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‘Drive’s’ action and art elevate standard chase movie
Alex Hiatt Staff Writer I was supposed to see and bring you my thoughts on Taylor Lautner’s post-Twilight star vehicle “Abduction.” Although I’m sure I could have entertained y’all with an acid-glazed lampooning, no opportunity to have some fun picking on an easy target is worth the auto-decapitation that “Abduction” would have induced. And, really,…
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Cuteness can’t elevate “Rio”s’ unfortunate predicatbility
by Kris Fronzak, News Editor The recently released animated film “Rio” from Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios film proves that a stellar cast can’t fix inherent unoriginality — but it can make the unoriginality a little more amusing. Relying on a combination of lurid colors (it is set in the tropics, after all),…
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“No Strings” gets tangled in formula and unrelatable leads
Adam (Ashton Kutcher) is a struggling television producer. Emma (Natalie Portman) is a medical student with a full schedule. The two meet several times over the course of their lives until discovering that they now both live in the same city in California.
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“Phillip Morris” proves criminally hilarious
“I Love You Phillip Morris” be- gins as a seemingly standard story of an ordinary man, Steven Russell (Jim Carrey). He has a beautiful wife, an adorable daughter, a steady job as a police officer and is even a church organist. The real drama begins with a car crash that shakes Steven, into living life…
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The King’s Speech
British royalty is in. The world is atwitter with Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton and the 2010 movie “The King’s Speech” is nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, 14 awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 14 British Academy of Film Awards and 12 Academy Awards. And it deserves every bit…
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The King’s Speech
British royalty is in.† The world is atwitter with Prince William’s engagement to Kate Middleton and the 2010 movie “The King’s Speech” is nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards, 14 awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 14 British Academy of Film Awards and 12 Academy Awards. And it deserves every bit…
