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(John Delia) 11/09/2011 1:45 PM EDT The interesting and historical J. Edgar has reached local movie theatres with very good performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts and Judi Dench. The film has a few flaws, but it does give a good account of the man who was the first director of the FBI. The film follows the life of J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio) the first director of ... Read More |
(Chris Rebholz) 11/08/2011 8:54 AM EDT There's a great movie to be made about the history of the circus. Water for Elephants strives to be that film, but misses the mark. There is also an intriguing drama to be fashioned out of the rituals and customs of those who've lived their lives under the Big Top. There have always been great romances created out of star-crossed characters... Read More |
 
(Chris Rebholz) 11/06/2011 8:19 PM EDT Rush Hour's Brett Ratner returns to direct Tower Heist, a lighthearted film with an impressive ensemble cast. Stiller plays the lead Josh, a workaholic manger of ‘The Tower'; a set of elite apartments in New York owned by one Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda). Josh has always looked up to Shaw and the two have something of a friendship they are even ch... Read More |
 
(Roger Longenbach) 11/03/2011 9:31 PM EDT Following the success of the first Toy Story movie, Toy Story 2 continues the story of Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the other toys. It's been a few years since we last saw the toys – Molly, Andy's sister, is older now, and the puppy we first noticed at the end of the first movie is older. Andy is going away to summer cowboy camp, and... Read More |
(Roger Longenbach) 11/03/2011 9:30 PM EDT On November 1, Disney released the original Toy Story on 3D Blu-ray combo pack. There is something about this release that I haven't noticed about most other 3D releases and that is: This movie looks better in 3D than it does on regular Blu-ray. While Toy Story 3 was being made, the team at Pixar re-rendered the first and second movies ... Read More |
(John Delia) 11/03/2011 7:33 PM EDT Definitely a man flick A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas follows up on the other two outings with a lot of eye candy and sex, but the gals will get an eye full too. You do not have to have seen the other two flicks, but I bet you will go rent them after seeing this wild comedy; it's as good at The Hangover. Their signature full circle cra... Read More |
(Roger Longenbach) 11/02/2011 8:09 PM EDT On November 1, Walt Disney and Pixar released Toy Story 3 on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, bonus features Blu-ray, DVD and digital copy. Toy Story 3 is the last chapter in the trilogy that is the story of Woody the Cowboy and Buzz Lightyear the Space Ranger. In this last chapter we find out that Andy is on his way to college, and his mom wa... Read More |
(Roger Longenbach) 11/01/2011 4:00 PM EDT Beginning November 1, you can buy the Cars 2 Combo Pack (Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy). Cars 2, which is the highest grossing animated film of 2011 to date, is the continuing story of Lightning McQueen from the original story. But that is about all it has in common with the first movie. The first movie had the charm ... Read More |
(Chris Rebholz) 10/31/2011 10:26 PM EDT Writer/director Andrew Niccol's films make you pause and require some smart thinking. His film Gattaca, which he wrote, was also his first directing debut and a favorite of some sci-fi fans. Next came The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey and written and produced by Niccol, which received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Screenplay. N... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 10/31/2011 1:49 PM EDT Selena Gomez breaks away from her role of Alex on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place in order to star in a new film by Thomas Bezucha (The Other Stone), entitled Monte Carlo -- alongside Katie Cassidy (Nightmare on Elm Street, Supernatural) and Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl). Monte Carlo is the story of three young girls fro... Read More |