THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” – Toy Story 3
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
Our Review / 5 - Terrible
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON – Worth A Ticket – But Only If You Insist On Seeing It This is what gives ulcers to control freak movie directors: despite Michael Bay’s well-publicized orders to thea...
THE BIJOU: Universal’s Status Stays Quo
> The periodic rumor that Universal Pictures is due for a major shake-up can be put to rest… for now. It’s been announced that President and COO Ron Meyer has signed a new deal that runs through 2015. As...
Box Office Footnotes – June 25
> CARS 2 overperformed a bit, although $75M isn’t much higher than the original Cars opening ($60M) plus 3D ticket prices. It should hold well over the holiday weekend (the talking vehicles in Transformers skew a li...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “A Better Life”
A BETTER LIFE – Watch It At Home: Earnest Isn’t Enough Impending disaster hangs over every early scene of Chris Weitz’s new film A BETTER LIFE. As soon as we’re introduced to Carlos ...
THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Bad Teacher” – Passable
> Worth A Ticket: Grade It On A Curve In 1999, Jake Kasdan directed a project set in high school that starred Jason Segel and featured Dave (Gruber) Allen in its ensemble; it was called Freaks and Geeks, and ...
THE BIJOU BULLETIN: “Spy Kids 4” Stinks (Intentionally)
> Get all the stench jokes out of your system: come August 19, the new SPY KIDS: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD won’t just be in tired old 3D, but in what they’re calling the 4D of Aromascope. In other ...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Cars 2”
CARS 2 – Watch It At Home: Pixar Shifts Into Second Gear CARS 2 is preceded by a short subject, the first in what’s intended as a series called Toy Story Toons. Entitled Hawaiian Vacation, it features all...
THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “The Road to Nowhere”
Not At Any Price: “Art” More Than Art The name Monte Hellman doesn’t mean much to the vast majority of moviegoers, but Hellman is among the cultiest of American cult directors. He came up the Roge...
THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” – Palatably Painless
> Watch It At Home: Fodder For the Undemanding Young One of the running gags in MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS is that the birds are fascinated by old Charlie Chaplin movies, and can be kept calm for hours just by placing them in ...
THE BIJOU REVIEW: “Green Lantern” – Shining Not So Bright
> Watch It At Home: For Fans of Florescent Green Another summer weekend; another superhero epic. What used to be an extravagant event genre is now hard-pressed to muster more than a yawn. What is there to say ...
THE BIJOU’S NEWS & NOTES: New Oscar Rules
> The Academy, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to fiddle once again with the Best Picture category. Instead of 5 nominees, as was the case pre-2009, or 10, as we’ve had the past 2 years, now no one will know jus...