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The Weekender: ‘The Thing’ about remakes
IN THEATERS: The Thing (R) Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen Screenplay by Eric Heisserer Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Here’s the thing about this Thing: The 1951 original is sci-fi classic, the best of the B-movies. … Continue reading
The Weekender: Get ‘Real’
IN THEATERS: Real Steel (PG-13) Starring Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie Screen story by Dan Gilroy and Jeremy Leven Written for the screen by John Gatins Directed by Shawn Levy AKA Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots: the Movie! Look, … Continue reading
The Weekender: Defying the odds
IN THEATERS: 50/50 (R) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick Written by Will Reiser Directed by Jonathan Levine Readers will know I have nothing but respect and admiration for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. In fact, I think he’s one of the … Continue reading
Review round-up: September
Super 8 (A) Dollar Theater Easily the best film of the year so far, Super 8 has it all: a terrific young cast (Elle Fanning in particular shines), spectacular special effects and characters we can care about. A film I … Continue reading
Oscar Picks: 24 September 2011
Well, that went by fast. We’re now only four months away from nomination morning. So once a month (and more frequently as we get closer), you can expect updates to my picks on who I think will hear their names … Continue reading
The Weekender: Ballin’
IN THEATERS: Moneyball (PG-13) Starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman Screen story by Stan Chervin Written for the screen by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Directed by Bennett Miller It’s not that hard to make a rousing baseball … Continue reading
The Weekender: You ‘Don’t Know’ Jack
IN THEATERS: Drive (R) Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks Written for the screen by Hossein Amini Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn Easily the film I’m most excited for this fall. Gosling plays a stuntman who takes side-jobs as … Continue reading
The Weekender: Mediocrity is contagious
Note: I’m still fidgeting with how much information (and how many movies) to mention each week. Let me know what you like—and what you don’t—in the comments and on Twitter (@kipjmooney). Use the hashtag #weekender when replying. IN THEATERS Contagion … Continue reading
Fall Movie Preview 2011: Back to school
The kids are going back to school, and so for this fall’s movie preview, I went with a class schedule theme. Here, you’ll find films in the major topics, as well as some special classes. I’m only posting the good … Continue reading
The Weekender: Labor pains
IN THEATERS The Debt (R) Starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson Screenplay by Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan Directed by John Madden In this remake of an acclaimed 2007 Israeli film, Mirren, Wilkinson and Ciaran Hinds … Continue reading