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LOS ANGELES
'Man of Steel' soars with $125M in four-day opening
Sunday, June 16, 2013
“Man of Steel” leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend, taking in $125 million in four days.
When life gets complicated, Hawke and Delpy at their best
Friday, June 14, 2013
“Before Midnight,” the third movie in the Richard Linklater series that began with the 1995 “Before Sunrise,” is not only as good as the first two, it’s arguably better, tackling weightier, trickier issues — as in, mature everyday love — with wit, humor and breathtaking directness.
Cast outstanding, but ‘Man of Steel’ is mind-numbing, emotionless
Friday, June 14, 2013
“Man of Steel” is not your father’s Superman (there’s no kryptonite in sight), or your grandfather’s for that matter. It features brooding, buff British actor Henry Cavill as a muscular yet sensitive type trying to find himself, torn between his Krypton roots and his Kansas upbringing.
NEW YORK
Horror film 'Purge' surprise winner at box office
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The suspense thriller “The Purge” topped the weekend box office with a shocking $36.4 million that doubled industry expectations, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Rockwell Museum exhibit captures the magic of making ‘Snow White’
Saturday, June 8, 2013
An exhibit at the Rockwell Museum that opens today takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes journey through the production of Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which many people told the entertainment mogul would flop.
Film review: Love blooms lightly against pretty scenery in Danish film
Friday, June 7, 2013
In Susanne Bier’s “Love Is All You Need,” it turns out that love really is all you need.
Film review: 'Internship' predictable, but Vaughn, Wilson deliver laughs
Friday, June 7, 2013
From the very first moments of “The Internship,” the buddy comedy starring Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson, it’s obvious exactly where it’s going. But as the saying goes, it’s the getting there that’s half the fun.
Film review: ‘Purge’ unleashes binge of violence and plot lapses
Friday, June 7, 2013
James DeMonaco’s “The Purge” is a bloody-minded, heavy-handed satire of life within these violent United States.
LOS ANGELES
Sixth 'Fast & Furious' film drives off competition for second week in row
Sunday, June 2, 2013
With its supercharged muscle cars, “Fast & Furious 6” raced to first place at the box office for the second consecutive weekend.
‘Kon-Tiki’ recounts perilous voyage for science
Friday, May 31, 2013
“Kon-Tiki” needed to be made for the simple reason that the world needs to remember that real scientific adventure existed long before George Lucas dreamed up Indiana Jones.
Will Smith’s son called on to play the hero after crash on long-abandoned Earth
Friday, May 31, 2013
"After Earth," about a boy who must become a man to save himself and his wounded warrior father on a hostile world, is a corny, generally humorless M. Night Shyamalan picture without his trademark surprises and twists.
Gerwig superbly travels dead-end path in 'Frances Ha'
Friday, May 31, 2013
Greta Gerwig makes “hapless” a happening thing in “Frances Ha.” Which is no surprise, because she’s spent her brief career mastering variations on a hapless theme.
Magic caper doesn’t have enough up its sleeve
Friday, May 31, 2013
The razzle dazzles but the smoke never quite hides the mirrors in “Now You See Me,” a super-slick new magicians’ heist picture that demonstrates, once again, how tough it is to make “magic” work as a movie subject.
LOS ANGELES
'Fast & Furious 6' leads record Memorial Day weekend
Monday, May 27, 2013
After a lackluster start to the year, the movie industry enjoyed its most robust Memorial Day weekend ever at the box office, with “Fast & Furious 6” speeding to the top spot.
CANNES, France
'Blue is Warmest Color' wins top Cannes prize
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The tender lesbian romance “Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele” won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top honor, the Palme d’Or.
