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- Movie guide: Capsule listing of current releases - Kansas City Star
- Movie review: 'Social Network' is epic and intimate at once - Abington Mariner
| Eminem Reps Deny Movie Roles in 360 and as Riddler - RapBasement.com Posted: 01 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT Well this was a short lived rumor. Earlier today rumors were circulating that Eminem may make his acting return in the Fernando Meirelles sex-themed drama "360" which has already secured the actors Rachel Weisz and Anthony Hopkins. However this was quickly shot down by Eminem Reps stating "There's no truth to it all, Reports that the rapper is in talks to star as The Riddler in the upcoming installment of the Batman franchise are also false.". While I could care less if Eminem gets in the "360" movie him playing the Riddler is a very interesting role and could be a good fit for him. What do you guys think? In related news Eminem released his new Music Video - Eminem and Lil Wayne - No Love Music Video: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Movie guide: Capsule listing of current releases - Kansas City Star Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT
Los Angeles TimesRatings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted. OPENING IN HOLLYWOOD THIS WEEK "Altiplano" - When remnants of long-ago silver mining bring illness and death to a Peruvian village, locals mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the mountains. With Magaly Solier, Jasmin Tabatabai and Olivier Gourmet. Written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth. (1:49) NR. "Barry Munday" - A suburban wannabe ladies man finds it takes losing his manhood to be a better man. With Patrick Wilson, Judy Greer, Chloe Sevigny, Jean Smart, Cybill Shepherd, Christopher McDonald, Billy Dee Williams and Malcolm McDowell. Screenplay by Chris D'Arienzo, based on a novel by Frank Turner Hollon. Directed by D'Arienzo. (1:34) R. "Case 39" - A social worker's efforts to save a 10-year-old girl take a terrifying turn. With Renee Zellweger, Ian McShane and Bradley Cooper. Written by Ray Wright. Directed by Christian Alvart. (1:49) R. "Freakonomics" - A documentary expose debunking conventional wisdom of everything and revealing what answers may come if one just asks the right questions. Written (in segments) by Peter Bull and Alex Gibney; Jeremy Chilnick and Morgan Spurlock; Eugene Jarecki; Seth Gordon; Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady. Based on the book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Directed (segments) by Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Eugene Jarecki and Seth Gordon. (1:25) PG-13. "The Freebie" - A sexually frustrated couple experiments with one night of carousing to spice up their life. With Dax Shepard and Kathryn Aselton. Written and directed by Aselton. (1:20) R. "The Girl" - The story of a 10-year-old girl left alone in her countryside house in summer 1981. With Blanca Engstrom, Shanti Roney and Annika Hallin. Screenplay by Karin Arrhenius. Directed by Fredrik Edfeldt. In Swedish with English Subtitles. (1:35) NR. "Hatchet II" - Deformed swamp-dweller Victor Crowley is back terrorizing the Louisiana swamplands. With Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder and A.J. Bowen. Written and directed by Adam Green. (1:29) NR (horror, violence). "Howl" - The story of how Beat poet Allen Ginsberg's seminal work broke down societal barriers in the face of an infamous public obscenity trial. With James Franco, Jon Hamm, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola, Treat Williams, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeff Daniels. Directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. (1:30) NR. "Let Me In" - A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. With Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Elias Koteas. Screenplay by Matt Reeves, based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist and film by Tomas Alfredson. Directed by Reeves. R. "The Social Network" - The journey of Mark Zuckerberg, from Harvard student to the world's youngest billionaire as co-founder of Facebook. With Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by David Fincher. (2 hrs.) PG-13. "The Temptation of St. Tony" - A midlevel manager finds himself confronting the mysteries of middle age and morality as he loses grasp of what was once his quiet life. With Taavi Eelmaa, Ravshana Kurkova, Tiina Tauraite, Sten Ljunggren and Denis Lavant. Written and directed by Veiko Ounpuu. In Estonian, Russian, French and English with English subtitles. (1:50) NR. ALSO IN THEATERS "Alpha and Omega" - Two mismatched young wolves must work together to make the long journey home to prevent war in their wolf packs. With the voices of Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Christina Ricci, Danny Glover, Dennis Hopper and Larry Miller. Written by Steve Moore and Christopher Denk. Directed by Anthony Bell and Ben Gluck. (1:28) PG. "The American" - An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment. With George Clooney, Thekla Reuten and Bruce Altman. Written by Rowan Joffe. Directed by Anton Corbijn. (1:45) R. "Despicable Me" - An