Pete’s Preview Sep 24 by Peter Veugelaers © 2010 You don’t easily forget Michael Douglas as the consummate, charismatic and greedy Gordon Gekko from his Oscar winning performance in Wall Street. In that film, Charlie Sheen’s hot shot broker character studied under the wing of Gekko how to succeed without a conscience in the finance […]
Movie Pick: Dinner for Schmucks
July 31, 2010 by
Dinner for Schmucks This week’s pick in the wide releases is Dinner for Schmucks. EN 5 Second Review: Absolutely tasteless, absolutely fabulous. Dinner for Schmucks is pure tasteless slapstick and we love it. Carell is at the top of his game. "Dinner for Schmucks" tells the story of Tim (Paul Rudd), a guy on […]
Movie Pick: Salt
July 23, 2010 by
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt’s efforts to prove her […]
Movie Pick: Inception
July 16, 2010 by
This week’s pick in the wide releases is Inception. One of the finest of it’s genre in years Director: Christopher Nolan Screenwriter: Christopher Nolan Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine Genre: Action, Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action […]
Movie Pick: Knight and Day
June 27, 2010 by
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz star in this sexy action comedy, in which a chance encounter thrusts a woman and a charming but lethal operative into a series of adventures across the globe. As if dodging assassins and uncovering world-changing secrets weren’t enough, she must now figure out if he is a good guy, a […]
Movie Pick: Toy Story 3
June 18, 2010 by
This week’s pick in the wide releases is Toy Story 3 as Pixar wows us again. It is almost unfair how much better Pixar is than any other animation studio. It’s the writing that makes the difference as Woody and company manage to teach us all lessons of the heart while entertaining us.… Note: Cross […]
Movie Pick: Iron Man 2
May 8, 2010 by
This week’s pick in the wide releases is a very obvious Iron Man 2 Some actors are born to play certain parts. Robert Downey Jr. inhabits Tony Stark completely. It’s not as surprisingly good as the first in the series, if only because we are expecting greatness. This movie is still good enough for an […]
