Sunday, November 22, 2009
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- Bulls escape on set of film starring Cruise, Diaz - 05:24 PM
- 'New Moon' wolfs down $140.7M in opening weekend - 03:18 PM
- 'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite - 12:41 PM
- Travolta appears at fundraiser in Fla. hometown - 07:40 AM
- Parker-Broderick surrogacy case jury breaks - 12:07 AM
- 'New Moon' midnight showings earn record $26.3 mil - 02:32 PM
- Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions in Georgia - 01:01 PM
- '2012' a home run with patriotic fans in China - 06:07 AM
- Bullock in New Orleans for 'Blind Side' showing - 11:25 PM
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Detroit Film Theatre presents contemporary and classic world cinema at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
'New Moon' takes record $72.7M box office bite
Los Angeles-- Vampires and werewolves have vanquished a dark knight. - 11/21/2009
Tom Long: Film Review: 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' -- GRADE: C
Review: 'New Moon' is just what 'Twilight' fans want -- unfortunately
A big bowl of adolescent romantic mush garnished with horror-lite action scenes and a rushed road trip, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is a mess. But to be fair to director Chris Weitz and screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, it is the mess "Twilight" fans were expecting and probably demanding. - 11/20/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire' -- GRADE: A
Review: 'Precious' is power and horror
As powerful a film as you will see in this or any other year, "Precious" slams you in the chest with its raw but finely balanced portrayal of a teen girl in Harlem whose life is so abusive and dysfunctional that the film can be hard to watch. - 11/20/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'The Blind Side' -- GRADE: B-
Review: Overly weepy 'Blind Side' achieves goals
"The Blind Side" is a cute, touchy-feely crowd pleaser that wants nothing more than to wrap audiences in a warm holiday embrace. In a sense, it achieves that goal, but it is overly sentimental in a Lifetime movie kind-of-way. - 11/20/2009
Oscar panel snubs 'Tyson,' Moore's 'Capitalism'
Of the 89 documentary films eligible for Oscar consideration this year, 15 were selected for a short list of potential nominees. And Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" wasn't one of them. - 11/20/2009
West Michigan native's star rising in 'Twilight'
Taylor Lautner is at the center of a hurricane, and loving it. The 17-year-old actor and Grand Rapids native is relentlessly upbeat as he talks about the exciting new turn his life has taken: playing Jacob Black, a Quiliute Indian who shapeshifts into a wolf, in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." - 11/20/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'Planet 51' -- GRADE: C-
Review: 'Planet 51' sputters and crashes
Mediocre, clunky and just so not special, "Planet 51" is written by Joe Stillman, the guy who wrote "Shrek," and again this movie features green people. It's time to find another color. - 11/20/2009
New on DVD
'Star Trek' primed for your home theater
The best blockbuster of the year was this unlikely reworking of the once tired Trek franchise by director J.J. Abrams. Going back to the very beginnings of the Spock-Kirk relationship, and offering a zippy script filled with humor and action, Abrams delivered a blast of a film. - 11/20/2009
New on kid vid
'Farscape' series megaset offers good sci-fi fun
This week's new releases for kids, teens and families, from the sci-fi adventure of "Farscape" to the more personal story behind "Is Anybody There." - 11/20/2009
2009 holiday DVD guide: Plop these Christmas videos in the player
It's holiday time again, and that means a new batch of DVDs to help get you in the mood. Here's a look at this year's new Christmas releases for kids and families. - 11/19/2009
Oscar watch
'Precious' and 'Education' could take home Oscars
Every year come awards season some sleepers wake up winners. These are mostly smaller films that depend on critical hurrahs to get the word out. They don't have big studios behind them and they haven't picked up instant recognition at major film festivals. Time to speculate on the long shots. - 11/19/2009
Star of the Found Footage Festival: Your home movie
Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett have turned their appreciation for videos of the so-bad-they're-good ilk -- like birthday party tapes found at garage sales -- into a touring show. The Found Footage Festival makes its first visit to Metro Detroit tonight at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. - 11/19/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'American Harmony' -- GRADE: C+
Review: 'Harmony' leaves you with questions
Somehow "American Harmony" bubbles over with enthusiasm for its subject matter -- high-level American barbershop quartet competition -- while shedding very little real light on it. - 11/19/2009
'Twilight Saga: New Moon' and other flicks opening soon
Find out what's hitting the big screen Friday, Nov. 25 and Nov. 27. - 11/19/2009
What's goin' on in Metro Detroit
Our picks and other happenings organized by categories such as music, visual arts/museums and film. - 11/19/2009
