Scrat (Chris Wedge) confronts the jaws of death in Ice Age: Dawn of
the Dinosaurs.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Thursday, July 2, 2009)
Things happen in “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” which opened in movie theaters this week, but they don’t really make sense, writes reviewer Philip Martin in Friday’s MovieStyle section. » Read story.
Movie a train wreck of cliches
by colin covert mcclatchy newspapers
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
I’ve just spent 2 1/2 hours watching a movie and another hour thinking about what I saw, and I have no earthly idea what Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is about. » Read story.
By Philip Martin
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Watching At the Death House Door (Facets, $29.95), a 2008 documentary by Peter Gilbert and Steve James (best known for Hoop Dreams) released this week on DVD, I was reminded of the story of Albert Pierrepoint. Pierrepoint — portrayed by Timothy Spall in the 2005 film The Last Hangman (also known as Pierrepoint) — served as the United Kingdom’s official hangman from 1932 to 1956 and presided at the executions of more than 400 people (including some 200 Nazi war criminals hanged after World War II). » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
(opening dates are tentative) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, PG Ice Age’s Scrat, Manny, Ellie and Diego the sabertoothed tiger discover a fantastic underground world while on a journey to rescue hapless Sid. » Read story.
by roger moore the orlando (fla.) sentinel
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
My Sister’s Keeper is a horror movie for parents and a righteous weeper that earns its tears. Directed with a sure, sensitive hand by Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook), it is an actors’ showcase built on a moral dilemma. But at its most basic, it’s just a good cry. » Read story.
holiday mathis
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Happy birthday. There’s a game you’ve watched from the sidelines and this year you’re ready get into the center of it. You’ll be taking risks, powering through the setbacks and savoring the sweet glory. React to stiff competition by sharpening your skills. Attention and affection are lavished on you in August. November brings a move. Libra and Aries adore you. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
At area theaters 87 ANGELS & DEMONS, PG-13 Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) uncovers what appears to be a plot by a secret society to destroy the Catholic Church. » Read story.
the associated press
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Sandra Bullock popped the question, and fans said yes. » Read story.
By Karen Martin
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Recent DVD releases: Confessions of a Shopaholic (PG, 112 minutes) A potentially smart movie about a quirky young woman, Confessions unfortunately gets turned into pratfall-filled situation comedy. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Frank Thurmond, born in Paragould and reared in Little Rock, has spent the past couple of years in Los Angeles teaching school while trying to make it as a screenwriter. It looks like he may have caught a break in that he’s attached to a new movie in development, based on Brooke Halpin’s novel A Magical Mystery Tour. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
1. Who wrote, “More than one cigar at a time is excessive smoking” ? 2. Name the leading Broadway composer in the first two decades of the 20th century. 3. Identify Simone on the television show The Partridge Family. » Read story.
By Philip Martin
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Sam Mendes’ Away We Go is a movie about deciding how to live in a world where you can defer adulthood almost indefinitely. It is about being lost and afraid, and the sobering realization that there is no authority to consult and all advice is suspect. » Read story.
by betsy sharkey los angeles times
(Friday, June 26, 2009)
Management is a mellow slow dance of a romantic comedy that skips the meet-cute in favor of awkward encounter — a bottle of bad wine and a modest motel room where absolutely nothing sexy or romantic happens, which turns out to be strangely appealing. » Read story.
by colin covert, mcclatchy newspapers
(Thursday, June 25, 2009)
There is hardly more than a semblance of a plot to the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, according to the review in Friday’s MovieStyle section. » Read story.
By Holiday Mathis
(Thursday, June 25, 2009)
Happy birthday. You will live daringly. When afraid, you’ll summon the courage to push past your fear. A powerful person admires your guts. Make a declaration about where you want to be this time next year and that person will help you get there. July brings friendship and fun. Travel in October. There’s fi nancial luck in January. Gemini and Pisces adore you. » Read story.
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