicky Christina Barcelona’
» August 4, 2008
trailer break: ‘Quantum of Solace’
» August 4, 2008
weekend box office: the Dark Knight is still flying high
» August 4, 2008
trailer break: ‘Midnight Meat Train’
» August 1, 2008
August is a red-light district
» August 1, 2008
trailer break: ‘Bottle Shock’
» July 31, 2008
trailer break: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince’ teaser
» July 30, 2008
trailer break: ‘W.’ teaser
» July 29, 2008
trailer break: ‘Hamlet 2’ (redband)
» July 28, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,’ ‘Swing Vote,’ ‘Tropic Thunder,’ ‘Sixty Six,’ ‘Stealing America: Vote by Vote’
» July 28, 2008
weekend box office: will Batman sink the ‘Titanic’?
» July 28, 2008
trailer break: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ teaser
» July 24, 2008
I can always tell...
» July 23, 2008
trailer break: ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People’ trailer 1
» July 22, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘X-Files,’ ‘Brideshead Revisited,’ ‘Hamlet 2’
» July 21, 2008
trailer break: ‘Watchmen’ teaser
» July 21, 2008
weekend box office: the Dark Knight at the end of the tunnel
» July 21, 2008
the Joker stares down at us from high above Times Square
» July 18, 2008
is ‘Dark Knight’ suitable for children?
» July 18, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Step Brothers,’ ‘Mamma Mia!,’ ‘Bottle Shock,’ ‘The Perfect Game,’ ‘American Teen’
» July 14, 2008
weekend box office: Hellboy smash
» July 14, 2008
your in-flight movie today is... nothing
» July 9, 2008
why does the IMDB hate critics?
» July 9, 2008
Sacha Baron Cohen tweaks middle-America homophobes
» July 9, 2008
Sherlock Holmes versus Sherlock Holmes
» July 9, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Dark Knight,’ ‘August,’ ‘Death Defying Acts,’ ‘Boy A,’ ‘Felon,’ ‘Meet Dave’
» July 8, 2008
weekend box office: Will Smith + July 4th still a good bet
» July 7, 2008
didn’t I see this on ‘The Simpsons’?
» July 5, 2008
check out the AWFJ superhero poll
» July 2, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army,’ ‘Man on Wire,’ ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth,’ ‘Harold’
» July 1, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Wall-E,’ ‘Fly Me to the Moon,’ maybe more
» June 23, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Wanted,’ ‘The Love Guru,’ ‘Hancock,’ ‘A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,’ ‘Finding Amanda’
» June 18, 2008
in case there was any doubt that Shyamalan has gone over some kind of edge...
» June 18, 2008
Hindu backlash against ‘The Love Guru’ turns hilarious
» June 16, 2008
‘The Incredible Hulk’ and smoking
» June 16, 2008
‘Mummy 3’ director Rob Cohen smacks Stephen Sommers
» June 15, 2008
when bad movies have to get promoted anyway
» June 13, 2008
sign of the apocalypse No. 9,325,745: oh dear god no, Smurfs are coming
» June 11, 2008
my week at the movies: “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Happening”
» June 10, 2008
daily list: oh noes! 5 true terrible things from the world of movies
» June 5, 2008
sign of the apocalypse No. 54,437,351
» June 3, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘You Don’t Mess With the Zohan,’ ‘Kit Kittredge: An American Girl’
» June 2, 2008
is it heartless of me to say...
» June 2, 2008
I still hate John Scalzi
» May 31, 2008
why does no one listen to me?
» May 27, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Strangers,’ ‘Sex and the City,’ ‘Kung-Fu Panda’
» May 27, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’
» May 23, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Postal,’ ‘Dreams With Sharp Teeth’
» May 19, 2008
just saw ‘Indiana Jones’...
