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Video Views Pick: Two Lovers
It wasn’t the first time that Leonard Kraditor (Joaquin Phoenix), a thirtysomething bachelor still living with his mom (Isabella Rossellini) and dad (Moni Moshonov) and working in the family business, had tried to kill himself.
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Transformers Sequel Easily Claims Box Office
Michael Bay's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen smashed records at the box office with a five-day total gross of $201.2 million. The sequel to 2007's Transformers, starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, scored the best opening ever for a June release (its weekend numbers came in at $112 million) and finished with the second biggest five-day start ever, trailing the The Dark Knight's $203.8 million by only a few million.
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In Theaters Now: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, My Sister’s Keeper, Chéri & More
Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Optimus Prime and Michael Bay try to claim victory by warding off three examples of summer movie counter-programming—in theaters now.
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MM Remembers: Farrah Fawcett
My condolences to the family and friends of Farrah Fawcett, who lost her long battle to cancer today. I know the obits will emphasize her heyday as a '70s sex symbol—thanks to the indelible impact of "Charlie’s Angels," from which she alighted after only a single full season, and a revealing poster that graced the bedroom walls of hormonally inflamed teen boys everywhere. But I have much fonder memories of her sporadic appearances as the elusive object of David Janssen’s bemused desire in "Harry O" (1974-76), a cult fave TV series (and, trust me, I'm a proud member of that cult) that is long overdue for an authorized DVD reissue.
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Friday the 13th Continues Its Killing Spree on iTunes, Playstation and Amazon Video On Demand
Horror fans have a reason to rejoice this summer: The new Friday the 13th: Killer Cut edition is now available to purchase from a plethora of digital outlets. Which ones? Find out here.
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10 Films to be Nominated for Best Picture at 82nd Academy Awards
The upcoming 82nd Academy Awards will be the first since 1943 to feature 10 nominations in the Best Picture Category. As always, only one film will be awarded the Best Picture Oscar, though Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences president Sid Ganis believes that including 10 Best Picture contenders "is going to allow Academy voters to recognize and include some of the fantastic movies that often show up in the other Oscar categories, but have been squeezed out of the race for the top prize."
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Video Views Pick: Confessions of a Shopaholic
She’s bright, she’s pretty, and she’s in love… with stores. She just can’t help it. Every time she passes the window of an upscale shop, her heart skips a beat and her credit card takes a beating. Journalist Rebecca Bloomfield (Isla Fisher) rents a room from her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter) while looking for her dream job at a top fashion magazine run by Alette Naylor (Kristin Scott Thomas).
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David and Austin Lynch Join Forces for “The Interview Project”
When one thinks of iconoclastic moviemaker David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr.), nightmarish, surreal images surely jump to mind. Lynch's latest project, however, spotlights real, everyday folks who probably wouldn't seem out of place in The Straight Story (the Lynch film that most resembles normalcy).
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The Proposal Cures the Box Office’s Hangover
Never doubt the combined power of two aging American sweethearts and one muscular Canadian. Not to call Sandra Bullock and Betty White old, but the two stars destroyed the younger, more novel competition with The Proposal. The romantic comedy (also starring Canuck Ryan Reynolds) took the number one spot at the box office with an estimated $34 million (the biggest opening in Bullock's career.)
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Jerry Bruckheimer Takes a Break from Testosterone
While mega-successful producer Jerry Bruckheimer is best known for his explosive, testosterone-driven action movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Bad Boys, his latest venture finds him working in a significantly different genre: Romantic comedy. Based on Sophie Kinsella's wildly popular book series, Confessions of a Shopaholic revolves around Rebecca (Isla Fisher), an uncontrollable shopping addict who, after landing a job as a financial journalist, falls for her wealthy boss (Hugh Dancy). The movie was released in theaters last February, and makes its DVD/Blu-ray debut on June 23rd.
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In Theaters Now: Year One, Whatever Works, Food, Inc. & More
Woody Allen returns to New York, Harold Ramis makes us laugh, Sandra Bullock sets her sights on Ryan Reynolds and Robert Kenner tells us not to eat—in theaters now.
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AFI Honors Clint Eastwood with Honorary Degree
While honorary degrees seem harder to come by—with Arizona State University electing not to confer one upon their commencement speaker, President Barack Obama—the powers that be at The American Film Institute (AFI) was happy to bestow a Doctorate of Fine Arts, honoris causa on speaker Clint Eastwood during their 2009 commencement ceremonies.
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Recession Be Damned—Sundance Prevails!
The recession didn't greatly impact this year's Sundance Film Festival, which (economically speaking) did incredibly well. A recent study by the University of Utah's Bureau of Economic and Business Research (BEBR) reveals the 2009 Sundance Film Festival generated an overall economic impact of a record $91.2 million for the state of Utah, supported close to 2,000 jobs, generated more than $18 million in media exposure and provided millions in tax revenues. These findings, announced by the nonprofit Sundance Institute, were generated using an economic impact model known as RIMS II, developed by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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P.J. Hogan: Confessions of a Movie Director
P.J. Hogan knows a lot about women. After breaking out in 1994 as the writer-director of Muriel's Wedding, the ABBA-themed comedy starring Toni Collette, he scored box office gold with My Best Friend's Wedding, starring Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. Hogan's latest film, Confessions of a Shopaholic, grossed more than $15 million in theaters during its opening weekend in February and is about to find an even wider audience when it is released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 23rd.
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Bad Dads (10 Movie Dads Who Make You Celebrate Your Own)
If Father's Day reminds us to do anything besides send a card, it's to look back at the movie dads of yesteryear to see just how awful they really were. So. pretending Atticus Finch never existed, we bring you a list of bad dads, counting them down from Pretty Bad to Worst. Father. Ever.
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Video Views Pick: Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail
Joshua Hardaway (Derek Luke) and his fiancée, Linda Holmes (Ion Overman), are assistant district attorneys in Atlanta watching a videotape of Mable Simmons, a.k.a. Madea (Tyler Perry), whose antics have kept the police busy for years. And now the crazy old woman is up in front of the judge again, with Linda there to prosecute.
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