cinematic roots of: ‘The Switch’
In *The Switch,* Jennifer Aniston can’t believe she got Jason Bateman’s sperm in her baby, when someone else was supposed to be her artificial baby daddy. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
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The Switch (review)
There are your everyday passive-aggressive Nice Guys. And then there’s Wally Mars, who deserves some sort of lifetime achievement medal for Most Passive-Aggressive Nice Guy Ever.
quick list: five great Jeff Goldblum performances
I remember when Jeff Goldblum used to be the *star* of movies…
save Paul Rudd; movie apathy; everybody loves ‘Mad Men’; more: leftover links
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post…
question of the day: What kind of movie should Jennifer Aniston take on for her directorial debut?
It doesn’t inspire much confidence to learn that Jennifer Aniston is about to direct a feature film — nothing in her past work in front of the camera makes me believe she has anything interesting to bring to the role of director. But I’m willing to give her the benefit of the doubt and assume … more…
Jennifer Aniston may not want your help…
…lady filmmakers need to shut up and count their blessings; and won’t someone think of the boys? Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
The Bounty Hunter (review)
Perhaps Tennant ramped up the maliciousness as a distraction from the fact that his stars were evincing zero chemistry…
March 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 you’re on the run from cops, criminals, and your ex-husband the bounty hunter. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see … more…
trailer break: ‘The Bounty Hunter’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, here’s an idea. We’ll make the guy a bounty hunter. He’s just doing his job, see? So when the hairy-legged feminazis start bitching about how we’re making a joke about a man imprisoning a woman in the trunk of a car, we can just say, “Hey, … more…
North American box office: ‘The Princess and the Frog’ goes wide and big…
…but can it hold on through the holidays? 1. The Princess and the Frog: $24.2 million (NEW in wide release) 2. The Blind Side: $15.1 million (4th week; drops 25%) 3. Invictus: $8.6 million (NEW) 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon: $8 million (4th week; drops 48%) 5. A Christmas Carol: $6.8 million actual numbers, … more…
