movies

Dancing Teens Slain by Robots

Richard Lawson · 10/17/11 09:55AM

Though they had spirit and moxie and other youthful energies on their side, the kids of Footloose proved no match for Real Steel's battle bots in the box office arena. RIP, Ren.

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 10/14/11 04:58PM

The autumn movie onslaught continues, with bird watchers, shape-shifting monsters, and dancing teens all herding into the multiplex. So forget that hayride or apple picking outing and go see a damn movie instead.

This Means War: The Battle for Reese Witherspoon

Richard Lawson · 10/14/11 12:27PM

Here's a trailer for the new action comedy This Means War, the tale of two suave, sexy CIA agents (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, both alums of the Star Trek franchise) fighting over the same girl, Reese Witherspoon.

Footloose: Welcome to the New Millennium, Ren

Richard Lawson · 10/14/11 10:43AM

The much-dreaded (by some, at least) remake of the 1984 teen classic turns out to be, with an injection of youth, quite spry indeed. It's an old story made refreshingly new. But not too new.

American Reunion: Oh, That Old Joke Again

Richard Lawson · 10/13/11 01:12PM

Here's a redband (aka NSFW) trailer for American Reunion, the fourth feature film in the simply hilarious American Pie franchise. It's totally wild!

Fox News Boldly Declares Sexy Women the Funniest Women

Richard Lawson · 10/13/11 12:14PM

It's rare that you come across an article and, upon reading it, wonder to yourself "Is this the most horrifying thing ever written?" But occasionally there are things like this, an article on Fox News' website bearing the title "New Crop of Comediennes Combine Funny Bones With Banging Bodies." Terrific!

Albert Nobbs: Glenn Close Switches Sides

Matt Cherette · 10/12/11 09:45PM

Here's the trailer for Albert Nobbs, a period drama from director Rodrigo Garcia. Set in 19th century Ireland, the movie stars Glenn Close as the title character, a woman who poses as a man so she can work as a butler in Dublin's fanciest hotel. But when someone finds out her secret, and she falls in love with a woman who happens to be involved with another man, well, things get complicated.

The 'Most Pirated' Movies of All Time

Max Read · 10/12/11 09:03PM

Which movies have been illegally downloaded the most? If you said "a bunch of mediocre sci-fi/fantasy blockbusters," well, you're wrong! It's, actually, "a bunch of mediocre sci-fi/fantasy blockbusters and, also, The Hangover."

The Avengers: A Special Kind of Club

Richard Lawson · 10/11/11 10:14AM

Here's a first trailer for the big Marvel mashup The Avengers, which puts together all the superheroes you've seen at the movies in the past few years and, well, the orgy begins.

Everyone Wants Hugh Jackman's Greased-Up Steel

Richard Lawson · 10/10/11 10:40AM

Yup, the boxing robot movie was top dog robot this weekend, with little competition in sight. Politics came in second and, somewhere far down the list, lurched the human centipede.

What's Opening in Theaters This Weekend

Richard Lawson · 10/07/11 05:13PM

A fall weekend is a lovely time to go see a movie, even if that movie is about bad politics or people sewn together mouth to butt or Chinese revolution. Which is what this weekend offers at the multiplexes.

The Raven: John Cusack's Brilliantly Strange Career

Richard Lawson · 10/07/11 11:45AM

Here's a trailer for the new action thriller The Raven, which has John Cusack as a crime-fighting Edgar Allan Poe. That's right! This time the the poet gets to be the badass.

Young Adult: Diablo Cody's Newest Creation

Richard Lawson · 10/06/11 03:49PM

Here's a trailer for Young Adult, the new movie from Juno collaborators Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman. Do those names send chills through your spine? Good ones, or bad ones?

My Week With Marilyn: Introducing Michelle Williams

Richard Lawson · 10/06/11 09:58AM

Here's a trailer for the "true life" movie My Week With Marilyn, a sexy drama about Marilyn Monroe visiting London for the first time and having a brief dalliance with a cow-eyed young man. Looks good?

War Horse: That Boy Really Likes That Horse

Richard Lawson · 10/05/11 04:01PM

Here's a new, more detailed trailer for Steven Spielberg's War Horse, a sentimental drama about a boy in love with a horse. Not like, love love, not the love that dare not neigh its name, like fraternal love.

Dolphins Win, Every Time

Richard Lawson · 10/03/11 10:26AM

Against the odds, a feel-good story about a fish of some sort beat all the competitors this weekend. Meanwhile baseball is more popular than cancer, though cancer is respectably popular.