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Articles tagged "katherine heigl" The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview FeatureSummer of Same: July 2009by Bill Gibron[29.Apr.09] :. In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures. The PopMatters Summer 2009 Movie Preview  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureDigital Dynamite: The 30 Best DVDs of 2007by PopMatters Staff[25.Jan.08] :. It was the year of the behemoth box set, the multi-disc triumph that tried to give long suffering fans everything their demanding little digital hearts ever desired. Here are PopMatters' 30 picks for the best DVDs of the year. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  Film Review27 Dressesby Cynthia Fuchs[18.Jan.08] :. Sweet and nurturing and passive-aggressive, Jane (Katherine Heigl) is yet another movie girl in need of rescue.  PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007 FeatureA Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007by PopMatters Staff[11.Jan.08] :. From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007  NewsOh, baby! 2007 gave birth to a brood of pregnancy comediesby Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][20.Dec.07] :. In “Juno,” the new, life-affirming teen pregnancy comedy, our spunky 16-year-old heroine is aghast to learn she’s been knocked up. “I was thinking I’d just nip it in the...  Film DVD ReviewKnocked Upby Andrew Gilstrap[26.Sep.07] :. Taken as a straightforward comedy, Knocked Up is extremely satisfying. Taken as a more serious meditation on adulthood and priorities, though . . . TV geek Seth Rogen becomes a movie starby Terry Lawson [Detroit Free Press (MCT)][1.Jun.07] :. If you’re perplexed to hear that this summer’s break out movie star is a 24-year-old, self-described “Canadian Jew” who ends almost every sentence with a donkey-bray laugh,... With Judd Apatow’s films and TV shows, familiarity breeds hilarityby Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)][1.Jun.07] :. If practice really does make perfect, then Knocked Up should be just about the perfect comedy. Writer and director Judd Apatow’s follow-up to 2005’s funniest movie—The... Knocked Up (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[1.Jun.07] :. While the Pete and Ben romance is based in their similarities, their most moving discovery is their unconditional devotion to the differences embodied by girls. Short Cuts - In Theaters: Knocked Up (2007)by Bill Gibron[30.May.07] :. If big screen comedy has an assigned savior, it just might be Judd Apatow. With the beloved 40 Year Old Virgin fresh in everyone’s minds, and his producer’s imprint on other... 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. Net-Works: The Best TV of 2006by PopMatters Staff[10.Jan.07] :. You won't have to look far along your television dial to discover the Top TV picks from PopMatters staff. From 20 upward, each entry represents the boob tube at its best. Greys Anatomyby Roger Holland[28.Sep.06] :. Grey's Anatomy is a well cast and beautifully shot soap opera, with characters we can love and hate and a soundtrack of frequently marvelous music. The Ringer (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Dec.05] :. The self-abusing, screwy-faced, funky-bodied manchild Johnny Knoxville hardly needs to be looking for more offensive material to whomp upon his fan base. Grey’s Anatomyby Samantha Bornemann[19.Oct.05] :. Confession and communication aren't the norm at Seattle Grace. Instead, the hospital crew all harbor secrets. Grey’s Anatomyby Samantha Bornemann[4.Apr.05] :. Melodramatic? Sure, but in a rousing, manipulating, on-with-the-show kind of way. MTV’s Wuthering Heightsby Chris Elliot[1.Mar.04] :. You can almost hear the producers' pitch: 'It's Heathcliff and Catherine via Justin and Britney -- tragic love, but without all those heavy wool broadcloths.' Valentine (2001)by Todd R. RamlowValentine's message is that women who overstep their bounds deserve physical, motional, and sexual abuse, because of how they perpetually victimize men. And so, what is actually scariest about 'Valentine' is the film's tacit attitude that these girls had it coming. |
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