Movies playing in town

Movies playing in town21 (PG-13, 123 minutes) Inspired by the book Bringing Down the House, this fact-based (let’s not go all the way to “true”) story introduces us to hotshot young M.I.T. student Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe). Our boy Ben’s a math wizard, but he’s too poor to afford tuition. Enter evil […]

The $8,900 Receipt

Ah, “low budget”—the most bogus term in filmmaking! A phrase used as justification for a poor movie and as an obstacle overcome by a great film, one that runs the gamut from…

Apa-told you once…

“From the guys who brought you The 40-Year-Old Virgin” is getting to be like the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for comedy films. Judd Apatow has only directed one movie since The 40-Year-Old Virgin, but his name has been attached in one way or another to nine films since then, from Talladega Nights: The Ballad […]

Chung-chung!

“America’s Next Top Model”Wednesday 8pm, CW We’re down to our final six, and at this point we can call it: Cycle 10 is the best this show has been in years. That’s not to say that the girls are as pretty. In fact, Tyra selected some broke-ass bitches this time around. But jeebus, do they […]

Movies playing in town

Movies playing in town21 (PG-13, 123 minutes) Inspired by the book Bringing Down the House, this fact-based (let’s not go all the way to “true”) story introduces us to hotshot young M.I.T. student Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess, Across the Universe). Our boy Ben’s a math wizard, but he’s too poor to afford tuition. Enter evil […]

Numbered days

If someone started out by telling you that 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days is a bleak drama about abortion, shot in Romania and set during the Communist era, you’d probably avoid it like the plague. So, instead, I’ll start out by telling you that 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days captured the […]