» May 18, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’
» May 16, 2008
women are not a ‘niche audience’
» May 15, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,’ ‘Prince Caspian,’ ‘Stuck,’ ‘Young@Heart’
» May 13, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Speed Racer,’ ‘What Happens in Vegas,’ ‘Redbelt’
» May 10, 2008
daily list: 4 things that ‘Made of Honor’ might possibly mean
» May 7, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Mongol,’ ‘Constantine’s Sword,’ ‘The Fall,’ ‘A Previous Engagement,’ ‘The Babysitters,’ ‘Noise,’ ‘Quid Pro Quo,’ ‘The Wackness’
» May 6, 2008
opening wide: ‘Iron Man, ‘Made of Honor’
» May 2, 2008
Nick Fury IS in ‘Iron Man’ after all!
» May 1, 2008
New York ain’t quite what it is on film
» April 30, 2008
hell freezes over: MPAA admits pirates go to the movies more than other people
» April 29, 2008
'Iron Man' tidbits
» April 29, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Speed Racer,’ Tribeca Film Festival
» April 28, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Baby Mama,’ ‘Deception,’ ‘Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay’
» April 25, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Made of Honor’ and the Tribeca Film Festival
» April 21, 2008
‘Expelled’ as a cultural artifact
» April 20, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Forbidden Kingdom,’ ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall,’ ‘88 Minutes,’ ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed’
» April 18, 2008
newsflash: men have penises!
» April 17, 2008
I’m looking forward to: ‘Hancock’
» April 17, 2008
offered without comment...
» April 16, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Baby Mama,’ ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall,’ ‘Son of Rambow’
» April 14, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Prom Night,’ ‘Street Kings,’ ‘Smart People’
» April 11, 2008
the green light doesn’t always mean “great flick”...
» April 10, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?,’ ‘Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,’ ‘The Visitor,’ ‘Smart People,’ ‘Redbelt,’ ‘Forbidden Kingdom,’ ‘Street Kings’
» April 9, 2008
daily list: 5 better Thomas Magnums than Matthew McConaughey
» April 9, 2008
more from cinematic Paris
» April 4, 2008
not Paris movie locations
» April 4, 2008
more Paris movie locations
» April 4, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Ruins,’ ‘Nim’s Island,’ ‘Leatherheads’
» April 4, 2008
Paris movie locations
» April 2, 2008
more coming soon to Paris theaters
» April 2, 2008
how movie titles gets translated in Paris
» March 31, 2008
my week at the movies: nothing
» March 31, 2008
oh my god it’s Harry Potter
» March 31, 2008
coming soon to Paris theaters
» March 30, 2008
what’s playing in Paris
» March 29, 2008
opening wide today: ’21,’ ‘Stop-Loss,’ ‘Superhero Movie,’ ‘Run Fat Boy Run’
» March 28, 2008
‘Flawless’ sneak preview on HDNet Movies tonight
» March 26, 2008
my week at the movie: ‘Before the Rains,’ ‘Stop-Loss’
» March 24, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Drillbit Taylor,’ ‘Shutter,’ ‘Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns’
» March 21, 2008
daily list: 7 Michael Bay remakes we can do without
» March 19, 2008
opening wide this weekend: ‘Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!,’ ‘Doomsday,’ ‘Never Back Down’
» March 15, 2008
daily list: 8 more things I hate about ‘Horton Hears a Who’
» March 14, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Run, Fat Boy Run,’ ‘Son of Rambow,’ ‘Doomsday’
» March 11, 2008
opening wide today: ‘10,000 B.C.,’ ‘College Road Trip,’ ‘The Bank Job’
» March 7, 2008
my week at the movies: ’10,000 B.C.,’ ‘Paranoid Park,’ ‘Horton Hears a Who,’ ‘Sleepwalking,’ ‘Under the Same Moon’
» March 3, 2008
mainstream Hollywood media: it is to laugh
» March 3, 2008
daily list: 5 Will Ferrell sports movies that would have flopped worse than ‘Semi-Pro’
» March 3, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘Semi-Pro,’ ‘Penelope, ‘The Other Boleyn Girl’
» February 29, 2008
daily list: top 5 underreported movie-related copycat instances
» February 28, 2008
daily list: 10 of 2008’s hot movies reviewed now
» February 27, 2008
see ‘The Gates’ on HBO
