This action comedy from director Kevin Smith, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan as two NYPD veterans in search of a stolen vintage baseball card, used to be called A Couple of Dicks. Yes, that’s right. Cop Out is Kevin Smith’s first foray into full-fledged big-studio moviemaking (the studio being Warner Brothers). Word is that […]
“Parenthood” Tuesday 10pm, NBC Loosely based on the 1989 film of the same name, and unrelated to the original NBC adaptation of the movie from the ’90s, “Parenthood” follows the many offshoots of the Braverman family as they try to figure out their screwed-up lives without further screwing up their children. The cast is great: […]
What are you working on right now? I’ve got to finish up a film that I shot at Vassar College last March called A House in the North Country based on a play by a friend and co-writer Talaya Delaney. And then this spring break we’ll be shooting a feature up there in Poughkeepsie. Right […]
In Shutter Island, the locale in question is called Ashecliffe. It’s an asylum sequestered on a spooky, weatherbeaten island off the Massachusetts coast
“The Marriage Ref” Sunday after the Olympics, NBC Can someone please explain to me why America still likes Jerry Seinfeld? He was always the least entertaining part of his eponymous sitcom, and since that ended he’s mostly been known for acting like a smug, entitled jackass. And yet, NBC is counting on his new show […]
Alice in Wonderland (PG, 109 minutes) Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover and Alan Rickman star in director Tim Burton’s take on Lewis Carroll’s fantasy classics. Opening Friday Avatar (PG-13, 162 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s featured review here. James Cameron’s opus uses brand-new filmmaking technology to tell the story of a Marine (Sam […]
I do have a lot of original songs that I’ve worked on over the years, and I’ve got a newer band that I hope to work with in the studio soon.
A man discovers that he’s a wolf. Hey, it happens. But The Wolfman’s first problem is how long it takes him to discover it. Lawrence Talbot, a 19th-century American stage actor, returns to his troubled family life in England after his brother goes missing. Relations are strained further with his father and brother’s fiancée […]
“16 and Pregnant” Tuesday 10pm, MTV One of the more controversial entries in MTV’s reality programming is “16 and Pregnant,” about young mothers-to-be, which begins its second season tonight. There are two ways to think about the show: First, it’s deplorable because it exploits minors during the most stressful months of their lives, while […]
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel! (PG, 89 minutes) The Chipmunks flick that will likely appeal to the High School Musical crowd, thanks to the debut of the Chipettes! Playing at Regal Seminole Square 4 An Education (PG-13, 100 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s full review here. Playing at Regal Downtown Mall 6 Avatar (PG-13, 162 minutes) Read C-VILLE’s featured review here. James […]