Posts Tagged ‘Catherine Zeta Jones’
RED 2 – Video Podcast #267
In honor of its release, Spencer and Greg take a look at RED 2, its director Dean Parisot and stars Bruce Willis & John Malkovich.
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Film Review – RED 2
In 2010, Summit Entertainment scored a surprise hit with their comic adaptation RED, a story about a group of older former spies (RED = Retired Extremely Dangerous) getting thrown back into the action. The film looked hokey from the trailers, but ended up being quite…
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CinemaCon Days 3&4 Recap
If screenings of clips from Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6 weren’t cool enough, we still had two days worth of studio presentations (Disney, Sony, 20th Century Fox, and Lionsgate) at CinemaCon 2013. Generally the presentations went two ways: either the presenters would briefly mention a…
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Episode 228 – Catherine Zeta-Jones
In honor of the release of Side Effects, Spencer and Greg discuss Catherine Zeta-Jones.
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Film Review – Side Effects
If Side Effects truly does end up being Steven Soderbergh’s final theatrical release (as he claims to have retired), no one can blame him for swinging for the fences. The director has worn many different hats in his twenty-plus years in the business, releasing films…
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Film Review – Broken City
Somewhere in its heart, Broken City really wants to be a good movie—and not just any good movie, but a Sidney Lumet good movie. If this movie had just one thing to say, it would be that corruption is everywhere, from the mayor on down.…
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Film Review – Lay the Favorite
If you would, take a few moments to reflect on Stephen Frears’s varied career as a director. From The Grifters to High Fidelity to his Oscar-nominated The Queen, Frears has proven himself time and again to be a capable and effective storyteller. He has jumped…
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Film Review – Rock of Ages
Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages (2012) is a goofy, silly little musical that surprisingly won me over by the time it ended. Sure, there are issues with it, as plain as the eye can see. But what it also has is a lively sensibility—there’s enthusiasm…
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