Articles tagged "danielle panabaker"![]() 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 LeaderDefending ‘Friday the 13th’ (2009)by Bill Gibron[16.Feb.09] :. Outcasts rarely have a bully pulpit from which to preach. For the most part, those so afar from the maddening crowd are meant to stay there. Yet I find myself in the unique position of being one of... ![]() NewsHorror gets its groove back with ‘Friday the 13th’ remakeby Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Feb.09] :. In the almost 30 years since he first leapt out of Crystal Lake at the end of 1980’s “Friday the 13th,” the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees has spawned 10 sequels, been struck... ![]() Short Ends and LeaderWhy Marcus Nispel Should Direct Every Horror Remakeby Bill Gibron[13.Feb.09] :. Do few genre filmmakers “get it” that when a true artisan comes along, their presence can be initially perplexing - especially when he or she is being asked to reinvent a classic of... ![]() Film ReviewFriday the 13thby Cynthia Fuchs[13.Feb.09] :. Chewie knows his place in this determinedly un-new Friday the 13th: Asian Nerd About to Die. ![]() TV ReviewSharkby Cynthia Fuchs[29.Apr.08] :. Shark's return is boosted by the specter of Jimmy Woods and Michael Rooker locked in a stare-down, as they display their weird-and-creepy chops. Accepting the Blame: The Top Guilty Pleasures of 2007by PopMatters Staff[17.Jan.08] :. PopMatters proffers its collection of 2007's most notable defective faves. And it's okay to laugh. After all, we'd probably do the same to you and your uncomfortable fixations as well. The Movie Masochist: Television for women and serial killersby James Franklin [McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT)][14.Jun.07] :. If you have cable, you’ve probably seen programs on (or commercials for) Lifetime TV, the network that once marketed itself as “television for women.” This designation apparently... Costner ignores naysayers, embraces challenges of ‘Mr. Brooks’by Jeff Strickler [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][3.Jun.07] :. A lot of people thought that Kevin Costner should have passed on “Mr. Brooks.” You’re playing a serial killer, they said, and your fans won’t like that. It’s a small,... Mr. Brooks (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jun.07] :. Even as you're wondering just how tedious the movie might get, William Hurt pops up to offer his snarky, sniffy version of "advice," and Mr. Brooks turns into something else. Monkey Business (Part 2: June)by Bill Gibron[2.May.07] :. Apparently, as the sun's strongest rays finally settle over the movie going public, sequels are the remedy to cool down an overheated demographic. This month alone holds five examples of such redux refreshment. The rest of the choices are a variety pack of genres, ideas and possibilities. Shark (CBS)by Cynthia Fuchs[21.Sep.06] :. Shark opens on James Woods. This is right, for he is the reason to watch. Sky High (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Nov.05] :. Though Layla brings some sense of complexity to the proceedings, she's generally undermined by the film's straightforward charging. Sky High (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[29.Jul.05] :. This cartoony coming out story soon gives way to a cartoony straightening out story. |
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