Archive for April, 2008
Jury in Wiretap Case Told That Defendant Is a ‘Thug’
April 29th, 2008 by By DAVID M. HALBFINGERSyndicated 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...
Iron Man
April 29th, 2008 by Cinema Blend Movie ReviewsSyndicated 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...
Foreign DVD Sales Bolster DreamWorks’ Profit
April 29th, 2008 by By BROOKS BARNESSyndicated Reviews
Foreign DVD sales of “Shrek the Third†were stronger than anticipated, helping DreamWorks report a 69 percent increase in quarterly...
Ideas & Trends: ‘Vert Acres’? France Sees the Joy of Being Stuck in the Sticks
April 29th, 2008 by By ELISABETH VINCENTELLISyndicated Reviews
The embrace of a rural tale may be a rebuke of Nicolas Sarkozy’s chic...
Iron Man
April 29th, 2008 by Rolling Stone Movie ReviewsSyndicated 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 — will get you up
to speed pronto.
Hard to believe that Iron Man and his alter...