evil villian's plans to steal the moon are upended when he encounters a trio of orphaned girls. With the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Danny McBride, Miranda Cosgrove and Julie Andrews. Written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin. (1:35) PG. "Devil" - The devil is among a group of people trapped in an elevator. With Chris Messina, Logan Marshall-Green, Geoffrey Arend, Bojana Novakovic, Jenny O'Hara, Bokeem Woodbine and Jacob Vargas. Screenplay by Brian Nelson. Directed by John Erick Dowdle. (1:20) PG-13. "Easy A" - When her life begins to parallel Hester Prynne's in "The Scarlet Letter," a clean-cut high-school girl uses the rumor mill to advance her social and financial standing. With Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm McDowell, Aly Michalka and Stanley Tucci. Written by Bert V. Royal. Directed by Will Gluck. (1:32) PG-13. "Eat Pray Love" - A newly divorced woman embarks on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. Starring Julia Roberts, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis, Billy Crudup and Javier Bardem. Screenplay by Ryan Murphy and Jennifer Salt, based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert. Directed by Murphy. (2:13) PG-13. "The Expendables" - A group of mercenaries encounters betrayal and deceit when hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. With Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke. Screenplay by David Callaham and Stallone. Directed by Stallone. (1:43) R. "Get Low" - A mysterious 1930s Tennessee hermit throws his own rollicking funeral party while still alive. With Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black. Screenplay by Chris Provenzano and C. Gabby Mitchell. Directed by Aaron Schneider. (1:42) PG-13. "Inception" - In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a single idea within one's mind can be the most dangerous weapon or the most valuable asset. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page and Cillian Murphy. Written and directed by Christopher Nolan. In IMAX. (2:28) PG-13. "The Last Exorcism" - A conniving priest's faith is tested when he faces the devil in one last exorcism of a young girl. With Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell. Written by Huck Botko and Andrew Gurland. Directed by Daniel Stamm. (1:30) PG-13. "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" - A young owl must gather a mythic band of winged warriors to fight the evil army and save the owl kingdom. With voices of Helen Mirren, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Jim Sturgess, Hugo Weaving. Screenplay by John Orloff and Emil Stern, based on the book series by Kathryn Lasky. Directed by Zack Snyder. In IMAX 3D. (1:30) PG. "Machete" - An ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. With Danny Trejo, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Don Johnson and Lindsay Lohan. Directed by Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez. (1:45) R. "Nanny McPhee Returns" - Magical governess Nanny McPhee returns to rein in unruly cousins at a family farm during the war. With Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans and Maggie Smith. Screenplay by Emma Thompson. Directed by Susanna White. (1:49) PG. "The Other Guys" - Two mismatched New York City detectives find themselves stepping into the limelight of the top cops they idolize. With Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson. Written by Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. Directed by McKay. (1:47) PG-13. "Resident Evil: Afterlife" - The search for survivors of a deadly zombie transforming virus leads to a deadly trap in Los Angeles. With Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Boris Kodjoe and Wentworth Miller. Written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. In 3D. (1:36) R. "Takers" - A group of bank robbers' perfectly executed crimes are interrupted by a hell-bent hardened detective. With Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba, Jay Hernandez, Chris Brown and Hayden Christensen. Directed by John Luessenhop. (1:47) PG-13. "The Town" - A bank manager unknowingly falls for the robber whose brother held her hostage in a recent heist. With Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Blake Lively, Titus Welliver, Pete Postlethwaite and Chris Cooper. Screenplay by Peter Craig, Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard. Directed by Affleck. (2:05) R. "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" - Gordon Gekko is released from prison into a brave new financial world. With Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Susan Sarandon and Frank Langella. Written by Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff. Directed by Oliver Stone. (2:11) PG-13. "You Again" - High-school rivalries rear their ugly heads for a PR exec and her mother during her brother's wedding. With Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Yustman, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber and Betty White. Written by Moe Jelline. Directed by Andy Fickman. (1:45) PG. 