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Box Office Guru Wrapup: Hunger Games Still #1, Breaks $250M

Movie Reviewer — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:25:19 +0000

Despite a big drop, the teen-killing-teen epic The Hunger Games remained the most popular film leading the box office with more ticket sales in its second frame than the two new releases combined. The 3D action sequel Wrath of the Titans debuted in second place while the Snow White pic Mirror Mirror opened in third leading the marketplace to another sizable lead over year-ago levels.

Movie Review: Mirror Mirror Is Too Candy-Apple Sweet to Live Happily Ever After

Movie Reviewer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:23:22 +0000

Review in a Hurry: Not the fairest of them all. This live-action reimagining of the Snow White story boasts sumptuous production design but suffers from comedic pacing as poisonous as that…

Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans Is Packed With Special Effects, but Not Much Else

Movie Reviewer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 10:23:21 +0000

Review in a Hurry: Sam Worthington equips his sword and shield for more 300-inspired mayhem. From the director of Battle Los Angeles and the writer of Red Riding Hood, this recipe for terrible is…

Weekly Ketchup: Anchorman Sequel Is On Its Way

Movie Reviewer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:17:55 +0000

This week’s Ketchup includes movie news about sequels for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Twins, remakes/reboots of Carrie, (Teenage Mutant) Ninja Turtles and the Jack Ryan franchise, and new roles for Ben Affleck, Zooey Deschanel, Zach Galifianakis and Owen Wilson.

Critics Consensus: Wrath of the Titans Is Bland Myth-Making

Movie Reviewer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:17:55 +0000

One week after “The Hunger Games” broke box office records, several Katniss-free flicks hit multiplexes: “Wrath of the Titans,” starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson, “Mirror Mirror,” starring Julia Roberts and Lily Collins, and the documentary “Bully,” which drew headlines after its distributors protested its MPAA rating. Wrath of the Titans is a sequel to a remake – specifically, 2010′s Clash of the Titans — and critics say that while this follow-up retains its predecessor’s goofy charm, it once again favors spectacle over storytelling and character development. Mirror Mirror attempts to tell a classic tale with a modern sensibility, but critics say it only half succeeds; it’s a playful, visually exquisite revisionist fairy tale that’s regrettably uneven and in its plotting and pacing.

Five Favorite Films with Lucy Liu

Movie Reviewer — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:17:55 +0000

In a busy career across movies, stage and TV, Lucy Liu has played all kinds of roles: fashionistas, Charlie’s Angels, animated snakes and — perhaps most memorably — sword-wielding, scalp-collecting bosses of deadly assassination squads. She’s currently appearing in this week’s The Trouble with Bliss, an independent New York comedy co-starring Dexter‘s Michael C. Hall and 21 Jump Street‘s Brie Larson. With the movie opening in New York, LA and across VOD, Liu called in for a conversation about her role, while also sharing some stories from the Chinese set of The Man with the Iron Fists. Read on for more of the chat, but first up — her five favorite films.

Mirror Mirror

Movie Reviewer — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:18:03 +0000

This sometimes manic and very straightforward film won’t be for everyone, but it does have a surprisingly broad appeal, with clever script from Melissa Wallack and Jason Keller and energetic direction from Tarsem Singh, who leans heavily on his customary impressive visuals but also respects his script and actors enough to let the story take over

Movie Review: Mirror Mirror Is Too Candy-Apple Sweet to Live Happily Ever After

Movie Reviewer — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:15:00 +0000

Review in a Hurry: Not the fairest of them all. This live-action reimagining of the Snow White story boasts sumptuous production design but suffers from comedic pacing as poisonous as that…

Movie Review: Wrath of the Titans Is Packed With Special Effects, but Not Much Else

Movie Reviewer — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Review in a Hurry: Sam Worthington equips his sword and shield for more 300-inspired mayhem. From the director of Battle Los Angeles and the writer of Red Riding Hood, this recipe for terrible is…

Total Recall: Sequels to Remakes

Movie Reviewer — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:38:07 +0000

As many movie lovers are frequently wont to complain, Hollywood’s been on a recycling binge for quite awhile now, with studios raiding the vaults for films and franchises that they can dust off for a new generation. Whether you call them remakes, reboots, or re-imaginings, they’re ever more common — but what’s slightly less common is to see one of them getting a sequel, so when Wrath of the Titans popped up on the schedule for this weekend, we thought it might be fun to take a look back at some other examples of movies whose do-overs were popular enough to warrant a follow-up. Get ready to see a lot of Steve Martin, because it’s time to Total Recall — requel style!