MOVIES: This Week's Movies | Aug. 24, 2012
The New York Times critics on “Premium Rush,” “Neighboring Sounds” and “Sleepwalk With Me.”
August 24, 2012
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The New York Times critics on “Premium Rush,” “Neighboring Sounds” and “Sleepwalk With Me.”
Director Tony Scott, who died in an apparent suicide Sunday, was known for action movies, but what made his films distinctive was a feel for the human side of things.
Sacha Baron Coen’s latest and a Disney documentary make up the week’s top DVD picks.
Watching 3-D movies generally means suffering through two things: crappy plotlines that favor spectacle over substance and the need to wear some annoying, dorky glasses. Scientists may have solved one of these frustrations. (You might be able to guess which.)
Watching 3-D movies generally means suffering through two things: crappy plotlines that favor spectacle over substance and the need to wear some annoying, dorky glasses. Scientists may have solved one of these frustrations. (You might be able to guess which.)
‘Jaws’ was Steven Spielberg’s first big hit and single-handedly created blockbuster summers as we now know them.
(M) *** Director: Gary Ross. Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Woody Harrelson, Wes Bentley, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland.
“Sparkle,” the remake of the 1976 film starring Irene Cara, is like a great song with a bad chorus. Just when it looks like it’s settling into a smooth groove, it hits a sour note.
THE Friends of the Maribyrnong River have launched a DVD, which is on display to visitors at Brimbank Park.
A Central Florida man’s documentary on the power of the film”Jaws” is included on the Blu-ray edition of the 1975 killer-shark thriller, which goes on sale today.