Academy Award-winning director Gabriele Salvatores (“Mediterraneo”) makes powerful use of chiaroscuro, taut pacing and some damn fine performances to enchant and unhinge us in this gorgeous, disturbing reflection on
Small screen siren Jennifer Garner stars in this comedy about a young girl who gets her wish to become an adult, only to discover that growing up fast — really, really
Several thoughts occur while watching Jennifer Garner transform herself from TV star to bona fide big screen draw in the new motion picture “13 Going On 30,” among them: Whatever
For a guy who’s never been here, maverick filmmaker Lars von Trier sure does have lots of insights about the United States … and most of them aren’t very
What The Rock is cookin' smells like a box office winner. Though purportedly based on actual events, “Walking Tall” — a remake of a 1973 film that starred Joe Don
Writer-director Guillermo del Toro (“Blade II”) relies heavily on comic-book movie conventions, but what distinguishes this film is the title character — a cigar-chomping, blue-collar, red-skinned,
A discouraging word will seldom be heard about “Home on the Range.” In an age in which “children’s movies” are increasingly designed to put adult butts in the seats,
(Roseanne Barr provides the voice of Maggie the cow in Disney’s animated feature “Home on the Range.” Film critic Dan Dunn met Barr in Century City for what turned
Some critics have panned this remake simply for not measuring up to the 1955 version, which starred Sir Alec Guinness and Peter Sellers, and was directed by Alexander Mackendrick. With
DAWN OF THE DEAD Fans of George Romero’s nightmarish horror classic won’t be disappointed by this rollicking remake. Director Zack Snyder remains faithful to the original in both
To see Kevin Smith resort to the many cornball contrivances spread throughout ‘Jersey Girl’ — this lightweight love letter to his clan — will no doubt throw his faithful fans for a
