Chicago – Before earning Oscar nom validation for his “Philomena” screenplay last year, British comedian Steve Coogan led a separate life as Alan Partridge, a dopey media personality who symbolized the danger of empowering clowns like him with a microphone, whether on a news program, a late night show, or in a radio booth.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
A daffy concoction co-created by Armando Iannucci (of HBO’s “Veep” and the satirical film “In the Loop”), the character has bopped around different BBC series for years, until now getting his first feature film. With Coogan given a rare opportunity to show his prowess stateside as a lead comedian (he has appeared in “The Other Guys,” “Tropic Thunder,” and “Our Idiot Brother” in side roles), this British comedy does have a special charm. But even a certified comedian can only take a spotty collection of bits so far.
The latest adventure for Partridge finds him...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
A daffy concoction co-created by Armando Iannucci (of HBO’s “Veep” and the satirical film “In the Loop”), the character has bopped around different BBC series for years, until now getting his first feature film. With Coogan given a rare opportunity to show his prowess stateside as a lead comedian (he has appeared in “The Other Guys,” “Tropic Thunder,” and “Our Idiot Brother” in side roles), this British comedy does have a special charm. But even a certified comedian can only take a spotty collection of bits so far.
The latest adventure for Partridge finds him...
- 4/26/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Whenever Wes Anderson releases a new film, it’s reason to celebrate. From Rushmore to Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Royal Tenenbaums to Moonrise Kingdom, Mr. Anderson is one of Hollywood’s most unique and delightful directors, delivering hit after hit and never failing to entertain audiences. His newest effort, The Grand Budapest Hotel, is arriving in theatres this week and with it comes an absolutely dynamite cast (as per usual for an Anderson film).
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan and many, many more, the director’s latest tells the story of legendary concierge Gustav (Fiennes), who works at the titular hotel. Framed for a murder that he didn’t commit, he’s forced to team up with a young employee (Tony Revolori) to prove his innocence.
Last weekend, several of the film’s cast members attended the NYC press...
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan and many, many more, the director’s latest tells the story of legendary concierge Gustav (Fiennes), who works at the titular hotel. Framed for a murder that he didn’t commit, he’s forced to team up with a young employee (Tony Revolori) to prove his innocence.
Last weekend, several of the film’s cast members attended the NYC press...
- 3/3/2014
- by Justine Browning
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – It does not take even a high school history class to understand the liberty used in “Stalingrad’s” presentation of its title siege. Boasted as the highest-grossing Russian movie ever, this IMAX 3D event is the country’s own adaptation of the hero glorification seen in “300”.
..complete with copious slow motion and overflowing testosterone. Made with great pride but also a somewhat goofy sense of war, “Stalingrad” is as irreverent with its filmmaking style as it is reverent to the country’s glory.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Framed as a bedtime story passed on from a Russian humanitarian worker to a German woman trapped after a Japanese tsunami, “Stalingrad” focuses its title event around the lives of a few World War II Russian soldiers, and the woman whose crumbling apartment building they are living in. The year is 1942, and the Germans are ready to take over the city of Stalingrad to begin...
..complete with copious slow motion and overflowing testosterone. Made with great pride but also a somewhat goofy sense of war, “Stalingrad” is as irreverent with its filmmaking style as it is reverent to the country’s glory.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Framed as a bedtime story passed on from a Russian humanitarian worker to a German woman trapped after a Japanese tsunami, “Stalingrad” focuses its title event around the lives of a few World War II Russian soldiers, and the woman whose crumbling apartment building they are living in. The year is 1942, and the Germans are ready to take over the city of Stalingrad to begin...
- 3/1/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
We've got a couple of new posters to share with you today for two completely different movies: Need For Speed and The Grand Budapest Hotel!
Need For Speed was directed by Act of Valor co-director Scott Waugh and stars Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton, Imogen Poots, and Dominic Cooper.
Framed for a crime he didn't commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction.
It comes out on March 14th, 2014.
The Grand Budapest Hotel was directed by Wes Anderson and stars Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Saoirse Ronan, F. Murray Abraham, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Léa Seydoux, and Mathieu Amalric.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé.
Need For Speed was directed by Act of Valor co-director Scott Waugh and stars Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton, Imogen Poots, and Dominic Cooper.
Framed for a crime he didn't commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction.
It comes out on March 14th, 2014.
