Movie Trailer: Marley & Me
November 26, 2008
Marley & Me
Release Date: December 25, 2008
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Movie Website: MarleyandMemovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner
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Movie Trailer: Cadillac Records
November 26, 2008
Cadillac Records
Release Date: December 5, 2008
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Movie Website: CadillacRecordsmovie.com
Actors/Actresses: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def
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Movie Review: Milk
November 26, 2008
After five years spent working on the more experimental fringe, Gus Van Sant fluently returns to the relative mainstream with “Milk,” an adroitly and tenderly observed account of the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man voted into significant U.S. public office. Smartly handled study of the San Francisco politician’s powerful effect on individuals and society accurately catches a moment in American political life three decades ago, but is most notable for the surprising and entirely winning performance by Sean Penn in the leading role. Almost the definition of a specialized audience film, this Focus release looks to perform strongly in urban and university-adjacent areas but will have trouble crossing over to a public not into gay, political and social-vanguard issues. Commentators will not fail to note certain parallels with the current political season, encapsulated by its hero’s parting line, “You gotta give ‘em hope.” Read more
Movie Review: Four Christmases
November 26, 2008
The biggest artistic challenge facing first-time feature director Seth Gordon in “Four Christmases” was how to photograph co-stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon in the same frame, as he’s about a foot and a half taller than she is. It’s a dilemma the director never really solves in this oddly misanthropic, occasionally amusing but thoroughly cheerless holiday attraction that is in no way a family film, but will no doubt be mistaken for such by many unsuspecting patrons. Given the cast and comic expectations, commercial results should be moderately bright, at least initially, for this New Line venture inherited by Warner Bros. Read more
Movies in Theaters November 26, 2008
November 26, 2008
Four Christmases
Genre: Comedy, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Movie Website: FourChristmases.com
Actors/Actresses: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek
Synopsis: When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans Read more
Movie Trailer: Seven Pounds
November 24, 2008
Seven Pounds
Release Date: December 19, 2008
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Movie Website: SevenPounds.com
Actors/Actresses: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy, Robinne Lee
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Twilight sucks up $70.6M in box office debut
November 24, 2008
The vampire romance “Twilight” drained the box office in its opening weekend, taking in $70.6 million. Read more
Movie Trailer: Bedtime Stories
November 20, 2008
Bedtime Stories
Release Date: December 25, 2008
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Movie Website: Disney.com/BedtimeStories
Actors/Actresses: Adam Sandler, Guy Pearce, Keri Russell, Richard Griffiths, Courteney Cox, Lucy Lawless, Teresa Palmer, Russell Brand, Aisha Tyler, Jonathan Pryce
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Movie Review: Bolt
November 20, 2008
The Disney animated blockbuster-to-be Bolt is a delightful family movie, and if I’d seen it as a kid I would have been deeply traumatized. Back then, kid flicks weren’t meta; they didn’t riff on the discontinuity between real life and the artificial universe of TV and movies. They were plain-old fairy tales, parables of self-reliance. Bolt opens with a little girl, Penny, choosing an adorable doggy at a pet shop. Then it jumps to the next, fantastical level: It’s five years later, Penny’s scientist father is in the clutches of a megalomaniac, and Bolt is equipped with superpowers to protect his daughter. Read more
Movies in Theaters November 21, 2008
November 20, 2008
Bolt
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Movie Website: Disney.com/Bolt
Actors/Actresses: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton
Synopsis: For super-dog Bolt, every day is filled with adventure, danger and intrigue - at least until the cameras stop rolling. Read more