» February 26, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Penelope,’ ‘Semi-Pro, ‘Heartbeat Detector,’ more
» February 26, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Witless Protection,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ ‘Be Kind Rewind’
» February 22, 2008
best movie title ever
» February 20, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day,’ ‘Flawless,’ ‘Married Life,’ ‘Snow Angels,’ ‘CJ7,’ ‘Paranoid Park’
» February 18, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles,’ ‘Jumper,’ ‘Step Up 2 the Streets,’ ‘Definitely Maybe’
» February 15, 2008
what I can’t wait for in 2008
» February 11, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Be Kind Rewind,’ ‘Vantage Point,’ ‘Jumper,’ ‘The Bank Job,’ ‘The Spiderwick Chronicles,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ ‘Chop Shop’
» February 11, 2008
opening wide today: ‘Fool’s Gold,’ ‘Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show’
» February 8, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘The Other Boleyn Girl,’ ‘Son of Rambow,’ ‘Definitely, Maybe’
» February 8, 2008
opening wide today: ‘The Eye,’ ‘Over Her Dead Body,’ ‘Strange Wilderness,’ ‘Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour’
» February 1, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Over Her Dead Body,’ ‘Sputnik Mania,’ ‘In Bruges,’ ‘George Romero’s Diary of the Dead,’ ‘The Band’s Visit,’ ‘Chicago 10,’ ‘The Eye’
» January 28, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘Rambo,’ ‘Meet the Spartans,’ ‘Untraceable,’ ‘How She Move,’ ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘There Will Be Blood’
» January 25, 2008
‘Cloverfield’ spoiler in New York City subway
» January 22, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Fool’s Gold,’ ‘The Signal,’ ‘Rambo, ‘Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,’ ‘How She Move’
» January 22, 2008
what the ‘Cloverfield’ monster could be...
» January 16, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Cloverfield,’ and that’s it
» January 14, 2008
opening wide this week: ‘The Bucket List,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale,’ ‘The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie,’ ‘Atonement,’ ‘The Kite Runner,’ ‘The Orphanage’
» January 11, 2008
my week at the movies: ‘Untraceable,’ ‘First Sunday,’ ‘Teeth,’ ‘City of Men,’ ‘Mad Money,’ ‘Caramel,’ ‘Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show,’ ‘Chop Shop,’ ‘The Air I Breathe,’ ‘In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Sie
» January 7, 2008
opening wide this week: 'One Missed Call'
» January 4, 2008
maybe the winter movie wasteland won’t be so bad after all...
» January 4, 2008
Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Fanny and Alexander’ at NYC’s IFC Center
» January 2, 2008
my (short) week at the movies: ’27 Dresses,’ ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,’ ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ ‘The Business of Being Born’
» January 2, 2008
striking writers kiss their corporate overlords good-bye
» December 31, 2007
opening wide today: nothin’
» December 28, 2007
‘Diving Bell’ ad talks to Oscar voters
» December 28, 2007
opening wide Christmas Day: ‘The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,’ ‘Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem,’ ‘The Great Debaters,’ ‘Juno’
» December 24, 2007
opening wide this week: ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets,’ ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ ‘P.S. I Love You,’ ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’
» December 21, 2007
last-minute Christmas gifts: movie soundtracks
» December 21, 2007
you know that ‘Sweeney Todd’ is an opera, don’t you?
» December 19, 2007
it’s official! Peter Jackson is making ‘The Hobbit’
» December 18, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets,’ ‘City of Men’
» December 17, 2007
opening wide today: ‘I Am Legend,’ ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ ‘The Perfect Holiday’
» December 14, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,’ ‘P.S. I Love You,’ ‘Charlie Wilson’s War,’ ‘Cassandra’s Dream,’ ‘Taxi to the Dark Side,’ ‘Teeth’
» December 10, 2007
opening wide this week: ‘The Golden Compass’
» December 7, 2007
too many movies!
