Wednesday, April 16 2008
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews
Andrews still sings; fortunately, she also writes -- a good thing, because there are still four decades left to chronicle.
Shrek the Third (2007)
Nothing looks to be ongoing so much as Shrek, except maybe the other sequel machines huffing and puffing this summer.
Tuesday, May 1 2007
Monkey Business (Part 1: May)
Talk about frontloading your approach. Each week in this first full month of patented popcorn movies finds another famous franchise icon making a major blockbuster bow. Only truly disastrous results from these guaranteed crowd-pleasers will keep the coffers from clogging with cash.
Monday, December 13 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
'When you do a love story as part of your film, you need to do a lot of love scenes, so we can see the lovers together,' explains Garry Marshall.
Wednesday, October 27 2004
Broadway: The American Musical
Even if it sometimes fails to give powerful figures their full due, Broadway: The American Musical offers an outstanding overview of a decidedly American art form.
Friday, August 13 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004)
Even as it so loudly declares its interest in girls' independence, thoughtfulness, and generosity, Royal Engagement is disappointingly derivative, slapdash, and small-minded.
Monday, August 9 2004
The Princess Diaries: Special Edition (2001)
'You know, sometimes you use a relative,' says Garry Marshall. 'I heard that nepotism is legal, so I made it an art form.'"
Thursday, May 20 2004
Shrek 2 (2004)
Cute, confident, and utterly stylish in his feathered hat, Puss confronts Shrek and Donkey in the woods: 'Ha ha!'"
Sunday, January 1 1995
The Princess Diaries (2001)
[In 'The Princess Diaries'], among the many habits Mia must change is her too-teenish tendency to bob her head along with music on the radio ('You're not a doggie on a dashboard!' cries her alarmed grandma).
