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Star Trek Into Darkness / **** (PG-13)Posted Saturday, May 18, at 9:39 PM Paramount Pictures presents a film directed by J.J. Abrams. Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman & Damon Lindelof. Based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry. Running time: 132 min. Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence)...
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a film directed by Baz Luhrmann. Written by Luhrmann & Craig Pearce. Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Running time: 143 min. Rated PG-13 (for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language)...
Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures present a film directed by Shane Black. Written by Drew Pearce & Shane Black. Based on the comic book by Stan Lee and Don Heck and Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Running time: 130 min. Rated PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief suggestive content)...
Paramount Pictures presents a film directed by Michael Bay. Written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. Based on the magazine articles by Pete Collins. Running time: 130 min. Rated R (for bloody violence, crude sexual content, nudity, language throughout and drug use)...
Universal Pictures presents a film by Joseph Kosinski. Written by Kosinski and Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt. Based on the comic book by Kosinski and Arvid Nelson. Running time: 126 min. Rated PG-13 (for sci-fi action violence, brief strong language, and some sensuality/nudity)...
FilmDistrict and Millennium Films present a film directed by Antoine Fuqua. Written by Creighton Rothenberger & Katrin Benedikt. Running time: 120 min. Rated R (for strong violence and language throughout). I don't know if there's anymore angst targeted on Washington by the American people than any other period in our nation's history or not, but it certainly isn't one of the most amicable periods of time between the Republic and those elected to represent them. ...
TriStar Pictures presents a film directed by Fede Alvarez. Written by Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. Based on the 1981 film "The Evil Dead" by Sam Raimi. Running time: 91 min. Rated R (for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language)...
Paramount Pictures presents a film directed by Jon M. Chu. Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Based on characters from the Hasbro toy line. Running time: 110 min. Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of combat violence and martial arts action throughout, and for brief sensuality and language)...
Summit Entertainment presents a film directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Written by Justin Haythe and Waugh. Running time: 112 min. Rated PG-13 (for drug content and sequences of violence). America's supposed War on Drugs is one that it seems we've fought ever since I was a kid in the early 80s. ...
Dimension Films presents a film written and directed by Scott Stewart. Running time: 97 min. Rated PG-13 (for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content, and language -- all involving teens). There are two basic kinds of horror movies these days. ...
Walt Disney Pictures presents a film directed by Sam Raimi. Written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire. Based on the "Oz" series of novels by L. Frank Baum. Running time: 130 min. Rated PG (for sequences of action and scary images, and brief mild language)...
Warner Bros. Pictures presents a film directed by Bryan Singer. Written by Darren Lemke and Christopher McQuarrie and Dan Studney and David Dobkin. Running time: 114 min. Rated PG-13 (for intense scenes of fantasy action violence, some frightening images, and brief language)...
20th Century Fox presents a film directed by John Moore. Written by Skip Woods. Based on characters created by Roderick Thorp. Running time: 97 min. Rated R (for violence and language). Clocking in at just over an hour and a half, "A Good Day to Die Hard" is the shortest of the "Die Hard" franchise. ...
Universal Pictures presents a film directed by Seth Gordon. Written by Craig Mazin and Jerry Eeten. Running time: 112 min. Rated R (for sexual content and language). I heard a news report the other day about how bank robberies were becoming a crime of the past. ...
Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer Pictures present a film written and directed by Tommy Wirkola. Running time: 88 min. Rated R (for strong fantasy horror violence and gore, brief sexuality/nudity and language). Ever since I first saw "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" first advertised, I haven't been able get that Bugs Bunny short out of my head; the one where he tells the prince that he's reading the story of "Hansel and Gretel", and the prince walks away saying "Hansel? Hansel?" flabbergasted by the pronunciation of the name as "Hahnsel." It seemed to me that was going to be a more worthwhile memory than this movie. ...
Starting tomorrow, Marshall Cinema will be screening two more of this year's Best Picture Academy Award nominees. On Friday at 7 p.m. the local independently run cinema will begin runs of "Life of Pi" in 3D and "Silver Linings Playbook", continuing a recent trend of screening the latest Best Picture contenders...
There are years when I struggle to see enough great movies to compile a Best Of list, and there are years when the list seems to write itself. The former is more common than the latter. This year was one of the latter. I can't remember a year when the best movies seemed as readily available as they did this year. ...
The Weinstein Company presents a film written and directed by David O. Russell. Based on the novel by Matthew Quick. Running time: 122 min. Rated R (for language and some sexual content/nudity). There are times when my fanaticism over the New York Football Giants crosses over into the obsessive/compulsive realms. ...
Columbia Pictures presents a film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal. Running time: 157 min. Rated R (for strong violence including brutal disturbing images, and for language). The movie opens in darkness. Only a title card that states "September 11, 2001" appears on screen and is gone again. ...
This week Marshall Cinema will be screening not one, not two, but three of the Best Picture Oscar nominated films. The political and historical drama "Lincoln" and the musical adaption of the long time Broadway sensation "Les Misérables" will open in Marshall Friday evening. The slavery-era western "Django Unchained" will mark its second week at Marshall Cinema...
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Andrew is a professionally trained actor and stage director. He was a reporter for the daily newspaper The Marshall Democrat News. He has been critiquing film since Mr. Lucas released the first of his "Star Wars" prequels in 1999. His reviews can also be seen at his blog site.
Hot topics Star Trek Into Darkness / **** (PG-13)(2 ~ 7:04 PM, May 21)
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