Miley Cyrus may have won the battle, but Zac Efron could win the war. The tween heartthrob flexed his burgeoning movie star muscles this weekend, as 17 Again was the No. 1 movie in America, grossing just over $24 million. While that comes in well below the monster debut for Ms. Cyrus’ Hannah Montana: Read More
We can’t say we’re all that surprised that the return of Rachel McAdams has been met with decidedly few huzzahs—after all, on the list of under-the-radar actresses, she would rank near the top—but come on! Where is even the slightest display of giddiness? Here we are on Friday with her latest film, State of Play, Read More
Conspiracy theorists might want to get out their tinfoil hats for this one. Despite being leaked onto the Internet, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is still tracking to be a huge success. Earlier this week, Entertainment Weekly revealed details of a consumer report showing that the May 1st release remains the No. 1 choice for Read More
State of PlayRunning time 127 minutesWritten by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy RayDirected by Kevin MacDonaldStarring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman
Kevin MacDonald’s State of Play, from a screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy Ray, is based on the six-hour BBC miniseries created by Paul Abbott. The action Read More
State of PlayRunning time 127 minutesWritten by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy and Billy RayDirected by Kevin MacdonaldStarring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Helen Mirren
State of Play is the latest incoherently written, mass-entertainment gibberish by the overrated Tony Gilroy. Two other writers share the credit, but the movie implodes bearing the Read More
How much worse can things get for journalists?
Newspapers and magazines are closing; the ones that remain grow thinner by the week as if somehow cursed; freelance budgets are being slashed and staffers accustomed to taking it easy are being forced to write like their livelihoods depend on it. (Hint: They do.) The only thing Read More
