Tyson (review)

James Toback’s talking-head documentary portrait of the man serves only to show us a reprehensible example of the worst of American manhood, and of American celebrity.

trailer break: ‘Imagine That’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… So, I shall assume, then, that all high-powered workaholic corporate executives will be required to watch this Nickelodeon movie so that they will learn to appreciate the offspring they are currently ignoring? Because, of course, those children that they’re currently ignoring could be helping them be even … more…

women get pushed to the sidelines…

…unless they’re the most powerful celebs in the world. But even that ain’t as good as it sounds… Yes, it’s “The Week in Women,” my regular rant against Hollywood’s regular disparaging of half the human race. It’s up now over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, and it’s the perfect way to start off … more…

opening in the U.S. and Canada June 5: ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘Hangover,’ ‘My Life in Ruins,’ ‘Away We Go,’ more

opening wide Land of the Lost: The “tachyon amplifier” could have been a technobabblish device as cool as, say, the oscillation overthruster or the flux capacitor. But it ain’t. The Hangover: Or as I like to think of it, Three Idiots and a Baby. My Life in Ruins: Greece is the word. opening limited Away … more…

opening in the U.K. June 5: ‘Terminator Salvation,’ ‘Last Chance Harvey,’ ‘Sugar,’ more

Terminator Salvation: Robots bad. Humans good. That is all. Last Chance Harvey: The routine romantic comedy is greatly elevated by the elegant presences of Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. [trailer] Sugar: Drama about a Dominican baseball player recruited to play in the Major Leagues. I’ve got a screener of this around here somewhere that I … more…

screencap Friday: what the flick? #74

Friday fun! Here’s a screen capture from one of the DVDs in my collection (and it’s definitely from a movie, not a TV show). Guess the movie for fun and, well, fun. No prizes, just bragging rights. But hey: one guess per comment — no fair hogging all the guesses.