Plummer's Extraordinary "Beginners" Luck

Christopher Plummer is beguiling in "Beginners". He plays a widower who comes out of the closet as a liberated gay senior, landing a beefcake younger boyfriend. Spreading out after two weeks of very limited big-city release, writer/director Mike Mills' dramedy Beginners is kind of an in-joke, as …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday June 24, 2011

Mel's Big Screen Midlife Meltdown

Mel Gibson returns to the screen this week with one of his best performances ever in Jodie Foster's new upscale suburban desperation dramedy, The Beaver . After having previously taken on Charlie Sheen and Donald Trump in the past several weeks, I suppose it was only a matter of time before I …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Saturday May 14, 2011

Atlas Canned?

The producer of Atlas Shrugged is threatening to drop plans for sequels. But every Rand fan knows you can't let criticism get in the way of genius. Because of poor box office performance and very negative reviews, the producer of the movie version of Atlas Shrugged , John Aglialoro, has decided …

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday April 27, 2011

Every Parent's Online Nightmare

Former Friends star David Schwimmer's latest directorial win, Trust , is a hard to digest but important look at a teen who falls victim to an online predator. While Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow built solid careers on the silver screen, and Courteney Cox and Matthew Perry have lit up screens …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday April 8, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor: Hollywood's Queen

Elizabeth Taylor experienced an almost Kennedy-esque, Shakespearean catalog of tragedies in her life, but managed to rise above it on screen and off. As anyone who's turned on the computer or the TV set knows by now, the Queen (of the movies) is dead.  Tonight, Broadway will dim its marquees …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday March 25, 2011

The Adjustment Bureau: Free Will Takes a Backseat

Matt Damon's new thriller The Adjustment Bureau , presents a world where what seems like chance is all part of the (master) plan. A cute girl (or guy) willingly gives you their phone number or email at the club on Friday night.  Then you call them the next week and they hang up on you; then they …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Friday March 18, 2011

And the Oscar Goes To...

As befitting Year 3 of the Great Recession, many of this year's biggest and most acclaimed films had strong and inescapable political messages. In the immortal words of The Electric Company (old-school, thank you -- not the remake), "HEY YOU GUYYYYS!!!"  As it is of course our mission to …

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Written by Telly Davidson on Sunday February 27, 2011