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ZOOTOPIA film review
– By Cate Marquis – Disney’s animated “Zootopia” pairs rabbit and fox in comedy-adventure in animal diversity utopia “Zootopia” is that perfect kind of kid’s movie, an animated comedy that works for both grown-ups and young audiences, while offering a message that parent can feel comfortable with for their children. It is also Disney’s best…
New DORY Trailer
A brand new trailer for DISNEY•PIXAR’s FINDING DORY is now available on Ellentube and YouTube. FINDING DORY opens in theatres June 17, 2016.
EDDIE THE EAGLE film review
– By Cate Marquis – Funny, inspiring “Eddie The Eagle” soars with unlikely true story of Olympic dream Do you remember the story about the Jamaican bobsled team? They weren’t the only ones with unlikely dreams for the 1988 Winter Olympics. “Eddie the Eagle” is the kind of story that no one would believe as…
DEADPOOL film review
– By Cate Marquis – Hilarious ‘Deadpool’ wreaks bloody havoc on comic book movie genre “Deadpool” opens with a violent action sequence that features a guy in a superhero costume making hamburger out of a host of adversaries while spouting a non-stop string of wisecracks. But this wisecracking, profane, and even silly character is not…
TOUCHED WITH FIRE film review
– By Cate Marquis – “Touched With Fire” paints pretty pictures but sometimes inaccurate portrait of mental illness Katie Holmes stars as a poet with bi-polar disorder who falls for another poet,who is also bi-polar, during a hospitalization in director Paul Dalio’s romance “Touched With Fire.” While “Touched With Fire” is a lushly pretty, romantic…
RACE film review
– By Cate Marquis – “Race” strives but falls short in telling tale of Jesse Owen’s Olympic glory Olympic great Jesse Owens is a worthy subject for big, splashy Hollywood movie. Owens, an African American had to overcome the hurdles of racial discrimination just to compete in track and field, not only earned a record-breaking…
THE WITCH film review
– By Cate Marquis – Atmospheric, historic “The Witch” is more creepy than scary “The Witch” is an ambitious film that seeks to re-imagine of the horror movie genre by going back to the terror of the Salem witch trials and the 17th century witch-hunt hysteria that led to them. Set in 1630s New England,…
LADY IN THE VAN film review
– By Mark Glass – Fact-based dramedy provides another fine vehicle – literally and figuratively – for Maggie Smith 3 stars out of 5 (PG-13) Last week’s review of 45 Years was largely praise of the performance and career of its star, Charlotte Rampling, who deserves to be listed with the likes of this character…
HAIL, CAESAR! film review
– By Cate Marquis – Coens’ “Hail, Caesar!” spoofs Old Hollywood in style The Coen brothers offer an hilarious send-up of Golden Age Hollywood movie-making in “Hail, Caesar!” With an all-star cast of Coen regulars, including George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand, Joel and Ethan Coen deliver golden comedy set…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES cast interview
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” cast members talk about upcoming film – By Cate Marquis – The mash-up novel “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” takes Jane Austen’s classic sets it in an England beset by zombies. As the bestselling novel gets ready to debut on movie screens on Feb. 5, cast members Lily James…