Just Wright is billed as a romantic comedy, but it doesn’t have many laughs to offer, and not a lot in the way of real romance either. Maybe that’s O.K. The very platonic chemistry between its stars—Queen Latifah as a goodhearted physical therapist and the rapper Common as a goodhearted NBA celebrity—makes them look more […]
Just Wright is billed as a romantic comedy, but it doesn’t have many laughs to offer, and not a lot in the way of real romance either. Maybe that’s O.K. The very platonic chemistry between its stars—Queen Latifah as a goodhearted physical therapist and the rapper Common as a goodhearted NBA celebrity—makes them look more […]
After last fall’s lackluster experiment, the summer dance contest is shaking things up. First, there will no longer be a Top 20 competing for viewer votes—there will only be a Top 10, and only one dancer will leave per week.
Babies (PG) This documentary looks at the first days of four babies in four far corners of the world. Vinegar Hill Theater The Back-up Plan (PG-13, 98 minutes) In this romantic comedy, Jennifer Lopez plays a single woman who wants to get pregnant without waiting any more to meet Mr. Right. So she gets pregnant. Then she meets Mr. […]
What are you currently working on? Well, about 20 or so projects right now, including a series of imprints for this label called Tompkins Square Records up in New York City. They asked me to do a series of CDs focusing on under-anthologized, under-appreciated prewar blues and country artists, so right now I’m working on […]
It’s true: There is no reason for another Robin Hood movie. But of course the Hollywood tradition of Robin Hood movies is to keep making them anyway. So here’s Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, another of Scott’s bloated vehicles for the battle-action Russell Crowe. Stealing from the past to give to the present: Russell Crowe teams […]
“Lost” Sunday 9pm, ABC It’s the end for one of the most talked-about series of the past decade. Will the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 finally get off that literally god-damned island? Will all of your remaining questions get answered? Don’t count on that last bit; the producers have admitted that they simply won’t have […]
Alice in Wonderland (PG, 108 minutes) â¨Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Carmike Cinema 6 Babies (PG) This documentary looks at the first days of four babies in four far corners of the world. Vinegar Hill Theater The Back-up Plan (PG-13, 98 minutes) In this romantic comedy, Jennifer Lopez plays a single woman who wants to get pregnant without waiting any more to […]
To introduce us to its characters, Iron Man 2 does its requisite bit of forging and soldering. But it makes sense that this character-stuffed film begins at the Stark Expo. In the end—with all its fireworks, gadgetry and idol worship—it amounts to a Marvel Studios trade show. In the follow up to 2008’s first installment, […]