» December 5, 2007
‘Terminator 4’ casts Christian Bale as John Connor
» December 4, 2007
my week at the movies update: adding ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks,’ ‘I Am Legend,’ and ‘The Bucket List’
» December 4, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Walker,’ ‘The Perfect Holiday,’ ‘The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,’ ‘Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,’ ‘The Great Debaters,’ ‘Nanking’
» December 3, 2007
opening wide this week: 'Awake'
» November 30, 2007
‘Cloverfield’ fans are Paramount’s slave-labor marketing bitches
» November 28, 2007
‘The Golden Compass’: meet your daemon
» November 27, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Golden Compass,’ ‘The Orphanage,’ ‘There Will Be Blood,’ ‘Grace Is Gone,’ ‘Juno,’ ‘What Would Jesus Buy?,’ ‘Awake’
» November 26, 2007
opening wide this long holiday weekend: ‘August Rush,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘The Mist,’ ‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘This Christmas,’ ‘Hitman’
» November 21, 2007
‘Redacted’ and ‘The Golden Compass’ reap the fruits of bad publicity
» November 21, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Love in the Time of Cholera,’ ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium’
» November 16, 2007
‘The Mummy’ is returning again, but without Rachel Weisz
» November 14, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Beowulf,’ ‘Battlestar Galactica: Razor,’ ‘Persepolis,’ ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium,’ ‘Enchanted,’ ‘The Savages,’ ‘August Rush’
» November 12, 2007
After Dark Horrorfest: ‘Mulberry Street’
» November 9, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Fred Claus,’ ‘Lions for Lambs,’ ‘P2’
» November 9, 2007
‘Holly’ is not “just a movie”
» November 7, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Atonement,’ ‘Love in the Time of Cholera,’ ‘The Kite Runner,’ ‘The Mist,’ ‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘Honeydripper,’ ‘Southland Tales,’ ‘Fred Claus,’ ‘I’m Not There,’ ‘Everything’s Cool,’
» November 5, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Martian Child,’ ‘Bee Movie,’ ‘American Gangster’
» November 2, 2007
on ‘Time’ magazine’s list of great horror movies
» October 31, 2007
adoring ‘Blade Runner: The Final Cut’ on the big screen
» October 31, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Martian Child,’ ‘Bee Movie,’ ‘Lions for Lambs,’ ‘Margot at the Wedding,’ more
» October 29, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Saw IV,’ ‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited’
» October 26, 2007
“Hotel Chevalier” joins ‘The Darjeeling Limited’ in wide release, but some fans aren’t happy
» October 24, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead,’ ‘This Christmas,’ ‘Dan in Real Life,’ ‘Slipstream,’ ‘War/Dance,’ ‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
» October 23, 2007
opening wide (or almost) today: ‘30 Days of Night,’ ‘The Comebacks,’ ‘Rendition,’ ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Things We Lost in the Fire,’ ‘Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour,’ more
» October 19, 2007
will Peter Berg direct a new ‘Dune’ movie?
» October 17, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Gone Baby Gone,’ ‘Music Within,’ ‘Holly,’ ‘The Darjeeling Limited,’ ‘Darfur Now,’ ‘Steep’
» October 16, 2007
is ‘Michael Clayton’ too clever for its own good?
» October 15, 2007
opening wide today: ‘We Own the Night,’ ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘The Final Season,’ ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married,’ ‘Across the Universe’
» October 12, 2007
the sick ‘Saw IV’ Chamber of Torture promo
» October 10, 2007
will the new ‘Sleuth’ inspire a slew of “remakes”?
» October 10, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ (finally), ‘Rendition,’ ’30 Days of Night,’ ‘Jimmy Carter Man from Plains’
» October 9, 2007
the problem with Hollywood? women, says Warner Bros. exec
» October 8, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Feel the Noise,’ ‘The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising,’ ‘The Heartbreak Kid,’ ‘The Jane Austen Book Club’
» October 5, 2007
should a movie critic be America’s top pundit?
