1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – $42M
2. The Muppets – $29.5M
3. Happy Feet Two – $13.4M Continue reading “US Box Office: November 25 – 27, 2011”
Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
Succumbing to the unexpected throes of love, Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz) abandons her stable life with High Court judge William (Simon Russell Beale) for Freddie (Tom Hiddleston): a youthful pilot, formerly of the RAF. However, their romance is not easy, as we see his frivolous personality slowly evaporating when faced with her needy disposition.
Establishing itself with an intense, compact opening sequence depicting Hester’s attempted suicide, screenwriter and director Terence Davies Continue reading “Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2011)”
Cinema Releases: November 25, 2011
50/50
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick Continue reading “Cinema Releases: November 25, 2011”
Review: Take Shelter (2011)
Beleaguered by a series of apocalyptic visions, Curtis (Michael Shannon), questions whether he needs to shelter his wife, Samantha (Jessica Chastain) and daughter, Hanna (Tova Stewart) from a coming storm, or from himself.
Blossoming writer/director Jeff Nichols plunges the viewer head-first into Curtis’ nightmarish mind, where reality and fiction become intertwined. As the film builds in a heady crescendo, it becomes increasingly doubtful as to Continue reading “Review: Take Shelter (2011)”
DVD Releases: November 21, 2011
Cars 2
Director: John Lasseter and Brad Lewis
Starring: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy and Michael Caine Continue reading “DVD Releases: November 21, 2011”
Review: 50/50 (2011)
Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old radio employee, is abruptly diagnosed with a very rare, life-threatening form of spinal cancer. Unable to turn to his self-obsessed girlfriend (Bryce Dallas Howard) or domineering mother (Anjelica Huston) for help, he instead finds resolution with his oafish best friend (Seth Rogen) and novice therapist (Anna Kendrick).
It’s a rare feat for a film about cancer to be both funny and deeply moving in equal measure, but that’s exactly what makes 50/50 so distinctive. It’s Continue reading “Review: 50/50 (2011)”
US Box Office: November 18 – 20, 2011
1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – $139.5M
2. Happy Feet Two – $22M
3. Immortals – $12.3M Continue reading “US Box Office: November 18 – 20, 2011”
Cinema Releases: November 18, 2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner Continue reading “Cinema Releases: November 18, 2011”
DVD Releases: November 14, 2011
Bridesmaids
Director: Paul Feig
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne Continue reading “DVD Releases: November 14, 2011”
US Box Office: November 11 – 13, 2011
1. Immortals – $32M
2. Jack & Jill – $26M
3. Puss In Boots – $25.5M Continue reading “US Box Office: November 11 – 13, 2011”
Empty Screens 