The last month of the summer movie season kicks off with the debut of arguably the season’s biggest comedy – “The Other Guys†which should have no trouble shaking up the box office this weekend. “Step Up 3-D†also opens wide this weekend, hoping to fool unsuspecting moviegoers into thinking it’s something more than an extended music video. With only three legitimate summer movies left (“Eat... Read More →
“Inception” continues to be the movie phenomenon of summer 2010 as it once again topped the North American box office according to numbers released by box office websites BoxOfficeMojo.com. Christopher Nolan’s science fiction smash fended off all other contenders, including all three new releases, to top the box office for the third consecutive weekend. Elsewhere on the top 10, the Angelina Jolie spy-thriller “Salt†held up relatively well... Read More →
Steve Carell shows Paul Rudd his collection of "mousterpieces" in "Dinner for Schmucks." PHOTO: Paramount Pics For the first time in two months, Hollywood dish out three new releases but will audiences care? I doubt it. The biggest new release of the week is the third collaboration between comedy stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd – the comedy “Dinner for Schmucks†which will attempt to become the first hit comedy in over a month. The... Read More →
Oh yes it’s “ladies night†at the movies this weekend as South Florida moviegoers will have the opportunity to choose between not one, not two, but three female-fronted pictures at the multiplexes. Megastar Angelina Jolie leads the way with the action-thriller “Salt†which sees her returning to her comfort zone of playing a “badass†action heroine. Expect it to easily be the weekend’s... Read More →
What will you watch this weekend at the movies? Maybe a better question would be – what’s worth watching this weekend? After delivering “The Dark Knight,†one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies of the last decade, writer-director Christopher Nolan returns to cinemas this weekend with his most ambitious project yet – “Inception,†a film that carries the... Read More →
The Toys are back in town! Woody, Buzz and the gang return in Toy Story 3 PHOTO: Disney/Pixar Fifteen years ago, “Toy Story†revolutionized the animation industry with its landmark CG animation and iconic Oscar-nominated storytelling. Four years later, the Pixar crew raised the bar again with “Toy Story 2,†one of the most critically acclaimed sequels of all time. Now, 11 years later, Woody, Buzz and the gang return in “Toy... Read More →
Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith get a little morning workout on top of the Great Wall of China in "The Karate Kid." PHOTO: Columbia Pictures Can we stop pretending the original “The Karate Kid†is some type of masterpiece? It’s not! Other than a wonderful performance by Pat Morita and some good training sequences, there’s nothing special about it. Don’t get me wrong, I like the movie – it’s... Read More →
There is no Plan B: Bradley Cooper, Liam Neeson, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Sharlto Colpley love it when a plan comes together. PHOTO: 20th Century Fox “The A-Team†is an absolutely ridiculous and silly movie! Based on the equally silly TV show of the same name, this big-budgeted adaptation boasts action scenes so flabbergasting they’d feel at home in “Star Wars.†Hell, I don’t even think “Star... Read More →
Jake Gyllenhaal stars as the titular Prince in Jerry Bruckheimer's lavish production of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." PHOTO: Disney. After a string of failures in the early 2000s, Jerry Bruckheimer hit back in 2003 with “Pirates of the Caribbean†which not only launched one of the biggest franchises in cinema history but also made acclaimed actor Johnny Depp one of the most popular stars on the planet. Now seven years after his trio of “Piratesâ€Â... Read More →
Kristen Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall and Cynthia Nixon are queens of the desert in "Sex and the City 2." PHOTO: Warner Brothers I never understood the appeal of “Sex and the City.†The relationships of four materialistic, self-centered and shallow upper class 40-something women just isn’t something that peaked my interest. And why would it? I’m a boring 20-something male who likes crime dramas, science fiction... Read More →

