trailer break: ‘Love Ranch’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… “There’s no business like ho business”? *headdesk* I hope that’s not indicative of the level this film is operating on. I expect more from Helen Mirren, at the very least. Though perhaps this is what happens when you work with your spouse — she’s married to director … more…

trailer break: ‘Red’

Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, wow. Helen Mirren is just totally bad-ass, ain’t she? This looks a helluva lot better than The Expendables, which appears to be working from a similar idea. But it doesn’t have Mirren, for one. That was their first mistake. Red opens in the U.S. and Canada … more…

my week at the movies: ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Armored,’ ‘Invictus,’ ‘It’s Complicated,’ ‘The Last Station’

Who wants a sparkly vampire boyfriend? I want an ass-kicking, violin-playing, cocaine-shooting-up, arrogant, superior, crime-solving genius boyfriend, and all the better if he’s played by Robert Downey Jr., who is probably just as fucked up as Holmes himself but is walking sex nevertheless. (Jude Law’s not so bad, either.) Oh my god I feel like … more…

trailer break: ‘State of Play’

Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… This is gonna be an interesting test for me. The American remake and truncation of the British miniseries of the same name looks rather intriguing from the trailer. Certainly, I’m a big fan of Russell Crowe, always love the intensity he brings to a role. I’m … more…