Movies
-
Actress Geena Davis critical of Oscar hostMar 05, 2013 5:57 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Academy Award winner Geena Davis on Monday waded into the ongoing controversy over this year’s Oscars ceremony by saying host Seth MacFarlane’s rout...
-
'Giant Slayer' scares up ho-hum $28 million debutMar 03, 2013 8:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but “Jack the Giant Slayer” won the weekend at the box office. The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on the J...
-
5 movie princesses who show a feisty sideMar 02, 2013 4:44 am - LOS ANGELES — This week’s “Jack the Giant Slayer,” a 3-D retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, contains all the elements of the classic tale: farm boy, beans, ...
-
DVD previews: ‘Twilight Saga,’ ‘Red Dawn’Mar 02, 2013 4:03 am - March 2 “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” (PG-13, 115 minutes, Lionsgate): For those with no vested interest in this protracted and supernatural soap opera, th...
-
Oscar nominees propel 'The Master'Feb 28, 2013 9:00 am - “The Master” Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams were all nominated for Academy Awards for their terrific performances in this well-written and we...
-
'Stoker' is provocative, disturbing and powerfulFeb 28, 2013 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: "Stoker" The slightly perverse domestic psychological thriller "Stoker" comes from South Korean director Chan-wook Park, someone who possesses no...
-
'Phantom' an uneven yet fascinating film thrillerFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - On the heels of a year in which an amazing number of movies portrayed American military, intelligence and political processes without an ounce of cynicism, where can a f...
-
'Jack the Giant Slayer' gives tale a CGI action makeoverFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - For a movie all about the magic of storytelling, "Jack the Giant Slayer" doesn't conjure up much of it. Bryan Singer's action fantasy overdoses on cheesy computer anima...
-
Inane '21 and Over' like a bad hangoverFeb 27, 2013 10:00 pm - Let's start with the originality and cleverness of the screenplay from co-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, shall we? Miles Teller plays Miller, an obnoxious, overbe...
-
The Onion apologizes for ‘crude’ actress tweetFeb 25, 2013 12:07 pm - NEW YORK — The Onion is apologizing for calling the 9-year-old star of “Beasts of the Southern Wild” a vulgar and offensive name on Twitter, an attack that led to a fire...