The Grand Budapest Hotel was directed by Wes Anderson and stars Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Saoirse Ronan, F. Murray Abraham, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Harvey Keitel, Léa Seydoux, and Mathieu Amalric.
The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé.
- 12/19/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
The Descendants (15)
(Alexander Payne, 2011, Us) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Robert Forster. 115 mins
A sideways move from Sideways takes Payne on another tour of masculine crises, though this has mellowed and matured for longer. Family issues jolt Clooney out of his Hawaiian comfort zone. His wife's sudden coma puts him in charge of their two daughters, and brings their marriage into perspective, while his control of the ancestral estate adds to the burden. It's a well-rooted drama of great performances and big themes (and probably big awards).
Like Crazy (12A)
(Drake Doremus, 2011, Us) Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence. 90 mins
Young love sees no colour, but it must abide by visa regulations in this cross-Atlantic romantic saga, which tests a couple's endurance in an offbeat, indie style.
The Grey (15)
(Joe Carnahan, 2012, Us) Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo. 117 mins
Liam Neeson v wolves – seems like a good match.
(Alexander Payne, 2011, Us) George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Robert Forster. 115 mins
A sideways move from Sideways takes Payne on another tour of masculine crises, though this has mellowed and matured for longer. Family issues jolt Clooney out of his Hawaiian comfort zone. His wife's sudden coma puts him in charge of their two daughters, and brings their marriage into perspective, while his control of the ancestral estate adds to the burden. It's a well-rooted drama of great performances and big themes (and probably big awards).
Like Crazy (12A)
(Drake Doremus, 2011, Us) Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence. 90 mins
Young love sees no colour, but it must abide by visa regulations in this cross-Atlantic romantic saga, which tests a couple's endurance in an offbeat, indie style.
The Grey (15)
(Joe Carnahan, 2012, Us) Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo. 117 mins
Liam Neeson v wolves – seems like a good match.
- 1/28/2012
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Philip Kaufman's 1978 updating of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' doesn't stray too far from the original -- trading a Cold War climate for Watergate and post-Vietnam anxiety -- topping it off with darkly comedic jabs at the new Me Decade's navel-gazing and self-help sales pitch: "You will be born again into an untroubled world." The time was ripe and ready for a reimagining, and with the backing of an intelligent cast -- including Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, and Leonard Nimoy -- along with well-crafted scares that use aural and visual effects instead of cheap thrills. Kaufman and cinematographer Michael Chapman created an epic and relevant thriller for the times that's...
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Philip Kaufman's 1978 updating of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' doesn't stray too far from the original -- trading a Cold War climate for Watergate and post-Vietnam anxiety -- topping it off with darkly comedic jabs at the new Me Decade's navel-gazing and self-help sales pitch: "You will be born again into an untroubled world." The time was ripe and ready for a reimagining, and with the backing of an intelligent cast -- including Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, and Leonard Nimoy -- along with well-crafted scares that use aural and visual effects instead of cheap thrills. Kaufman and cinematographer Michael Chapman created an epic and relevant thriller for the times that's...
- 11/11/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
Filed under: Columns, Horror, Cinematical
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Philip Kaufman's 1978 updating of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' doesn't stray too far from the original -- trading a Cold War climate for Watergate and post-Vietnam anxiety -- topping it off with darkly comedic jabs at the new Me Decade's navel-gazing and self-help sales pitch: "You will be born again into an untroubled world." The time was ripe and ready for a reimagining, and with the backing of an intelligent cast -- including Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, and Leonard Nimoy -- along with well-crafted scares that use aural and visual effects instead of cheap thrills. Kaufman and cinematographer Michael Chapman created an epic and relevant thriller for the times that's...
Welcome to Framed, a column at Cinematical that runs every Thursday and celebrates the artistry of cinema -- one frame at a time.
Philip Kaufman's 1978 updating of Don Siegel's 1956 sci-fi classic, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' doesn't stray too far from the original -- trading a Cold War climate for Watergate and post-Vietnam anxiety -- topping it off with darkly comedic jabs at the new Me Decade's navel-gazing and self-help sales pitch: "You will be born again into an untroubled world." The time was ripe and ready for a reimagining, and with the backing of an intelligent cast -- including Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, and Leonard Nimoy -- along with well-crafted scares that use aural and visual effects instead of cheap thrills. Kaufman and cinematographer Michael Chapman created an epic and relevant thriller for the times that's...
- 11/11/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Moviefone
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