Archive for October 24th, 2007

Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.

92% Pete Seeger: The Power of Song

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

In PETE SEEGER: POWER OF SONG, the only authorized biography, Jim Brown documents the life of one of the greatest American singer/songwriters of the last century.

48% Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Despite some poignant observations on modern marriages, Why Did I Get Married? is too preachy and melodramatic.

56% The Man of My Life

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

A late-night discussion of love between two men–a married heterosexual and his gay neighbor–drives a wedge between the husband and his wife.

29% The Game Plan

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Despite The Rock’s abundant charisma, The Game Plan is just another run-of-the-mill Disney comedy.

76% Outsourced

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Outsourced is a charming and lighthearted comedy that appeals because of its timeliness and strong cast of likeable characters.

91% Michael Clayton

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

Smart and challenging, but never to point of confusion, Michael Clayton is a dramatic thriller invaluably abetted by its sharp script and faultless cast.

Moondance Alexander

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

IN THEATRES OCTOBER 19, 2007 (Limited) Moondance Alexander (Kay Panabaker, NANCY DREW) is a sweet teen, but she’s a social outcast among the snobby girls at her school.

10% The Comebacks

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

From the producers of Wedding Crashers, THE COMEBACKS is a hilarious comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made.

85% Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks Out of Town in America

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

This story of three U.S. towns which, in the early 20th century, forced their entire African American populations to leave, explores what—if anything—can be done to repair past racial injustice.