With this in mind, I offer a list of 12 things I learned from movies that aren’t true at all. There’s a moment in “Up in the Air” when George Clooney comes home and pours himself a big fat drink that, for a moment, made me think I wasn’t drinking enough.
The new movie, “Closed Circuit,” is playing in area theaters.
Several intriguing releases hit video shelves in August, with the highest profile going to Based on Suzanne Collins’ teen novels, it crosses influences like “The Most Dangerous Game†(hunting humans), “Lord of the Flies†(kids on an island), “Survivor†(TV show) and even the Japanese “Battle Royale†(all of the above) for a new generation, as helmed by intelligent writer-director Gary Ross. “A …
The Movies by Moonlight summer film series in HemisFair Park gets started this week with “Brave,†an animated tale of an independent-minded Scottish lass who’d rather chart her own path than follow tradition.
“The World’s End,” the final installment in a trilogy of British-made comedies, is now playing in area movie theaters. Photo: Contributed Photo In advance of the nationwide opening of the newest installment in this trilogy of British comedies, several theaters have booked marathon back-to-back showings of “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). Known as the “Three Flavours: Cornetto …
The movie, “Pacific Rim,” is now playing in area theaters.
Brad Pitt stars in the new zombie invasion movie, “World War Z,” now playing in area theaters. Photo: Contributed Photo If it weren’t propelled by Brad Pitt ‘s star power, this would be just another apocalyptic, sci-fi zombie thriller with some massive, starkly memorable special effects.
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The movie, “42,” chronicling Jackie Robinson’s early career in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is playing in area theaters. Photo: Contributed Photo