Cinema Releases: September 23, 2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love (Review)

Director: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa

Starring: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone Continue reading “Cinema Releases: September 23, 2011”

Review: Drive (2011)

Genre sensibilities are turned inside out with Drive, Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn’s muted modern-day take on the celebrated neo-noir film.

Hollywood stunt-driver by day, getaway driver-for-hire by night, Ryan Gosling’s unnamed character is shrouded in mystery. He subscribes to a methodical lifestyle, timing everything to perfect precision. When he meets his coy next-door neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan), he finds himself wrapped up in her husband’s (Oscar Issac) unfortunate – and criminal – predicament. Forced to abandon his scrupulous attitude, he must adopt a much more reckless way of life. Continue reading “Review: Drive (2011)”

US Box Office: September 16 – 18, 2011

1. Lion King 3D – $29.3M

2. Contagion – $14.4M

3. Drive – $11M Continue reading “US Box Office: September 16 – 18, 2011”