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July/26/08 04:58 PM
Michael
Sheen's brilliant performance as Tony Blair in
"The Queen," which got overshadowed by Helen
Mirren's Oscar-winning turn in the title role,
wasn't the first time he assumed the Prime
Minister's persona. Sheen played a younger,
hungrier Blair in "The Deal," a 2003 British
telefilm now being released on DVD.
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July/18/08 12:08 AM
"Sex
and the City" was supposed to be the grrrl power
movie of the summer. But "Mamma Mia" clearly
swipes that distinction. The movie musical, based
on the Broadway show spawned from ABBA's hit
machine, might as well be sponsored by NOW. The
film's mostly female characters dance, sing,
flirt and assert their femininity nearly
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July/06/08 08:14 PM
There's
nothing a slice of sweet blueberry pie can't
cure, right? Except heartache and some poor
casting decisions. Singer Norah Jones tries to
drown her sorrows in pie but ends up on a
belabored road trip in "My Blueberry Nights," a
spacey ode to romantic longing and
uncertainty. Read
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June/19/08 10:08 PM
Who
wouldn't want to go on a road trip with Jessica
Lange, Joan Allen and Kathy Bates? The new to DVD
"Bonneville" puts these great actresses on the
open road in a girl-power quest like we haven't
seen since Thelma met Louise.
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May/29/08 10:27 PM
Now,
it's the reunion women everywhere are waiting for
- "Sex and the City" on the big screen. While the
groundbreaking HBO series was smart, sassy and
bold, the movie version of "Sex" plays it mostly
safe, sanitized and oh, so predictable.
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May/12/08 11:02 PM
This
three disc “collector’s edition” brings us little
more than the collection released in 2003,
actually it brings us less at it does not include
the two-hour “making of” documentary the elder
release had. What is disappointing is the movies,
filmed between 1981 and 1989, are not in high
definition. Which is not necessarily a bad thing,
but possibly not worth spending more money on.
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May/09/08 11:19 PM
Translating
Cecelia Ahern's novel "P.S. I Love You" to the
big screen demands a delicate touch and pinpoint
casting. Ahern's story involves a widow who
receives inspirational letters from her now-dead
husband that help her deal with her grief.
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May/09/08 09:32 PM
"The
Visitor" might pull off the impossible - bring
all sides of the immigration debate together for
two hours. The new indie drama from
writer/director Tom McCarthy ("The Station
Agent") takes a soft pro-illegal immigration
stance. But audiences of every ideological stripe
will find something to embrace in this heartfelt
story. Read More...
May/03/08 01:05 AM
The
romantic comedy "Made of Honor" is tailor made to
help Patrick Dempsey vault from television to
big-screen stardom. After all, a young Dempsey
starred in a series of teen movies in the 1980s,
and his current "Grey's Anatomy" fame seems a
precursor to re-establishing his movie star bona
fides. Read
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April/24/08 10:26 PM
Tina
Fey and Amy Poehler clicked behind the faux news
desk on "Saturday Night Live." So it's hardly a
shock to see them reprise that chemistry in the
new comedy "Baby Mama." The title may scream
modern slang, but the story of a professional
woman trying to have it all is hardly new.
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April/22/08 11:30 PM
Jane
Nichols (Katherine Heigl) is always the
bridesmaid … and she has 27 tacky dresses in her
closet to prove it. Suffice to say there's no sex
in Jane's city, and matters get much when her
sister (Malin Akerman) starts dating her
boss (Edward Burns). Jane has been crushing on
him forever but hasn't had the courage to
tell him so. Read More...
March/24/08 10:04 PM
Has
it really been 20 years since we first met Annie,
Nuke LaLoosh, and the swaggering Crash Davis?
Scary, but true, and with the start of a new
baseball season upon us there's no better time to
catch up with "Bull Durham." It's the baseball
movie women can embrace as readily as the
fellas. Read More...
March/22/08 06:58 PM
If
you don't get chills watching the opening scene
in "Walk the Line," well, then, you've never
heard Johnny Cash's inimitable baritone before.
The biopic earned plenty of accolades following
its 2005 release, including a Best Actress Oscar
for Reese Witherspoon's turn as June Carter
Cash. Read
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March/03/08 10:39 PM
Feeling
blue about the U.S. legal system? Then it's the
perfect time to revisit "12 Angry Men," the 1957
classic which serves up an imperfect valentine to
law and order, American style. Henry Fonda leads
a sterling cast in this courtroom-free drama
which earned an Oscar nomination for Best
Picture. Read
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February/23/08 07:55 PM
The
first 10 minutes of "I Could Never Be Your Woman"
hint at why the film never saw the light of a
movie theater despite its starry cast. This
straight-to-video release opens with an assault
on Baby Boomers, courtesy of a video montage
hosted by Mother Nature (Tracey Ullman).
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February/15/08 11:18 PM
That
Robin Williams dude really looked like a lady in
the 1993 smash "Mrs. Doubtfire." Cross dressing
may be a dying art, but Williams gave the genre
juice in the film, being re-released this month
(March 4) in a special "Behind the Seams"
edition. Read
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January/11/08 11:07 PM
Watch
enough bad rom-coms and it seems like Hollywood
can't get the boy-meets-girl formula right
anymore. It's one reason why it's good to catch
up with "When Harry Met Sally …" again.
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