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| Movie review: 'Social Network' is epic and intimate at once - Abington Mariner Posted: 29 Sep 2010 03:09 PM PDT Checking into Facebook sporadically while writing my review of "The Social Network," I notice my hairstylist commenting on how freakishly hot it's been in Los Angeles, an old friend announcing she's flying back to Dallas from a business trip in New Jersey and a sports colleague posting a photo of himself while on assignment in Wales covering the Ryder Cup. My dog trainer has seven new friends. A classmate from my college newspaper is celebrating a birthday. They're all the usual mundane updates and observations that have become second nature in an age when we must share the meaningless immediately — all part of who we are and how we live and work. But the origin tale of Facebook itself is filled with high drama, betrayal and rage — just one of the many fascinating contradictions that make "The Social Network" so smart, meaty and compulsively watchable. Director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin have gotten together to create an epic tale about how we're able to tell the world about the tiniest details of our lives; they depict potentially dry, unwieldy topics — computer coding and competing lawsuits — and they do it in an intimate way. These are two guys who aren't exactly checking their smart phones constantly for new friend requests, but "The Social Network" represents the best of what they do: Fincher's mastery of fluid, visual storytelling, Sorkin's knack for crisp, biting dialogue. It's sharp, funny and tense, has great energy and pulsates with the thrill of discovery. Why we think people are itching to discover so much about us is another conversation for another time. But at age 19, Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg figured out that we'd want to do just that, and he determined it while screwing around on his computer one night in 2003, drunkenly miffed after his girlfriend dumped him. At least, that's how the story goes; Facebook itself calls the movie fiction. Still, here we are now, 500 million users strong worldwide — and here Zuckerberg is, billions of dollars richer. Zuckerberg himself is the biggest contradiction of all: a socially inept guy who came up with a revolutionary way for others to connect, a hugely inventive genius who's also depicted as being small, petty and back-stabbing. He's coy about his own life and likes but he's become obscenely wealthy by urging others to divulge theirs. In starring as Zuckerberg, Jesse Eisenberg rises beautifully to the challenge of portraying an unlikable protagonist and making us feel engaged by him — or even want to see him succeed, depending on your perspective. And perspective is everything, as you'll find in "The Social Network." Eisenberg hones the awkward intelligence that's become his trademark in films like "The Squid and the Whale" and "Adventureland," but there's an edge to it now, a bitterness that makes him the most dangerous nerd ever. Based on Ben Mezrich's book "The Accidental Billionaires," "The Social Network" couldn't be more timely, with Trent Reznor's synth-heavy score contributing to the contemporary, techie vibe. But it's a classic tale of ambition, greed, ego and self-destruction. It looks like a Fincher film with its dark, smoky warmth, similar to "Fight Club," "Panic Room" and "Zodiac." And yet it's his least show-offy film from a technical standpoint (although how he digitally depicts a set of twins is seamless). "The Social Network" moves with great verve but it's all about the dialogue. And that's where Sorkin comes in — his 162-page script packed neatly into a two-hour film with patter so brisk, especially off the top, it'll make you feel as if you're watching a 1940s screwball comedy. Fincher cuts back and forth between the creation of what we now know to be the juggernaut of Facebook and the depositions in two lawsuits against Zuckerberg. One is from a group of Harvard classmates, twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Armie Hammer and Josh Pence) and Divya Narendra (Max Minghella), who say Zuckerberg agreed to help them establish their own on-campus social network, then stole his idea and formed his own. The other is from his former business partner and only close friend back then, Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield), who says he was cheated out of millions after providing the earliest financial backing. Each is certain of his telling of the events; "The Social Network" lets us watch them all play out and gives us enough credit to decide for ourselves. And the performances all around bring these various versions of the truth to life. Eisenberg is at the center of it all, but Garfield is just as strong: He's the realist in the equation, but he's also more emotionally invested. And Justin Timberlake is, totally unsurprisingly, charismatic as hell as Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder who encourages Zuckerberg's ambition, as well as his darker instincts. Just as you can't stop yourself from checking into Facebook more than once a day, you'll find yourself drawn to "The Social Network" again and again. It's easily one of the year's best. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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