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‘Watchmen’ challenges ratings’ value

by 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...

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Movie execs finally discover that audiences want to be entertained

by 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”...

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Watch-meant: The Meaning of $55 Million

by 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...

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Watchmen

by 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.

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‘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...

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Rom-com actress kicks (and bares) some tail in her action-film debut

by 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...

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For ‘Watchmen’ fans, the long wait is over

by 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 Joker

by 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 Hollywood

by 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 Quibbles

by 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’ hero

by 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...

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 Attack

by 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...

Brideshead Revisited

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Jul.08] :. The new Brideshead Revisited doesn't grapple much with Charles' disconcerting mix of nostalgia and odium regarding British aristocracy.

The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008

by Bill Gibron

[30.Apr.08] :. And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.

The Lookout

by 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.

Copying Beethoven (2006)

by Matt Mazur

[20.Apr.07] :. While Copying Beethoven is a technically well-made, good-looking film, there doesn't seem to be any true soul present.

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.

Copying Beethoven (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[10.Nov.06] :. Ed Harris is inspired, inventive and nuanced. At times he appears to be performing in another movie, the better one that might have been.

Imagine Me & You (2005)

by Marisa Carroll

[3.Aug.06] :. Heck's heartbreak, the most resonanting aspect of this film, is not necessarily a bad thing, but it sure does drain the piss out of Luce and Rachel's final, loving, lesbian embrace.

Match Point (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Jan.06] :. Chris is fond of Enrico Caruso, whose voice 'expresses everything that's tragic about life,' one of these Allenish aphorisms that's probably true but just sounds trite.

Chasing Liberty (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Jan.04] :. Chasing Liberty is another vehicle made to fit Mandy Moore's development as an artist.