Thursday, June 30, 2011 6:00PM - By Damon Houx
Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are movie stars in a world that no longer respects stardom. Studios are more interested these days in titles that have name brand recognition (it requires less work) and so the two appearing together in a film in 2011 means that it’s met with a curious indifference. Shouldn’t Larry Crowne be a bigger deal? Well, like the film itself, the appeal is mellow and surprisingly unassuming, and it’s pleasures are more in what it’s not (loud and dumb) than what it is (a formulaic romantic comedy). Find out more below…
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 11:10AM - By Damon Houx
Nia Vardalos is one of the great cinematic success stories. She wrote and starred in My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was a film with mostly unknowns and a few C-list talents that never expected to do much more than art house business. And yet it became a runaway success and launched her into a number of projects that tried to reheat that success. Tom Hanks saw that talent, and hired her to help him write Larry Crowne, which opens July 1. We got a chance to talk with Vardalos, check it out…
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:46AM - By Damon Houx
Universal is releasing Larry Crowne - which was co-written, directed and stars Tom Hanks - on July 1. In the film he appears alongside Julia Roberts with a murderer’s row of support, including Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston, Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, Blaxploitation legend Pam Grier, and comedians Cedric the Entertainer and Rob Riggle. The film is about a middle aged man reinventing himself after he gets laid off, and – maybe, just maybe – finding love. At once it’s obvious that this is a movie starring two of the biggest A-listers on the planet, but it’s also strange to see a character-driven dramedy released in the action-packed summer months. Take a look at the trailer…
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Friday, July 3, 2009 9:29AM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Sadly it looks like Michael Mann’s Public Enemies is not going to top this week’s box office, Ice Age and Transformers are just too powerful. But aside from all the mega-films we have coming out, it seems foreign movies with subtitles are trying to take over. We have the Anne Fontaine’s sex thriller, The Girl From Monaco starring an international list of stars such as Fabrice Luchini, Roschdy Zem and Stephane Audran. Then the story of an obsessed dancer who wants to be John Tavolta in Saturday Night Fever in Pablo Larrain’s Tony Manero. Finally, we have the autobiography of writer/director Agnes Varda in a film titled Beaches of Agnes. Although they will only be released in limited theaters, they are a good example of international actors/directors coming up in America.
The there is I Hate Valentine’s Day. Not only does Nia Vardalos star in the movie, she also directs it. This film re-unites her with her My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s co-star John Corbett. The title itself makes me want to watch it.
Here are the movies coming out July 3rd:
Watch the trailers below:
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Friday, June 5, 2009 2:15PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
If you don’t like predictable love stories filled with cliches then this movie is not for you. If you don’t like humor and beautiful scenery then this movie is not for you. But most of all, if you can’t laugh at stereotypes about American tourists in Greece then this movie is definitely not for you. I, for one, lov romantic comedies and Nia Vardalos so I was anxious to see Donald Petrie’s movie, My Life in Ruins.
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