UP IN THE AIR

“Up in the Air” is a grown-up movie about grown-up characters, for grown-ups. There isn’t a car chase, explosion, gunfight or bloodbath in the entire film. It’s low- key, literate, and infinitely charming.
And it works.
George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a part-time motivational speaker and full-time professional hatchet man who earns most of his [...]

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Disney returns to its old-fashioned roots in the wildly colorful, darkly magical–and, most importantly, hand-drawn–”The Princess and the Frog”, a New Orleans-set fairy tale based on “The Frog Prince” that also happens to be the first Disney feature to star both an African-American heroine and a predominantly African- American cast.
The tale revolves around Tiana, the [...]

AVATAR

It’s been twelve years since film auteur and self-proclaimed “King of the World” James Cameron released the Oscar-winning hit, “Titanic”. Now, he’s finally come out with his long-awaited follow-up, the uber-hyped (and very un-”Titanic”-like) “Avatar”.
Was it worth the wait? Is King Jim still deserving of his crown?
Well…yes and no.
“Avatar” is, undeniably, a visual feast. [...]

FANTASTIC MR. FOX

The animated film, “Fantastic Mr. Fox” – starring George Clooney and Meryl Streep – is, at least in part, a caper movie, but not the kind in which expensively-dressed slicksters steal fortunes from shady Las Vegas casino owners (as in Clooney’s “Ocean’s 11″ movies, for example). No, the capers here involve chickens, smoked meat, and [...]

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