Archive for April, 2008

Jury in Wiretap Case Told That Defendant Is a ‘Thug’

by By DAVID M. HALBFINGER April 29th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
Prosecutors told jurors that Anthony Pellicano was a “very well-paid thug” who used wiretaps and crooked police officers to dig up dirt for his celebrity clients.
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Iron Man

by Cinema Blend Movie Reviews April 29th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
By the end of his film Jon Favreaus Iron Man is a light and fluffy character, a superhero colored in with bright bits of crayon, but he doesnt start out that way. Ironically its early on in the story when Tony Stark, the man inside the bright red suit, is still a carefree playboy and globe-trotting arms merchant that he has the most edge. Its there that Favreaus superhero movie works best.
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Foreign DVD Sales Bolster DreamWorks’ Profit

by By BROOKS BARNES April 29th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
Foreign DVD sales of “Shrek the Third” were stronger than anticipated, helping DreamWorks report a 69 percent increase in quarterly profit.
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Ideas & Trends: ‘Vert Acres’? France Sees the Joy of Being Stuck in the Sticks

by By ELISABETH VINCENTELLI April 29th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
The embrace of a rural tale may be a rebuke of Nicolas Sarkozy’s chic ways.
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Iron Man

by Rolling Stone Movie Reviews April 29th, 2008 | Movie Reviews








Starring:

Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff
Bridges...

Review:

There's no rust on this baby. Iron Man kicks off summer on
a blazing high note and practically dares the competition to
measure up. It's been years since a movie superhero was this fierce
and this funny. All praise to acting dynamo Robert Downey
Jr., who brings so much creative juice to the party that Iron
Man achieves instant liftoff. Even if you know diddly about
the character Marvel built in 1963, Downey and director Jon Favreau
— just the right swinger for the job — Read More