Movies
-
'Mighty Macs' loses points for sports film clichesOct 19, 2011 11:00 pm - "The Mighty Macs" tells an extremely inspirational story, yet tells it in a most uninspirational way. I suppose people who like underdog sports movies to be surprise-de...
-
Former Des Plaines man has history of stalking young womenOct 19, 2011 5:45 am - The former Des Plaines man accused of stalking Disney Channel actress Selena Gomez has a history of stalking young women in the suburbs, including a restaurant waitress ...
-
'Real Steel,' 'Footloose' duke it out for No. 1Oct 16, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — The robot boxers of “Real Steel” and the dancers of “Footloose” are in a tight fight for the box-office title. The Hugh Jackman tale about machines in the ...
-
Martin, Black, Wilson talk birds, 'Big Year'Oct 14, 2011 6:00 am - BURBANK, Calif. - Steve Martin got the title of his latest bluegrass album from the world of bird-watching. Jack Black had a recurring dream in high school that he could...
-
Sci-fi prequel dishes out same old 'Thing'Oct 14, 2011 6:00 am - "The Thing," a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 monster movie of the same name, lives up to its generic title. It delivers a repetitive assault of gross creature effect...
-
Judge tosses Iraq vet's lawsuit over 'Hurt Locker'Oct 13, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by an Iraq War veteran who claimed “The Hurt Locker” was based on his experiences as a bomb disposal ...
-
'Footloose' remake shakes things up, but still respects originalOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - "Footloose" has been rebooted, and man it can kick! Craig Brewer's update of the beloved 1984 Kevin Bacon teen musical does exactly what the Coen Brothers remake of the...
-
Home invasion plot more exhausting than suspensefulOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Nothing brings a horribly dysfunctional family together better than a good, old-fashioned home invasion. Somewhere in Joel Schumacher's twitchy, jumpy thriller "Trespas...
-
'The Woman' is horrifying as well as scaryOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'The Woman' It always amuses me when people go to a horror film and actually become horrified by its ideas and imagery. We've become so numbed by...
-
Bird comedy soars after uneasy startOct 13, 2011 4:00 am - What an unexpectedly sweet and life-affirming movie! You would never guess from its dull, unmarketable title and its zany, not-exactly-honest trailers that "The Big Yea...