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Super Bowl Trailers: 'The Wolfman'
Things get a bit hairy for Benicio in this trailer. See for yourself:
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Super Bowl Trailers: 'Shutter Island'
Scorsese, DiCaprio, and creepy hairless ladies. Looks like this might be a winner.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:08:21 GMT | SaraC
Super Bowl Trailers: 'Robin Hood'
"Gladiator" gets medieval in Ridley Scott’s "Robin Hood." Sorry, what was that? I couldn’t hear over the yelling.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:05:28 GMT | SaraC
Super Bowl Trailers: 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'
Can someone explain to me what is going on here? Seriously, I have no idea. I don’t think the Gods' plan included that mane of Gyllenhaal hair or his bad accent.
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Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:03:15 GMT | SaraC
Super Bowl Trailers: 'Alice in Wonderland'
Check out the newest trialer for Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland." What I wouldn't give for a pig foot rest right now.
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Ticket or Click It? We'll Always Have Paris
Snow and more snow for much of the country means we’re all looking for ways to pass the time indoors. What’s better, a trip to a heated theater? Or snuggling on your couch with a movie On Demand? We’ll break down your options.What’s On Demand?
Beer Wars
For more fun, drink every time someone says “amber,” “foam” or “hops.” This documentary covers the world of small craft beers and their rivalry with the big pushers of empty foam. You know the guys. Budweiser, Coors, Miller, and Obama. Wait, did I say that out loud?
Our Take: If you notice and enjoy different tastes in beer, you’ll enjoy this film. If you’re strictly a Bud Light man, you’ll probably want to watch something else. Like the Super Bowl. For me? An excuse to try lots of different beers? Sign me up.
More Than a Game
Apparently, there’s a basketball player named LeBron James. Google says so. This documentary, using footage from camcorder videos and personal photos, as well as extensive interviews, chronicles James’ young experience on the basketball court.
Our Take: This is more than just a memoir. It’s about the dream of five inner-city kids to make a better life through basketball, and that dream sometimes being more than they could handle.
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
I’d pretty much do anything Madea told me. She intimidates me. April (Oscar nominee Taraji Henson) is a jaded nightclub singer with a married boyfriend when she is compelled by Tyler Perry’s hard-ass grandma character Madea to take in three children. A chance at love and redemption follows as her priorities change.
Our Take: A strange mix of comedy, irreverence, faith, and redemption. Turns out Madea and Jesus are a pretty good team.
Cloudy With a Chance Of Meatballs
Are they organic, free range meatballs? A town suffers weird weather. No, not like the blizzard that is burying the east coast today. Food falls from the sky in this adaptation of the classic children’s book.
Our Take: Tasty fun for the whole family. It’s goofy, funny, and thoroughly enjoyable.
Love Happens
Guess what also happens? Movies flop. Aaron Eckhart plays a psychologist and self-help guru hung up over his wife’s death. Jennifer Aniston plays the one woman who, maybe, can help him move on.
Our Take: This movie is just embarrassingly bad. Pretty sure Jennifer Aniston is discussing with her therapist why she’s attracted to losers. Scripts, I mean. Loser scripts. Not men. I would never say that.
Amelia
Speaking of embarrassingly bad … Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart, the spunky, plucky, but unlucky pilot who mysteriously disappeared over 70 years ago. See how I did that rhyme? I’m tricky like that.
Our Take: The movie focuses on Earhart’s personal life and glosses over her adventures, making it melodramatic and dull. Anyone can make a biopic. It takes true Hollywood talent to make Amelia Earhart dull.
What’s in Theaters?
From Paris with Love
Finally! Something the French do well. Besides food. And sex. And looking fabulous. A bumbling novice spy (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) teams up with a hardcore operative (John Travolta) to drive cars fast, shoot people, and save the world in this action flick from French director Pierre Morel.
Our Take: Travolta’s over the top character is nearly certifiable. He makes the movie work. Witty, funny, and with a satisfying number of gunfights, car chases, and explosions, this film is a fun ride.
Dear John
Special Ops? Can he get Tai Shan back for us? A special ops soldier home on leave meets an earnest college girl. Quicker than you can say “shock and awe,” they’re in love. He goes back to duty, writing and receiving goopy letters to her. That is, until a host of big problems get in the way. Starting with 9/11.
Our Take: Sappy tearjerker. That can either be an insult or a compliment, depending on your perspective.
Ticket or Click it?
Ticket! If you can dig out enough to get to the theater, “From Paris with Love” will distract you from the cold and icy wind outside. Except for you California folks.
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