RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) The Uninvited: Horror. Starring Emily Browning, David Strathairn and Elizabeth Banks. Directed by Charles and Thomas Guard. (PG-13. 87 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Some of us older than 30 remember when horror filmmakers made...
Movie review: ‘New in Town’
by Peter Hartlaub January 30th, 2009 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)New in Town: Romantic comedy. Starring Renée Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon and J.K. Simmons. Directed by Jonas Elmer. (PG-13. 96 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) There should be a special Oscar for good actors who still...
New in Town
by Cinema Blend Movie Reviews January 29th, 2009 | Movie Reviews
It takes a whole lot of chutzpah, and a real lack of imagination, to make a movie like INew In TownI in 2009. Director Jonas Elmer uses one of comedys oldest tropes, the fish out of water, and pairs it with story of a driven, confident career woman who really only needs a man in her life, plus an appreciation for fine home-cooking.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
by Rolling Stone Movie Reviews January 29th, 2009 | Movie Reviews| Starring: Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Keir O'Donnell, Bobby Cannavale, Stephen... Review: Shoot me now! It's bad enough that this laugh-free farce featuring Kevin James' bumbling Blart saving a mall from thieves on skates (what a concept!) has shot this hackjob comedy to box office nirvana (a 10-day total of $64.8 million). Now there are plans for a sequel. I guess Blart (blart/fart — very droll!) will continue to stuff his face, live with his mom (Shirley Knight) and daughter (Raini Rodriguez), and pine for sex until his next feat of heroism turns babes into chubby chasers. What
The Classby Rolling Stone Movie Reviews January 29th, 2009 | Movie Reviews |