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Articles tagged "carla gugino" NewsAdult-targeted animation among DVD releases this monthby Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][25.Mar.09] :. Things are busy on the animation front with three noteworthy efforts - all of them aimed squarely at adult audiences - making their DVD debuts this month. They include a spin-off of the big...  Short Ends and LeaderWatchmen: Tales from the Black Freighter/Under the Hood (2009)by Bill Gibron[23.Mar.09] :. As it continues to underperform at the box office, it’s obvious now that the entire Watchmen phenomenon was one magical adventure that few were prepared to meet head on - or even...  News‘Watchmen’ challenges ratings’ valueby Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][16.Mar.09] :. It’s the one point on which “Watchmen” audiences can agree: Director Zack Snyder’s slavishly faithful adaptation of the graphic novel is not best experienced in an auditorium...  Film ReviewRace to Witch Mountainby Renee Scolaro Mora[13.Mar.09] :. Race to Witch Mountain holds no surprises (even granting that it's a remake).  NewsMovie execs finally discover that audiences want to be entertainedby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][9.Mar.09] :. Why does Hollywood make so many comic-book movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen?” Why does Hollywood make so many silly comedies like “Madea Goes to Jail”...  Short Ends and LeaderWatch-meant: The Meaning of $55 Millionby Bill Gibron[9.Mar.09] :. So what is it? A hit? A flop? Something somewhere in the middle? At a mere $55 million in weekend box office, Warner Brothers (and those litigious hangers-on FOX) must be circling the spin wagons and... Watchmenby Todd R. Ramlow[6.Mar.09] :. For Rorschach, there are clear lines between good and evil, and in this he is the most traditional of the superheroes in Watchmen. ‘Watchmen’ role had Billy Crudup turning blue in the face (and everywhere else)by Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][6.Mar.09] :. To an outside observer, there is no rhyme or reason for the way Billy Crudup selects acting roles. There are times when he seems to be the darling of the independent film world with movies like... Rom-com actress kicks (and bares) some tail in her action-film debutby Rick Bentley [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][6.Mar.09] :. LOS ANGELES - Malin Akerman most often is in romantic comedies like “27 Dresses” and “The Heartbreak Kid.” That’s easy to understand. The blond, ultra blue-eyed... Featured Article Short Ends and Leader‘Watchmen’ is a Work of Visionary Wonderby Bill Gibron[5.Mar.09] :. The end of the world. The extinction of mankind. It is humanity that has brought itself to the brink, and it will take superhumans to save them - or at the very least, make-believe masked versions of... For ‘Watchmen’ fans, the long wait is overby Preston Jones [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][5.Mar.09] :. Before the brooding, morally complex likes of “X-Men,” “Superman Returns” and “The Dark Knight” flickered across multiplex screens, there was... Psycho Smackdown: ‘Watchmen’‘s Rorschach vs. ‘The Dark Knight’‘s Jokerby Bill Gibron[4.Mar.09] :. This time next year, if there is any justice left in this baffling business called show, Jackie Earle Haley will be reaping the same kind of universal accolades that followed the late Heath Ledger... ‘This Is Not the Culture I Signed Up For’: Alan Moore and Hollywoodby Ben Hamilton[4.Mar.09] :. Who will watch the Watchmen? Not their creator, Alan Moore. And while he seems to be alone in his condemnation with the latest adaptation of his work, Moore's steadfast position deserves some real attention. Who Will Watch ‘Watchmen’?by Bill Gibron[3.Mar.09] :. Right now, it’s the studio’s only concern. The film has been completed, the marketing has been revved up, the press has been invited and the (so far mixed) reviews are starting to pour... Squid Quibblesby Bill Gibron[2.Mar.09] :. It is bound to be the biggest issue debated come Friday. It will be far more contentious than how big the box office will be, Dr. Manhattan’s constant state of obvious “endowment”,... Jackie Earle Haley’s comeback is complete with role in ‘Watchmen’by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][2.Mar.09] :. “Watchmen” may be the most eagerly awaited