Movie Review: “Nim’s Island”
April 4, 2008
There’s a difference between skewing toward young audiences and targeting dimwits of all ages, and too often this adaptation of Wendy Orr’s 1999 novel veers toward the latter. As directed by the husband-and-wife team of Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett (”Little Manhattan”), who share scripting chores with Joseph Kwong and producer Paula Mazur, “Nim’s Island” is much easier on the eyes than it is on the ears. It’s the sort of movie that compels its characters to recap plot points that weren’t exactly mind-bending the first time, read messages aloud even when the words are perfectly legible on screen, and never miss an opportunity to overstate the obvious.
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George Clooney Is Angry With The Writer’s Guild: ‘Leatherheads’ ruling leaves filmmaker cold
April 4, 2008
Aside from bringing back pro football’s formative days, “Leatherheads” might be remembered as the film that permanently drove a wedge between George Clooney and the Writers Guild of America.
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Transformers 2 - Optimus Prime SPY PHOTOS
April 3, 2008
Today, Optimus Prime was spotted on the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles. Are they relocating all the vehicles for filming of Transformers 2? Here are some more pictures.
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“Baby Mama” Trailer
April 3, 2008
Baby Mama
Release Date: April 25, 2008
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Actors/Actresses: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Dax Shepard, Greg Kinnear
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“Pathology” Trailer
April 3, 2008
Pathology
Release Date: April 18, 2008 (Limited)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Actors/Actresses: Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, Alyssa Milano, Keir O’Donnell
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“The Life Before Her Eyes” Trailer
April 3, 2008
The Life Before Her Eyes
Release Date: April 18, 2008 (Limited)
Genre: Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Rating: R
Actors/Actresses: Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Gabrielle Brennan, Adam Chanler-Berat, Jewel Donohue
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Steven Spielberg and Paramount Talks Continue
April 3, 2008
Paramount execs believe they still have a shot at keeping Team Spielberg at Paramount.
Top insiders on the Melrose lot say they don’t expect Steven Spielberg to decide whether to terminate his deal with Paramount until sometime in the summer, but a window opens May 1 on his ability to bargain with other studios about taking his services elsewhere. Talk around town already is heating up over ramifications of a prospective Spielberg departure.
Paramount executives insist they will retain all rights to dozens of DreamWorks development titles even if Spielberg bolts, though others suggest that Spielberg could make it difficult to see key projects to completion. Similarly, the DreamWorks library is not in immediate jeopardy, but that’s only via a long-term licensing agreement after Paramount sold off actual ownership of the catalog assets to an investment group in March 2006, three months after acquiring them in the $1.6 billion acquisition of DreamWorks.
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“Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?” Trailer
April 2, 2008
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Release Date: April 18, 2008 (Limited)
Genre: Comedy, Documentary and Politics/Religion
Actors/Actresses: Morgan Spurlock, John Sloss, Morgan Spurlock, James Brabazon
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“The Forbidden Kingdom” Trailer
April 2, 2008
The Forbidden Kingdom
Release Date: April 18th
Genre: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Rating: PG-13
Actors/Actresses: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, Collin Chou
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Ben Stiller Reigns As ‘King Doug’
April 2, 2008
DreamWorks has snapped up the graphic novel “The Return of King Doug” for Ben Stiller to produce as a potential starring vehicle. The comedian may also take the lead role in the movie, which tells the story of a man who must return to a fantasy world that he abandoned 30 years earlier.
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