Carnage (review)
Sometimes it’s easy to separate the artist from his art. Roman Polanksi’s latest makes this really tough.
Ghost Writer
female gazing at: Ewan McGregor
Watching ‘The Ghost Writer’ again reminded me how scrumptious Ewan McGregor is…
The Ghost Writer (aka The Ghost) (review)
This is what I am profoundly grateful for: Roman Polanski’s elegant, gripping thriller The Ghost Writer is not about teenaged girls, not in any way at all.
North American box office: ‘Shutter Island’ holds strong
While crazy cops and zombie farmers do well, too: 1. Shutter Island: $22.7 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 2. Cop Out: $18.2 million (NEW) 3. The Crazies: $16.1 million (NEW) 4. Avatar: $13.7 million 5. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: $9.6 million (3rd week; drops 37%) actual numbers, not estimates Over its … more…
North American box office: ‘Shutter Island’ open big
Biggest ever for both star DiCaprio and director Scorsese: 1. Shutter Island: $41.1 million (NEW) 2. Valentine’s Day: $16.7 million (2nd week; drops 70%) 3. Avatar: $16.2 million 4. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: $15.3 million (2nd week; drops 51%) 5. The Wolfman: $9.9 million (2nd week; drops 69%) actual numbers, not … more…
February 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but they won’t let you of the special hospital without a good reason. But you can have a multiplex-like experience right in your room with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you … more…
my week at the movies: ‘Shutter Island,’ ‘The Ghost Writer,’ ‘Mother’
When I posted the trailer for Shutter Island (opens in the U.S. and Canada on February 19, and in the U.K. on March 12) back in June of last year, the film was scheduled to open in October. That release date got pushed back, and I thought that at some point between then and now, … more…
trailer break: ‘The Ghost Writer’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Hey, did you know that Roman Polanski has a new movie about to hit screens? Yeah, neither did I. I wonder why everyone’s keeping it such a secret? Hmmmm…. Look at that cast: Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams — Timothy Hutton’s in this, too, … more…
