Spike Lee hopes his ‘Miracle' launches a film trend
McClatchy Newspapers
9/25/2008, by Steven Rea
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - Early in Spike Lee's World War II movie, "Miracle at St. Anna," there's a clip of John Wayne rallying the troops in the famous Hollywood D-Day pic, "The Longest Day." There are no black actors to speak of in that film _ although thousands of African-American ...
Politically active actor Tim Robbins makes a not-particularly-political Iraq War film
McClatchy Newspapers
9/25/2008, by Roger Moore
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - From "Home of the Brave" to "Stop-Loss," "In the Valley of Elah" to "Redacted," Hollywood has tried to lead movie audiences into the lives of soldiers in Iraq or newly home from the Iraq War. But those audiences haven't followed. And Tim Robbins, one of Hollywood's most ...
Attention grabber: Keira Knightley as ‘The Duchess'
McClatchy Newspapers
9/25/2008, by Steven Rea
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - In pirate movies _ and you may have caught Keira Knightley in a few _ the hero or heroine swats away the meddlesome hordes with jaunty strokes of a sword. Knightley, the 23-year-old Brit who's been charming audiences since she big-splashed onto screens as the ...
Redbox's Top 10 DVD rentals
McClatchy Newspapers
9/25/2008
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) - These were the Top 10 DVD rentals at Redbox kiosks from Sept. 15 to Sept. 21: Made of Honor (Sony)
Baby Mama (Universal)
88 Minutes (Sony)
The Love Guru (Paramount)
What Happens In Vegas (Fox)
The Forbidden Kingdom (Lions Gate)
Speed Racer (2008 ...
‘Lakeview Terrace' actress Kerry Washington flies under the radar
McClatchy Newspapers
9/22/2008, by Carla Meyer
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Kerry Washington might be the most famous actress whose name you don't know. She played the wife of Forest Whitaker's Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland" and Jamie Foxx's Ray Charles in "Ray." For those movie-goers who prefer popcorn to prestige, she also played ...
Being John Malkovich brings many movie roles
McClatchy Newspapers
9/18/2008, by Steven Rea
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - John Malkovich is, well, being John Malkovich, although no portals affording entry to his mind seem to be in operation here at the Four Seasons Hotel. The actor, who starred as himself, of course, in the trippy 1999 Spike Jonze classic "Being John Malkovich," is ...
Filmmaker examines the future in 3D
McClatchy Newspapers
9/17/2008, by Thomas Lee
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Melissa Butts has seen the future, and it looks startlingly clear and lifelike. Butts is a filmmaker who specializes in 3D digital movies, an emerging market that is increasingly drawing the interest of major Hollywood studios, theater chains, and top directors ...
A pair of Stephen King chillers top Blu-ray releases
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by Doug Nye
McClatchy/Tribune News Service (MCT) - Two chillers based on the work of Stephen King lead the parade of titles being released on Blu-ray this week. Terrifying things happen in King's world and often that are no explanations for the occurrences. That's the case with the unsettling "1408" (Genius, ...
‘Towelhead'
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by Rafer Guzmán
Newsday (MCT) - When it comes to the sexual development of a 13-year-old girl, it's tough to say what's normal and what's not. Wearing skimpy clothes? Peeking at nudie magazines? Quietly masturbating during class? Getting involved with an older married man? Well, we can all agree on that last one. ...
‘Lakeview Terrace'
McClatchy Newspapers
9/16/2008, by Colin Covert
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - Aside from sapphire swimming pools, there is no water in sight of Lakeview Terrace, a tidy cul-de-sac development in suburban L.A. Instead, just beyond the drop-off, there are canyons of tinder-dry scrub and distant, growing wildfires. Even before the story ...
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