» October 2, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘We Own the Night,’ ‘American Gangster,’ ‘The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising,’ ‘Reservation Road,’ ‘Redacted’
» October 1, 2007
opening wide today: ‘The Kingdom,’ ‘The Game Plan,’ ‘Feast of Love,’ ‘In the Valley of Elah’
» September 28, 2007
‘Superhero!’ -- like ‘Scary Movie’ with capes
» September 27, 2007
my week at the movies” ‘My Kid Could Paint That,’ ‘Lars and the Real Girl’ (not), ‘The Heartbreak Kid,’ ‘Sleuth,’ ‘Lake of Fire’
» September 25, 2007
opening wide today: ‘Resident Evil: Extinction,’ ‘Good Luck Chuck,’ ‘Sydney White,’ ‘Eastern Promises’
» September 21, 2007
is Warner Bros. spearing ‘10,000 B.C.’ months before it opens?
» September 18, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Michael Clayton,’ ‘The Kingdom’, ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,’ ‘American Gangster,’ ‘In the Shadow of the Moon,’ ‘Across the Universe,’ ‘Good Luck Chuck’
» September 17, 2007
opening wide today: ‘The Brave One,’ ‘Dragon Wars,’ ‘Mr. Woodcock’
» September 14, 2007
why does the PG-13-rated ‘Beowulf’ have a redband trailer?
» September 11, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Elizabeth: The Golden Age,’ ‘Lust, Caution,’ ‘Trade,’ ‘Silk,’ ‘December Boys'
» September 11, 2007
opening wide today: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘Shoot ’Em Up,’ ‘The Brothers Solomon’
» September 7, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Jane Austen Book Club,’ ‘Into the Wild,’ ‘The Brave One,’ ‘In the Valley of Elah,’ ‘Feast of Love’
» September 5, 2007
opening this week: ‘Balls of Fury,’ ‘Death Sentence,’ the gazillioneth ‘Halloween’ movie
» August 30, 2007
a record summer for the box office -- be afraid
» August 30, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Eastern Promises,’ ‘Run, Fat Boy, Run,’ ‘Death Sentence,’ ‘The Hunting Party,’ more
» August 28, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘3:10 to Yuma,’ ‘December Boys,’ ‘Balls of Fury,’ ‘Illegal Tender,’ ‘War’
» August 20, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘The Invasion,’ ‘The Last Legion,’ ‘Mr. Bean’s Holiday,’ ‘The Nanny Diaries,’ ‘The Nines,’ ‘Dedication,’ ‘Resurrecting the Champ’
» August 13, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Daddy Day Camp,’ ‘Death at a Funeral’ (again), ‘Rocket Science,’ ‘Rush Hour 3,’ ‘Shoot ’Em Up,’ ‘Self-Medicated,’ ‘Superbad’
» August 7, 2007
will video kill the multiplex star?
» August 7, 2007
sing along with ‘Hairspray’
» August 3, 2007
Bourne vs. Bond: no contest
» August 2, 2007
old Siskel & Ebert TV reviews to be available online
» August 1, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Stardust,’ ‘Hot Rod,’ ‘The Bourne Ultimatum,’ ‘The 11th Hour,’ ‘Delirious’
» July 30, 2007
will ‘Sicko’ prompt a revolution, or will all that anger go to waste?
» July 26, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘No Reservations,’ ‘The Simpsons Movie,’ ‘I Know Who Killed Me’
» July 25, 2007
the future of film is not ‘Hot Rod,’ sorry
» July 24, 2007
more on Fox, Internet film critics, and fanboys
» July 20, 2007
doh! ‘Simpsons Movie’ won’t screen till mere hours before it opens
» July 18, 2007
torture porn, the tanking of ‘Captivity,’ and the dooming of ‘Sunshine’?
» July 18, 2007
new ‘X-Files’ movie next summer?
» July 17, 2007
'Chuck and Larry" two hours and 20 minutes long?
» July 16, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry,’ ‘Charlie Bartlett,’ plus the week that was
» July 16, 2007
‘Cloverfield’ trailer now online... legitimately
» July 16, 2007
‘Captivity’ promises to be a feminist dream
» July 10, 2007
Daniel Radcliffe, all grown up and money to burn...
» July 9, 2007
more on 'Cloverfield,' that weird trailer before ‘Transformers’
» July 9, 2007
what is ‘Cloverfield’?
