http://www.bnd.com/256/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Wire - Entertainment - Movie Reviews 60 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:23:05 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com http://www.bnd.com/256/story/496449.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/496449.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00 CDT Sports movies, especially those based on a true story, are a cliche by definition. People deal with dramatic events through the fellowship, teamwork and strength they get through their selected sport. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/496459.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/496459.html Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:00 CDT AN AMERICAN CAROL 1 star. A Red State riposte that parodies Oscar-winning documentarian Michael Moore and his perceived lack of patriotism, from (formerly) funny parodist David Zucker. Jaw-droppingly lame reworking of Dickens' "Christmas Carol." 1 hr. 23 PG-13 (crude humor, adult themes) - Steven Rea http://www.bnd.com/256/story/492944.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/492944.html Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:17 CDT In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, director David Zucker said distributor Vivendi Entertainment did not screen "An American Carol" in advance for reviews because 'those (who) don't like the politics will tend to label the film as 'not funny.' "The implication, of course, is that movie critics are a pitchfork-and-torch mob of raging leftist liberals who will tear down anything that opposes their personal ideologies. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490549.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490549.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:11 CDT The problem with "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" is that the movie wants to be your friend and it doesn't want to alienate you. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490330.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490330.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:11 CDT "Appaloosa" is half a good Western. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490332.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490332.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:11 CDT "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" follows a couple of teenagers through a sleepless night of wine, women and a lot of songs. This is all played out against a musical soundtrack that becomes the biggest connection for the pair. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490548.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490548.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:11 CDT An actor so effortlessly charming and endearing that you assume, deep down, he must be harboring some kind of filthy secret, Greg Kinnear has been perfectly cast in "Flash of Genius," Marc Abraham's fact-based drama about an all-American family man driven to madness when corporate America tries to take credit for one of his groundbreaking inventions. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490331.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/490331.html Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:12 CDT Prior to the Friday-night club crawl that is "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," Our Hero gets jilted and Our Heroine humiliated by Tris, a popular girl with a mean streak as wide as her smile. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/489571.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/489571.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:33 CDT As an end-of-the-world scenario, Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" is provocative stuff. http://www.bnd.com/256/story/489580.html http://www.bnd.com/256/story/489580.html Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:33 CDT With his huge watery eyes, prominent cheekbones and pale face, Simon Pegg is an unlikely romantic lead. He's a crack comedian, however, and the funny guy does often win the girl in the end.