movie of 2009 - the film of the Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons graphic novel has been the object of breathless Internet anticipation for years. But... ‘300’ director Zack Snyder is ‘Watchmen’ heroby Frank Lovece [Newsday (MCT)][2.Mar.09] :. The clock is ticking on “Watchmen” - finally opening in theaters Friday after more than 20 years of “To Be Continued ...” A comic-book miniseries so ambitious, so culturally... Carla Gugino: ‘More than a movie princess’by Colleen Mastony [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][13.Feb.09] :. Go ahead, just try to typecast Carla Gugino. She has played the mom in the “Spy Kids” movies and the brainy museum docent in “Night at the Museum.” But just when you might be... Who Are the Watchmen?by Bill Gibron[12.Feb.09] :. It’s been said before but it bears repeating - when making a movie, casting is everything. You can have the best script, the most accomplished director, and a budget that allows for both to... Zack Attackby Bill Gibron[11.Feb.09] :. How did he do it? How did Zack Snyder go from motion picture no one (well, he did direct a Michael Jordan documentary short and a Morrissey video) to helmer of hits like Dawn of the Dead and... Righteous Killby Jake Meaney[5.Feb.09] :. This movie boasts a tired and generic script and achieves a weird sort of harmonic convergence of forgetablilty. ‘Righteous Kill’: Attacked on All Sidesby Cynthia Fuchs[12.Sep.08] :. Righteous Kill uses Karen (Carla Gugino) both to critique the male cops' sense of self-righteousness and be the victim. ‘Kill’ is Substandard Suspenseby Bill Gibron[12.Sep.08] :. Sometimes, an excess of talent can lead to very little in evidence. Put another way, you can overload a film with artistic aspirations, failing to see that several pluses can still create a great big... Talk, Talk, Talk: September 2008by Bill Gibron[9.Sep.08] :. From wars both past and present to a number of nail-biting thrillers, September is sizing up as a potentially profitable one. The Lookoutby Tiffany White[24.Sep.07] :. The actual heist is merely a backdrop for the internal monsters that plague the protagonist. This makes for an amazing story. Night at the Museum (2006)by Bill Gibron[16.May.07] :. A digital love letter to the fine art of F/X, a celebration of promotion and publicity, and a lot of misguided arrogance. The Lookout (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[30.Mar.07] :. Gordon-Levitt makes Chris' efforts to look at himself honestly seem quite complicated, a series of steps both typical and original. Night at the Museum (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Dec.06] :. Worried that his dad's dreams are getting in the way of his present life, Nicky asks, "What if you're just an ordinary guy, who should get a job?" Thresholdby Bill Gibron[21.Sep.05] :. Threshold doesn't want to give too much away (typical of the genre), making the central crisis hard to fathom. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[16.Aug.05] :. Like the guys, the girls are undone by their reliance on conventional male power signs. Sin City (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Apr.05] :. Distraught, ornery, self-critical, these heroes are certainly more "anti" types than straight-ahead. Karen Siscoby Jennifer D. Wesley[13.Oct.03] :. Karen is a Federal Marshal, assigned to serve warrants, chase fugitives, and 'bring in the bad guys'. Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Aug.02] :. Juni and Carmen's perspective, part convincingly ingenuous and part movie-kid calculated, organizes the film's general view of things. Spy Kids (2001)by Cynthia Fuchs'Spy Kids' is all fun, sometimes obnoxious, and incessantly cheerful -- having your parents kidnapped is a minor inconvenience, leading to the chance to ride in a submarine that looks like a blowfish. How neat is that!" Spy Kids (2001)by Tracy McLooneIn the Disney universe, it's normal to be special, and that's exactly the case with the Cortez family, kids and parents alike. The Center of the World (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThese lost souls meet when he visits the conspicuously named Pandora's Box, the club where she's employed, and he's so taken by her (lap dance) that he asks her to come to Vegas with him for three days: no strings and lots of money. |
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