» July 6, 2007
GM hopes you’re dumb enough to (kinda) think Transformers are real
» July 3, 2007
my movies this week: absolutely nothing
» July 2, 2007
film critic Joel Siegel has died
» June 30, 2007
no rats were harmed -- or motion-captured -- in the making of ‘Ratatouille’
» June 26, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Live Free or Die Hard,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,’ ‘Transformers,’ ‘Sunshine,’ ‘License to Wed’
» June 25, 2007
the new AFI 100: fire up yer Netflix queue
» June 21, 2007
just a little more about Moore (and ‘Time’ magazine)
» June 20, 2007
how the studios don’t really seem to care about piracy...
» June 20, 2007
who benefits from leaking ‘Sicko’ to the Net?
» June 20, 2007
CHUD.com’s Devin Faraci, Fox’s Tiffany Chen, and the ongoing war between (some) online film critics and the studios
» June 19, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Evan Almighty,’ Michael Moore, ‘Ratatouille,’ ‘Time,’ ‘Rescue Dawn,’ ‘Talk to Me,’ ‘Broken English,’ ‘Die Hard’ (I hope)
» June 18, 2007
furor over an early review of ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’
» June 14, 2007
hurry up and watch the old AFI 100: there’s a new one coming
» June 12, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘Right at Your Door,’ ‘Joshua,’ ‘Becoming Jane,’ ‘Sicko,’ ‘Arctic Tale’
» June 11, 2007
more about ‘Knocked Up,’ because apparently I am a masoschist today
» June 8, 2007
the ugly truth about (some) boys who like ‘Knocked Up’
» June 8, 2007
‘Die Hard’ on a bus
» June 6, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Ocean’s 13,’ ‘Nancy Drew,’ ‘Introducing the Dwights,’ ‘Surf’s Up,’ ‘You Kill Me,’ more
» June 5, 2007
biased critics who accidentally tell you their biases
» June 5, 2007
why Peter Jackson rules Hollywood, and I don’t
» May 31, 2007
sign of the apocalypse: I’m not dreading a Michael Bay flick
» May 30, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Knocked Up,’ ‘Once,’ ‘Away from Her,’ ‘Memories of Tomorrow,’ ‘Fay Grim,’ ‘1408,’ ‘Evening’
» May 29, 2007
predicting the summer’s sleeper hits
» May 25, 2007
30 years of ‘Star Wars,’ and I feel old, and young
» May 25, 2007
George Lucas wants you to futz with ‘Star Wars’
» May 24, 2007
the (in)complete guide to Jenna’s pies: a ‘Waitress’ menu
» May 23, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ ‘Fido,’ ‘A Mighty Heart,’ ‘Interview,’ ‘Gracie,’ ‘Day Watch,’ ‘Mr. Brooks’
» May 21, 2007
inside jokes in ‘Shrek the Third’ and ’28 Weeks Later’?
» May 21, 2007
we’ll never, ever get far far away from Shrek
» May 21, 2007
Kirsten Dunst’s Blondie ambition
» May 16, 2007
Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton? really?
» May 11, 2007
MPAA says smoking might get yer film an R rating
» May 11, 2007
Warner Bros. desperately misunderstands movie piracy
» May 10, 2007
movie critics online still gettin’ no respect
» May 9, 2007
‘Evan Almighty’ versus Planet Earth, or not
» May 8, 2007
my week at the movies: ‘28 Weeks Later,’ ‘Shrek the Third,’ ‘The Wendell Baker Story,’ ‘Provoked,’ ‘Bug,’ ‘Georgia Rule’
» May 7, 2007
‘Condemned’ promotion scares the bejesus out of New Yorkers
» April 27, 2007
Joss Whedon probably won’t direct ‘X-Men 4,’ but how cool would that be?
