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Friday, July 20, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: The Dark Knight Rises; Beasts of the Southern Wild
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 6:06 PM
- Warner Bros.
- The Dark Knight Rises
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
And to check out our look at all the live-action Batman movies to date, go here.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 2:30 PM
- Warner Bros.
- The Dark Knight Rises
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry
The Dark Knight Rises - Christian Bale, Tom Hardy
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:00 AM
Ice Age: Continental Drift - Animated; voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Film / Arts Body and Soul at the Gantt
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Long before Sidney Poitier, there was Paul Robeson, who emerged as a top-billed movie star during a period when this country normally wouldn't tolerate an African American enjoying such lofty status. Robeson was a fascinating individual whose accomplishments could also be found outside movie theaters: a Hall of Fame football player in college, a stage actor in such hits as Show Boat (singing the definitive take on "Ol' Man River") and Othello (reportedly becoming the first black man to play the titular black character), a brilliant scholar and linguist (he spoke over a dozen languages), and a social activist whose leftist leanings made him a target of right-wing zealots in the U.S. government (they eventually destroyed his career).
Robeson, who was almost always better than his material, made his film debut in 1925's Body and Soul, an obvious morality tale in which he stars as the corrupt Reverend Isaiah Jenkins, who doesn't think twice about ruining the lives of others. Body and Soul, being screened as part of The Classic International Black Cinema Series, was directed by African-American film pioneer Oscar Micheaux, who, incidentally, died of heart failure here in Charlotte in 1951, while passing through town on a promotional tour. Free with museum admission. July 8, 2 p.m. Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, 551 S. Tryon St. 704-547-3700. www.ganttcenter.org.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Film / Arts Ships Ahoy finds its Master and Commander
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Working from Patrick O'Brian's popular series of novels, director Peter Weir and crew took great pains to present an ofttimes understated epic that's about the art of warfare as much as it's about the battles themselves. Russell Crowe headlines as Captain Jack Aubrey, a British naval hero assigned to bring down a formidable French vessel during the Napoleonic Wars in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Aubrey has to contend not only with the trickery of his enemies but also the concerns of his crew members, who trust their leader implicitly yet frequently find themselves at the mercy of the elements, superstitious legends and their own self-doubts. Paul Bettany, Crowe's A Beautiful Mind co-star, portrays the ship's doctor (and Aubrey's best friend), and it's the relationship between their two characters that largely drives the story. Yet, it's Weir's attention to minute detail that allows viewers to get swept away by this impressive undertaking, which earned Oscars for Best Cinematography and Best Sound Editing. This 2003 release will be screened as part of the Main Library series Ships Ahoy!!: 8 Classic Seafaring Films. Free. July 7, 2 p.m. ImaginOn's Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St..
Friday, July 6, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: Savages; Magic Mike
Posted By Matt Brunson on Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 4:16 PM
- Universal
- Savages
Click on the title to be taken directly to the review.
And don't forget about this past Tuesday's opener:
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Film / Film News Opening This Week
Posted By Matt Brunson on Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 3:03 PM
- Paramount
- Katy Perry: Part of Me
Tuesday:
The Amazing Spider-Man - Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone
Thursday:
Katy Perry: Part of Me - Documentary
Friday:
Savages - Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively
To Rome with Love - Roberto Benigni, Jesse Eisenberg
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Film / Film Reviews Weekend Film Reviews: The Amazing Spider-Man; Ted; People Like Us; Your Sister's Sister; Moonrise Kingdom
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:30 AM
- Columbia & Marvel
- The Amazing Spider-Man
Film / Arts Technicolor luster The Black Pirate
Posted By Matt Brunson on Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 8:00 AM
Known for sporting one of the earliest versions of Technicolor, The Black Pirate caused so many problems for movie theaters back in 1926 that producer-star Douglas Fairbanks eventually had to release a black-and-white version to better accommodate projectors not used to the bulky nature of the two-strip Technicolor reels. In recent times, Kino Video took it upon itself to lovingly restore the film to its original luster, and this is the version that will be screened in Charlotte as part of the Main Library's series Ships Ahoy!!: 8 Classic Seafaring Films.
Fairbanks, the most popular cinematic swashbuckler of the silent era (and, incidentally, the physical model for Superman in the comics), plays a young duke whose father is murdered by a band of pirates. He joins the group incognito in hopes of exacting his revenge, but he soon becomes distracted by a shapely hostage (Billie Dove). Local musician Ethan Uslan will provide the live piano accompaniment at the screening. Free. June 30, 2 p.m. ImaginOn's Wells Fargo Playhouse, 300 E. 7th St. 704-416-4600.
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Film / Film News Opening Friday
Posted By Matt Brunson on Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 12:51 PM
- Universal
- Ted
Magic Mike - Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey
People Like Us - Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks
Ted - Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection - Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy
Your Sister's Sister - Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt
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Question the Queen City: The haunting of Love’s Pass
The railroad pass has claimed at least 14 lives
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Eight (possible) things overheard in Patrick Cannon's prison visitation room
Who goes to see him on weekends? What do they talk about? We have no idea, but we're creative.
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Listen Up: VS Guitar Duo Shreds on 'Local Vibes'
Episode 35
