RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)The Mist: Horror. Starring Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden and Andre Braugher. Directed by Frank Darabont. (R. 127 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) One of the first images you'll see in "The Mist" is a movie poster of John Carpenter's "...
Archive for November, 2007
Review: Creepy ‘The Mist’ avoids horror movie cliches
by Peter Hartlaub November 21st, 2007 | Movie Reviews
Review: Snow White gets a rude awakening in ‘Enchanted’
by Walter Addiego November 21st, 2007 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Enchanted: Fantasy comedy. Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, Rachel Covey, Timothy Spall, Idina Menzel and Susan Sarandon. Directed by Kevin Lima. (PG. 108 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. See complete movie listings...
Review: Orphan has a song in his heart in ‘August Rush’
by Pam Grady November 21st, 2007 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER)August Rush: Drama. With Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Directed by Kirsten Sheridan. (PG. 113 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Music is everywhere, "in the wind, in the air, in the light," insists 11-year-old...
Review: Gandolfini changes his act for ‘Romance & Cigarettes’
by Ruthe Stein November 21st, 2007 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Romance & Cigarettes: Starring James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet and Christopher Walken. Directed by John Turturro. (R. 105 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The make-or-break point in "Romance & Cigarettes" comes near the...
Review: ‘Hitman’ right on target as video game movie
by Peter Hartlaub November 21st, 2007 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Hitman: Action. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko and Henry Ian Cusick. Directed by Xavier Gens. (R. 100 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) "Hitman" is one of the best movies ever made from a video game, which doesn'...