Movies

Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 9
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: WORLDS AWAY ★★ Filmmaker James Cameron and director Andrew Adamson tell the story of a young couple separated. They must journey...
Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 9
AP Movie Critic Tom Hooper’s extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical “Les Miserables” is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless...
Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 9
LOS ANGELES (AP) —“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” easily defended its box-office title, remaining the No. 1 film for a second weekend. A rush of...
Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 9
For his latest blood fest, “Django Unchained,” Quentin Tarantino largely replays all of his other blood fests, specifically his last flick, “...
Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 11
Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 17-23. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. “NCIS,” CBS, 19.59 million...
Published on December 28, 2012 - Page 11
The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) —The schmaltz is piled on thick, and if the comedy were any broader it would require an Imax screen, but...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 11
ARGO ★★★★ Drama about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. A CIA operative (Ben Affleck) comes up with a crazy scheme to rescue the captives. Bryan...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 11
The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Yentl” goes yenta in “The Guilt Trip,” a creakily old-fashioned comedy that forgot to pack the laughs...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 11
AP Movie Critic “This Is 40” is every inch a Judd Apatow movie, from the pop culture references and potty mouths to the blunt body humor and...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 11
AP Movie Critic The idea of watching a movie in which a sniper methodically crafts his own bullets, practices weekly at a gun range, then waits...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 13
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 10-16. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. NFL...
Published on December 21, 2012 - Page 13
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” led the box office over the weekend with $84.6 million, a record-setting opening better than the three...
Published on December 14, 2012 - Page 11
Anna Karenina ★★½ Wildly theatrical adaptation of the novel about love, betrayal and death among the elite in imperial Russia. The adulterous Anna (...
Published on December 14, 2012 - Page 11
Judging part one of Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” prelude “The Hobbit” is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act. Yet...
Published on December 14, 2012 - Page 11
LOS ANGELES (AP) —The James Bond blockbuster “Skyfall” has risen back to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in $10.8 million. The top...
Published on December 14, 2012 - Page 11
The man who made “Psycho” was no lightweight, though he kind of comes off that way in “Hitchcock.” Starring Anthony Hopkins as Alfred Hitchcock and...
Published on December 14, 2012 - Page 12
NEW YORK (AP) —Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 3-9. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. Sunday Night...
Published on December 7, 2012 - Page 11
Anna Karenina HH½ Wildly theatrical adaptation of the novel about love, betrayal and death among the elite in imperial Russia. The adulterous Anna (...
Published on December 7, 2012 - Page 11
AP Movie Critic This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they’re potential Oscar contenders or crowd-...
Published on December 7, 2012 - Page 11
LOS ANGELES (AP) —Holdover films remained tops at the weekend box office as the “Twilight” finale finished at No. 1 again and the James Bond tale “...
Published on December 7, 2012 - Page 14
NEW YORK (AP) — Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 26-Dec. 2. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership. 1. NFL...
Published on November 30, 2012 - Page 11
Argo HHHH Drama about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. A CIA operative (Ben Affleck) comes up with a crazy scheme to rescue the captives. Bryan...
Published on November 30, 2012 - Page 11
AP Movie Critic Writer-director Andrew Dominik’s “Killing Them Softly” is an incredibly stylish genre exercise set in the world of mobsters, junkies...
Published on November 30, 2012 - Page 11
AP Movie Critic All the world’s a stage, very literally, in Joe Wright’s wildly theatrical adaptation of “Anna Karenina.” If you thought the...
Published on November 30, 2012 - Page 11
LOS ANGELES (AP) —Strong holiday weekends for the “Twilight” finale, “Skyfall” and “Lincoln” helped lift Hollywood to record Thanksgiving revenue....
Published on November 23, 2012 - Page 13
Argo HHHH Drama about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. A CIA operative (Ben Affleck) comes up with a crazy scheme to rescue the captives. Bryan...
Published on November 23, 2012 - Page 13
“Life of Pi” is one of those lyrical, internalized novels that should have no business working on the screen. Quite possibly, it wouldn’t have worked...
Published on November 23, 2012 - Page 13
AP Movie Critic From mental illness and adultery to football obsession and competitive dance, “Silver Linings Playbook” follows a wily and winding...
Published on November 23, 2012 - Page 14
LOS ANGELES (AP) —“Twilight” didn’t fade out. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” earned $141 million domestically over opening weekend,...
Published on November 23, 2012 - Page 14
The army invading the United States in “Red Dawn,” an ill-advised remake of the campy 1984 original, was changed in post-production from Chinese to...