Thursday, September 29, 2011 6:00PM - By Mali Elfman
Here’s the problem with this 50/50, the marketing sets it up for failure. They’re so busy trying to get people into the theaters by making them think that it’s a comedy, that they’re setting up the wrong expectations and therefore forcing the film to be unable to achieve its goal — telling a true to life story. There are some laughs, some love, some beautiful moments, some sadness, fear, all the things that go into real human life, which is what makes it so great. So avoid the ads and go into this film knowing you’re getting a solid drama with a few chuckles…
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Thursday, August 11, 2011 3:00PM - By Damon Houx
Racism is still a hot button issue in America, and though the civil rights movement was a previous generation’s struggle, it’s hard to address those issues cinematically and still make an entertaining film. 2011′s The Help comes at a time when issue pictures are out of fashion, and so it seems slightly fresher than it might have had it come out in any other decade. And yet, it’s the same sort of empowerment movie as we’ve seen before. The bottom line is that the film is fun and has good performances from performers like Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Bryce Dallas Howard. But as a commentary on the issues of race in America, it’s decidedly lacking. Check out our review…
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011 12:25PM - By Damon Houx
In The Help, Bryce Dallas Howard’s Hilly Hollbrook is the villain, a woman who insists that the Black maids who help raise their children and feed their families should have their own toilets as to not infect the white people. This is her cause, and it’s easy to root against her, but Howard makes her character fascinating, in spite of our modern understandings of how wrong she is. In person, Howard is nothing like her character (as to be expect) and at the time of the interview she was pregnant and glowing. Check it out…
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 10:44AM - By Krystal Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard is taking the next big step in her career — directing! The actress is the daughter of former child star, actor, producer, and director Ron Howard, so to say there might be some pressure would be an understatement. She’s been developing a screenplay over the past two years called The Originals, which she’s using to jump start her directorial career.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010 5:28PM - By Krystal Clark
Clint Eastwood has reunited with his Invictus star Matt Damon for the supernatural film, Hereafter. It asks the question of: what happens after you die? And it places a microscope on the legitimacy of psychics and mediums. With an international cast including actors from England and France, the director pulls together 3 stories that focus on one major theme: life after death. Check out the review…
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Monday, August 16, 2010 2:12PM - By Krystal Clark
Last week we brought you the first photo from Clint Eastwood’s upcoming drama, Hereafter. The film reunites the director with his Invictus star Matt Damon and has an unconventional premise. According to THR, Hereafter will mark the director’s fourth feature to play at the New York Film Festival with his latest closing the event.
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Friday, August 13, 2010 2:06PM - By Krystal Clark
We’ve found a couple photos for two highly anticipated films from three Oscar winning directors. We have the first official image from the Coen Brothers True Grit adaptation featuring Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld and a shot of Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard in Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter. Check out both photos below…
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:04PM - By Mali Elfman
We have a brief little highlight reel with interviews with some of the lesser but still important members for the Twilight: Eclipse cast including the three of our “bad” vamps: Dakota Fanning, Bryce Dallas Howard, Xavier Samuel and the Cullen Family: Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed, Jackson Rathbone, Elizabeth Reaser and Peter Facinelli. All of these had amazingly positive things to say about the film, check it out below…
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Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:04AM - By Krystal Clark
Two new scenes have been released from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and they feature Edward, Bella, and Jacob in an uncomfortable situation. How would you feel if you had to watch the love of your life swap spit with your blood enemy? That’s what happens to Jacob in this sneak peek, which is followed by a clip of Victoria trying to evade capture by the Cullens. You can watch both videos below…
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