Saturday, November 07, 2009
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Movies
- Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies - 10:30 PM
- Actor Woods sues RI hospital in brother's death - 07:17 PM
- Broadway finds its 'Spider-Man' in Reeve Carney - 06:59 PM
- Matthew Broderick focuses on 'Wonderful World' - 03:53 PM
- Tom Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries' - 11:36 PM
- Records: Morgan Freeman settles suit on car wreck - 04:49 PM
- Boxing Hall of Famer Lou Filippo dies at 83 - 12:13 PM
- Comedian Mo'Nique gets serious in 'Precious' - 10:20 AM
- Capsule reviews: `Precious' and others - 07:01 AM
Limited Run
Detroit Film Theatre presents contemporary and classic world cinema at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Tom Long Film Review: 'A Christmas Carol' -- GRADE: C
Review: Creepy 3-D 'A Christmas Carol' deserves a lump of coal
Want the creeps for Christmas? Then check out the latest version of "A Christmas Carol. It follows the ugliest Scrooge ever conceived through all manner of nightmarish encounters with his past, present and future. If you want to make sure your four 4-year-old doesn't sleep for a year, bring him or her to this movie. - 11/06/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'The Men Who Stare at Goats' -- GRADE: B
Review: Clooney has paranormal fun in 'The Men Who Stare at Goats'
George Clooney is a fun guy. Sure he makes serious movies -- "Michael Clayton," the upcoming "Up in the Air" -- but he also seems to understand the value of a good laugh. "The Men Who Stare at Goats" is a good laugh. - 11/06/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'The Fourth Kind' -- GRADE: D
Review: 'Fourth Kind' is laughably third-rate
"The Fourth Kind" is the third best paranormal film currently in theaters, running way behind the comic "The Men Who Stare at Goats" and the cheapie phenom "Paranormal Activity." Apparently Hollywood thinks we're interested in this stuff. And we might be if, in the case of "The Fourth Kind," it was a lot less hokey. - 11/06/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'Coco Before Chanel' -- GRADE: D+
Review: 'Coco' biopic looking threadbare
If someone were to make a parody of French biographical films, it might look a great deal like "Coco Before Chanel" -- pompous, incomplete, a woman torn between two lovers, tragic death and many, many cigarettes smoked. - 11/06/2009
New on DVD
'Pelham' is a runaway train ride
More on this and other movies new and notable on DVD this week. - 11/06/2009
Reel Talk
Catch early view of 'The Road'
It's the end of the world as we know it, and Viggo Mortensen plays a man trying to lead his son through the dangerous desolation to some semblance of safety in "The Road," November's featured film at Tom Long's Reel Talk, showing at 7 p.m. Nov. 19. - 11/06/2009
Windsor brings part of film festival to Detroit Film Theatre
TheWindsor International Film Festival is rolling... but not in Windsor. - 11/05/2009
Tale of Scrooge takes digital turn
'I love terrifying children," reveals Jim Carrey, who plays Scrooge, the original holiday-hating miser who undergoes a transformation in Robert Zemeckis' faithful adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." - 11/05/2009
Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars. The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday. - 11/04/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'The Damned United' -- GRADE: B
Review: Polished 'United' scores as human-interest story
Some of the best sports films have little to do with sports. Such is the case with "The Damned United," which is based on the true story of hotshot soccer manager Brian Clough (Michael Sheen) taking over the reins of his archrival, the perennial powerhouse Leeds United. - 10/30/2009
Tom Long Film Review: 'British Television Advertising Awards 2009' -- GRADE: B
Review: TV commercials the British way
If a society is reflected in its advertising -- as it surely must be -- our British counterparts would seem to be both a bit more silly and a lot more serious when it comes to TV commercials. - 10/30/2009
Film Review: 'New York, I Love You' -- GRADE: B
Review: Urban anthology 'New York' packs hits and misses
"New York, I Love You" is the second installment in an ambitious project that began with "Paris, Je T'aime" (2006), an anthology with 13 directors. Rio is said to be next. Inevitably, the film is a jumble sale. - 10/30/2009
New on DVD
'Orphan' a quirky thriller with respected cast
New and notable on DVD this week: - 10/30/2009
Oscar noms still up in the air
For the first time since 1944 -- when the Best Production award was changed to Best Picture -- the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will have a full 10 nominees for the year's biggest award instead of five. - 10/30/2009
New on Kid Vid
'Wunderkind' brings little Amadeus Mozart to life
Read on for more on this and others among this week's new releases for kids, teens and families. - 10/30/2009
