trailer break: ‘Gunless’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness, Paul Gross does make my toes curl in the most delightful way. And then when he’s funny, I fall in love all the more. Maybe Brisco County Jr. is the one who dares to go up against the Montana Kid? I think I might … more…

trailer break: ‘Tooth Fairy’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Far as I can see, someone said, “Come up with as many ways as you can to humilate a grown man, and don’t stop at crotch injuries. Think pastels and pixie dust. Perhaps menacing by a housepet.” And then that person said, “Get me the biggest, toughest … more…

trailer break: ‘Extraordinary Measures’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh my goodness, won’t someone think of the children? The wee babies, they’re going to diiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeee! Is there no heroic doctor among us who can help them? Hoorah! It’s Harrison Ford to the rescue! But hey, why doesn’t Brendan Fraser just take his dying kids back to … more…

trailer break: ‘The Spy Next Door’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Or, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s a Spy. Yeah, men are totally incapable of taking care of children. Also: They have no idea how to read the simple instructions on a carton of oatmeal, or that you need to protect your hands when removing hot trays from … more…

North American box office: ‘Avatar’ ‘Avatar’ ‘Avatar’

Biggest. New Year’s weekend. Evah: 1. Avatar: $68.5 million (3rd week; drops 9%) 2. Sherlock Holmes: $36.6 million (2nd week; drops 41%) 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: $35.2 million (2nd week; drops 28%) 4. It’s Complicated: $18.8 million (2nd week; drops 15%) 5. The Blind Side: $11.95 million actual numbers, not estimates Once … more…

trailer break: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Really? A Wild Hogs reference? I will give the trailer the “What color is Michael Jackson?” joke — that’s pretty funny. I’ll even give it the Back to the Future/Bill and Ted retro nostalgia vibe. But the Twitter/Viagra joke has got to go. Hot Tub Time Machine … more…

trailer break: ‘Sex and the City 2’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… In my The Week in Women column this weekend, I despaired that Naomi Wolf had chosen Sex and the City’s protagonist Carrie Bradshaw as an icon of the just-ended decade… a positive icon! a feminist icon! And then I see this trailer. This is feminist? Carrie looks … more…