Superman Returns

Studio: Warner Bros. (2 hrs. 30 mins.)
Plot: After a long visit to the lost remains of the planet Krypton, the Man of Steel returns to Earth.
Cast: Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Parker Posey
Rating: PG-13 
Bottom Line: ****

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The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift

Studio: Universal (1 hr. 44 mins.)
Plot: An American in Japan gets caught up in underground street racing and falls for a mobster’s girlfriend.
Cast: Lucas Black, Shad ‘Bow Wow’ Gregory Moss, Nathalie Kelley, Sung Kang, Brian Tee
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ***

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A HOMECOMING FIT FOR A QUEEN

Latifah goes home to premiere ‘Last Holiday’; talks about Hollywood star and filming in New Orleans

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Movie Review 4-26

 Movies in production….

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Movie Review: Most Rented in 2005

 
   ”Critics may get the first word on movies, but the final reviews ultimately come from the people,” begins a statement from movie rental chain Blockbuster.  

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THE FILM STRIP: KING KONG

Studio:  Universal
Plot: A remake of the 1933 classic about a foolhardy documentary filmmaker, who travels to a remote island to film his latest epic and discovers the eighth wonder of the world – King Kong.
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Thomas Kretschmann
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line:  ***

Coverage:  King Kong doesn’t break new ground but is ultimately rewarding.

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Movie Review: “Crash”

 

Studio:  Lions Gate
Plot:    There is good and bad in all of us.
Cast:  Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Terrence Howard, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Tony Danza, Loretta Devine and Larenz Tate. 
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:***

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GINA TORRES ON THE INSANITY OF ‘SERENITY’

Actress talks about film’s unlikely road to the big screen; and upcoming film with hubby Fishburne

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Movie Review: “Jarhead” 4-21

  

Studio:     Universal Pictures
Plot: A Marine’s account of his experiences fighting in Kuwait
Cast:   Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris Cooper, Dennis Haysbert, Marty Papazian, Skyler Stone
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **1/2

 

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