» April 25, 2007
two New Harry Potter trailers, one for us, one for them
» April 24, 2007
running jokes in ‘Hot Fuzz’ and ‘Shaun of the Dead’
» April 23, 2007
geeks’ night out: come see ‘300’ in Times Square
» March 5, 2007
first ‘Spider-Man 3’ trailer hits the web
» November 10, 2006
Tuesday Q&A: employee orientation
» October 3, 2006
attend a free screening of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’
» October 1, 2006
bias meter updates! (I'm still biast)
» September 20, 2006
speaking of originality: the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of ‘The Black Dahlia’
» September 15, 2006
the scariest thing about ‘The Wicker Man’
» September 6, 2006
not screened for critics: 'The Wicker Man,' 'Crank,' etc.
» September 1, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Snakes’’s numbers are a little scary
» August 21, 2006
Snakes on a Motherfarking Fark Party (bumped up)
» August 18, 2006
type-cast: who should star in the movie version of Scott Smith’s new novel ‘The Ruins’?
» August 16, 2006
the original ‘Snakes on a Plane’
» August 12, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Vice’ pays... sort of
» July 31, 2006
weekend box office: all ‘Pirates’ these days, and more to come
» July 24, 2006
you and me and 'Little Man' and 'Dupree,' or something
» July 14, 2006
Wednesday movie news tidbits: suing Disney over ‘Pirates,’ the ‘Descent’ one-sheet, more
» July 12, 2006
‘Indy 4’ scoop? Natalie Portman to play Indy’s daughter?
» July 11, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Pirates’ has Best. Opening. Ever.
» July 11, 2006
Monday movie news tidbits: wimpy American actors, putting the tits back in ‘Titanic,’ more
» July 10, 2006
Friday movie news tidbits: Werner Herzog’s upcoming SF/F flick, smackdown of critics’ smackdown of ‘Pirates,’ more
» July 7, 2006
Thursday movie news tidbits: Orlando Bloom officially nice, Chinese censors officially dumb, more
» July 6, 2006
Wednesday movie news tidbits: unathorized Joss Whedon, boring Beowulf, more
» July 5, 2006
Tuesday movie news tidbits: Johnny Depp in ’21 Jump Street: The Movie,’ MPAA rating for Jesus, more
» July 4, 2006
Monday movie news tidbits: Ebert ailing, James Bond is awesome, more
» July 3, 2006
weekend box office: Superman flies high
» July 3, 2006
weekend box office: headline writers haul out every punny variation on ‘Click’ and ‘remote control’
» June 26, 2006
run out for coffee on ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
» June 26, 2006
Superman gay? no way, honey
» June 23, 2006
weekend box office: the NASCARization of America is complete
» June 19, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Garrison Keillor
» June 18, 2006
'Akeelah and the Bee' quote: not Nelson Mandela
» June 13, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Cars’ sputters to the lead
» June 12, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin
» June 9, 2006
‘A Prairie Home Companion’: chatting with Kevin Kline and Virginia Madsen
» June 8, 2006
weekend box office: Jennifer Aniston all broken up
» June 5, 2006
teetering pile o’ dvds: ‘Syriana,’ ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,’ more
» June 5, 2006
it’s ‘Prairie Home Companion’ week!
» June 4, 2006
weekend box office: well, there’ll be no living with Ratner now
» May 30, 2006
weekend box office: the passion of the ‘Code’?
» May 22, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Poseidon’ goes belly-up
» May 15, 2006
weekend box office: how to 'fail' in Hollywood, 'MI3' style
» May 8, 2006
weekend box office: ‘RV’ and ‘United 93’ (insert your own joke)
» May 1, 2006
‘Iraq for Sale’: documentary filmmaking and political activism you can be a part of
» April 27, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Silent Hill’ makes noise, ‘Scary Movie’ still terrifyingly successful
» April 24, 2006
weekend box office: the scary success of ‘Scary Movie 4’
» April 18, 2006
weekend box office: 'Ice' twice as nice, 'Benchwarmers' pretty warm
» April 10, 2006
weekend box office: Ice Age, Ice Age, baby
» April 3, 2006
Johansson tops sexy list
» March 29, 2006
weekend box office: ‘Inside Man’ steals the limelight from ‘Vendetta’
» March 27, 2006
does anyone get 'V for Vendetta'?
