Buy it 12/20/11 on Blu-ray Combo Pack with UltraViolet Digital Copy and Download to Own As “Dolphin Tale” begins, we meet Winter, a curious young dolphin who has unfortunately gotten her tail caught in a crab trap. She is discovered…
There really is little mystery behind what makes “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” so entertaining. In fact the answer is quite elementary. Here we have a sequel that takes every successful component of the original and improves upon it.…
Here are more some more obscure facts about some of Hollywood’s biggest mucky mucks. Memorize them. Shout them out to passing vehicles. Write them down on pads of paper then mail them to your grandparents. Etch them into school table…
What comes after 3D? Don’t say 4D. We all know that, according to theme park entertainment coordinators, all 4D really turned out to be is a 3D movie with sporadic water and air shot in your face. “Shrek 4D” at…
Tim Burton used to make his own fairy tales. Now he has resigned to recycling the fables of others. Granted the word visionary still applies when speaking about Burton. His work has a defined look and feel that warrants the…
Where is the Oscar Buzz? Something should be percolating by now. Normally this is the time of year when we, the movie-going audience, are told what films are important and need to be seen. But with 2011 filled with sub…
“My Week with Marilyn” operates just as it is meant. The film is an hour and 40 minutes of pristine star vehicle that exist solely to let Michelle Williams shine. And shine she does; there is no doubt that Williams…
The best compliment that can be given to “The Muppets” is that it feels like a Muppet movie. The cheerful songs, the witticism and beloved characters are all here in this whimsical revival. Kermit the Frog and crew are back…
With “Hugo,” Martin Scorsese has made a beautiful lesson on the history of cinema. While the film has the sensibilities of the classics and concerns itself with the early beginnings of filmmaking, “Hugo” is also a thoroughly state-of-the-art affair with…
I’m so in love with the movies that it borders on obsession. My world has been like this as long as I can remember; my first memory is sitting in the balcony of an old, ornate theater in Marysville, California…