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The Wizard of Oz at Chapman Cultural Center

Written On 27 Jan, 2010 at 10:05 in Kids Activities, Movies, Nightlife | Viewed 21 views times | 0 Comments
The Wizard of Oz at Chapman Cultural Center

Chapman Cultural Center to Show Hollywood Classics The Chapman Cultural Center will show six famous movies during January and February as part of its film series—“The People’s Choice: Hollywood Classics.” The movies to be screened at 7 p.m. are • Gone with the... (Continue Reading)

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Capitalism: A Love Story

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:58 in Finance, Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Capitalism: A Love Story

Filmmaker Michael Moore, who first brought his idiosyncratic but effective style of cinematic advocacy to bear on economic questions in his 1989 directorial debut “Roger & Me” — focusing on the role of General Motors’ management in the decline... (Continue Reading)

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Where the Wild Things Are

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:55 in Movies | Viewed 2 views times | 0 Comments
Where the Wild Things Are

Though it’s based on a children’s book, and though objectionable elements are minimal, the intriguing fantasy “Where the Wild Things Are” (Warner Bros.), which combines live action, puppetry and computer-generated animation, is hardly a film for kids. Instead, director and... (Continue Reading)

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The Stepfather

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:53 in Movies | Viewed 2 views times | 0 Comments
The Stepfather

“The Stepfather” (Screen Gems) is director Nelson McCormick’s tedious remake of Joseph Rubin’s 1987 chillfest of the same title which, like its two sequels, received an “O” classification from the Office for Film and Broadcasting. Though the homicidal episodes... (Continue Reading)

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Vengeance is mine

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:49 in Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Vengeance is mine

“Vengeance is mine” has been a popular film theme through the years, almost always leaving out the crucial last three words of that quotation from Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans: “says the Lord.” So in “Law Abiding Citizen,” when... (Continue Reading)

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Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:47 in Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

In keeping with its unwieldy title, the gently ghoulish “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant” (Universal) is an unfocused adventure tale that gets off to a stylish start, but bogs down in a meandering story line and overlong fight... (Continue Reading)

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Couples Retreat

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:46 in Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Couples Retreat

Though much of its action is set at an idyllic island getaway in the South Pacific, the mostly dull, sexually wayward marital comedy “Couples Retreat” (Universal/Relativity) is hardly a visit to paradise. Before reaching the safe shore of its morally... (Continue Reading)

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No Impact Man

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:44 in Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
No Impact Man

“Reduce, reuse, recycle.” That’s the green-minded mantra of author Colin Beavan, the central, and eponymous, figure in the thought-provoking documentary “No Impact Man” (Oscilloscope Pictures). Filmmakers Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein chart a bold year-long experiment by the New York... (Continue Reading)

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Toy Story

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:43 in Movies | Viewed 0 views times | 0 Comments
Toy Story

Toys come to life in their own little community when humans aren’t around in the animated fantasy “Toy Story” (Disney). The toys belong to 6-year-old Andy, whose favorite is Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), a cowboy doll who is the... (Continue Reading)

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The Invention of Lying

Written On 19 Nov, 2009 at 0:41 in Movies | Viewed 1 views times | 0 Comments
The Invention of Lying

The fashionable “new atheism” — popularized in book form by such authors as Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens — unexpectedly slithers its way into the neighborhood cineplex with the arrival of “The Invention of Lying” (Warner Bros.). Though its trailer... (Continue Reading)

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