» March 20, 2006
weekend box office: ‘V for Vendetta’ doesn’t fail to launch
» March 20, 2006
Salma Hayek: fat by Hollywood standards
» March 16, 2006
weekend box office: failure to launch? alas, not so much
» March 13, 2006
X-Men posters too good not to steal
» March 7, 2006
weekend box office: Madea beats the crap out of Bruce Willis
» March 6, 2006
weekend box office: Madea beats the crap out of Paul Walker
» February 27, 2006
ticket to gouge
» February 16, 2006
MaryAnn’s first reaction to ‘Angels & Demons’
» March 15, 2005
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Good Hair
Nine
box office top 5 (U.S.)
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Paranormal Activity
Law Abiding Citizen
Couples Retreat
Where the Wild Things Are
top limited releases (U.S.)
A Serious Man
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
An Education
Good Hair
Coco Before Chanel
box office top 5 (U.K.)
Michael Jackson's This Is It
Up
Fantastic Mr. Fox [
trailer
]
Saw VI [
trailer
]
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
coming soon (U.S./U.K.)
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee [
trailer
]
The Young Victoria
Creation [
trailer
]
Pirate Radio (aka The Boat That Rocked) [
trailer
]
Fantastic Mr. Fox [
trailer
]
The Messenger
The Road [
trailer
]
Red Cliff
Broken Embraces
other current flicks (U.S./U.K.)
Amelia
Antichrist [
trailer
]
Astro Boy
The Baader Meinhof Complex
The Boys Are Back
Capitalism: A Love Story [
trailer
]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Creation [
trailer
]
The Damned United
An Education
Gentlemen Broncos [
trailer
]
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus [
trailer
]
The Informant!
The Invention of Lying
Motherhood
New York, I Love You [
trailer
]
Ong Bak 2: The Beginning
Paris
A Single Man [
trailer
]
Whip It
Whiteout
Zombieland
2009 screening log
new on dvd
11.03 (Region 1)
The Taking of Pelham 123
[
buy
]
Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1
[
buy
]
Food, Inc. [
buy
]
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
[
buy
]
Aliens in the Attic
[
buy
]
I Love You, Beth Cooper
[
buy
]
North by Northwest
(50th Anniversary Edition) [
buy
]
Doctor Who: The War Games [
buy
]
Doctor Who: The Black Guardian Trilogy [
buy
]
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
(Ultimate Collector's Edition) [
buy
]
Mission: Impossible: Complete Series [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.S.
)
11.02 (Region 2)
Public Enemies
[
buy
]
Last Chance Harvey [
buy
]
Year One
[
buy
]
Blood: The Last Vampire [
buy
]
Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Collection [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.K.
)
10.27 (Region 1)
Whatever Works [
buy
]
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
[
buy
]
Nothing Like the Holidays
[
buy
]
Orphan
[
buy
]
The Prisoner: The Complete Series Megaset [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.S.
)
10.26 (Region 2)
Drag Me to Hell
[
buy
]
Monsters vs. Aliens
[
buy
]
Obsessed
[
buy
]
Fired Up!
[
buy
]
Doctor Who: Series 1-4 Complete [
buy
]
Torchwood: The Collection (Series 1-3) [
buy
]
Lost: The Complete Fifth Season [
buy
]
Lost: Complete Seasons 1-5 [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.K.
)
10.20 (Region 1)
Cheri [
buy
]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
[
buy
]
Blood: The Last Vampire [
buy
]
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered [
buy
]
Black Adder Remastered: The Ultimate Edition [
buy
]
It's Garry Shandling's Show: The Complete Series [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.S.
)
10.19 (Region 2)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
[
buy
]
I Sell the Dead
[
buy
]
The Last House on the Left
[
buy
]
The Uninvited
[
buy
]
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection Remastered [
buy
]
Doctor Who: The Dalek Collection [
buy
]
(
complete list of this week's new releases at Amazon U.K.
)
my book (Amazon U.S.)
(
last chance for an autographed copy
)
my book (Amazon U.K.)
(
last chance for an autographed copy
)
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