The documentary film ?Bully? follows the lives of five children victimized by extreme bullying. While most of the kids and teens depicted are still around to tell their own stories, the son of Tina and David Long is not. Their son, Tyler, took his own life at age 17, and the Longs? commitment to making [...]
What a terrific film. At first, A Separation appears to be only about a difficult decision that ruins an already dissolving marriage; then, as the layers are peeled back, it becomes a compelling glimpse into a contemporary Persian culture, where class, religious and family stratification permeate throughout. It raises globally relevant questions about responsibility, the [...]
LOS ANGELES ? Kate Beckinsale is back with a vengeance, with her latest “Underworld” movie opening at No. 1 this weekend. “Underworld Awakening” made an estimated $25.4, distributor Sony Screen Gems reported Sunday. This is the fourth film in the vampire action saga. Beckinsale starred in the first two movies as the warrior Selene, then [...]
BOGOTA, Colombia ? The former husband of Ingrid Betancourt is selling the film rights to his two books about the French-Colombian former hostage. Juan Carlos Lecompte says U.S. producer Betty Kaplan plans to make a film called “In Search of Ingrid.” Lecompte and Betancourt separated shortly after a government raid freed her from more than [...]
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) ? This is the fifth in TheWrap’s series of Studio Report Cards. Universal: C+ The studio passed the $1 billion mark and got out of the market-share cellar on the strength of hits like “Bridesmaids,” but the year still featured too many flops. After two tough years during which its domestic box [...]
i have to start by saying that i grew up on the muppets, that im a huge fan, that i loved watching this film, and that i thought it was very solid, thus the solid score. i had some big issues, but lets start with the good. well, really the only good we need is [...]
