Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey lead the incredible ensemble cast that follow Cecil Gaines, who had a 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” LEE DANIELS'” THE BUTLER THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY Rating: PG-13 Run Time: 126 minutes Directed by Lee Daniels Produced by Pamela…
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“Hannah Arendt” is a biographical film about German-Jewish philosopher and political theorist. Jeanne has her take. “Hannah Arendt” Cast: Hannah Arendt: BARBARA SUKOWA Heinrich Blücher: AXEL MILBERG Mary McCarthy: JANET MCTEER Lotte Köhler: JULIA JENTSCH Hans Jonas: ULRICH NOETHEN Kurt Blumenfeld: MICHAEL DEGEN Director: MARGARETHE VON TROTTA Screenwriters: PAMELA KATZ…
Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous “X-Men” films. SIDEWALKS’ J.P. has his take on “The Wolverine.” “The Wolverine” Marvel / 20th Century Fox Rating: PG-13 Running Time:2 hr. 16 min. Directed by: James Mangold Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner, Hugh Jackman, Hutch Parker, John Palermo Screenplay by: Mark Bomback,…
It’s monsters vs. battle robots in “Pacific Rim.” Two reviews by J.P. and Richard. “WARNER BROS. PICTURES AND LEGENDARY PICTURES PACIFIC RIM” Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures MPAA Rating: PG-13 for “sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief language” Run Time: 131 minutes Studio Synopsis: From…
A zombie apocalypse is eminent in “World War Z.” Can Brad Pitt save the world? J.P. has his take. WORLD WAR Z Paramount Pictures PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images Directed by: Marc Forster Executive Producers Marc Forster, Brad Simpson, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Paul Schwake,…
The Superman tale is back … in yet, another retelling. This time, Henry Cavill dons the suit in “Man of Steel.” SIDEWALKS’ Jeanne has her take. “MAN OF STEEL” Warner Bros. Pictures MPAA Rating: PG-13 for “intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction and for some language” Run Time:…
They starred in “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Now, father-and-son Will and Jaden Smith are going to the future in “After Earth.” Sci-fi lover J.P. Langston gives us thoughts on the film. “AFTER EARTH” Columbia Pictures MPAA Rating: This film is rated PG-13 for “sci-fi action violence and some disturbing images.”…
The gang is back for another go-around with action, stunts, and fast cars. SIDEWALKS’ J.P. has his take on #6 of the “Fast and the Furious” film series. FAST & FURIOUS 6 Universal Pictures Rated: PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned – Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13) for…
The Wolfpack are back! Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, and Ken Jeong headline “The Hangover Part III.” SIDEWALKS’ Opal has her take. “THE HANGOVER PART III” Warner Bros. Pictures MPAA Rating: R for “pervasive language including sexual references, some violence and drug content, and brief graphic nudity” Run Time: 100 minutes…
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto return as the infamous Kirk and Spock in the next chapter of the rebooted franchise. SIDEWALKS’ Richard has take on “Star Trek Into Darkness.” STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Directed by: J.J. Abrams Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Bendict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve, John Cho,…
Iron Man is back! Robert Downey Jr. and company take on a new villain and Tony Stark’s post-“Avengers” mental state. J.P. has his take on the third chapter. IRON MAN 3 Marvel Rating: PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content) Running time: 129…
Co-written, produced and directed by Joseph Kosinski and based on his unpublished graphic novel, Tom Cruise stars in the sci-fi action “Oblivion.” SIDEWALKS’ JP gives us his thoughts. OBLIVION Universal Pictures Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo Directed by: Joseph Kosinski Screenplay…
It’s a a remake of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror film. Now, director / co-writer Fede Alvarez brings us his version of “Evil Dead.” Is it better than the original classic? EVIL DEAD TriStar Pictures This film has been rated R by the MPAA for the following reasons: strong bloody violence…
YES! The 80’s cartoons movie revival is in full swing and like “Transformers,” “G. I. Joe” gets a sequel. No doubt it won’t stop there. G.I. JOE RETALIATION Paramount Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Skydance Productions Present In Association with Hasbro A di Bonaventura Pictures Production Directed by: Jon Chu Written by:…
You have seen our “The Host” interviews with Jake Abel and Max Irons. Now, SIDEWALKS’ Veronica Castro gives us her take on the film itself. “The Host” Open Road Films Presents In Association with IAV International and Silver Reel A Nick Wechsler / Chockstone Pictures / Fickle Fish Production Rated: PG-13…
The movie has everything: beautiful actresses, a popular film actor, fun on the beach, and girls with rifles. Huh? SIDEWALKS’ Richard has his views on the much anticipated “Spring Breakers.” “SPRING BREAKERS” A24 Films Directed by: Harmony Korine Cast: Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Rachel Korine and James Franco…