Archive for July, 2008

10. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl – $2.3M

Thursday, July 17th, 2008
A favorite from the American Girl historical doll collection, Kit Kittredge makes her big-screen debut with this feature. Oscar-nominated actress Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) brings the doll to life and lights up the story's Depression-era setting with her precocious charm. Kit is aware that the Great Depression is under way, but she feels lucky it hasn't directly touched her. While other people in the country struggle to find work and food, the 10-year-old plays comfortably in her tree house and writes articles she hopes will be published by the Cincinnati Register. But everything changes when Kit's dad (Chris O'Donnell) loses his job, forcing Kit and her mother (Julia Ormond) to turn their home into a boarding house while he goes to Chicago in search of work. As a colorful assortment of characters fill Kit's home, Kit learns how to be resourceful. When she gets to know a pair of child hobos, she realizes how kind and friendly homeless people can be. With her journalistic mind in overdrive, she sets out to clear their name in print, dispelling rumor with hard fact and a child's fresh perspective. But when her house is burglarized and all fingers point to her trusted new friends, Kit doesn't know where to turn. Will her investigative skills be able to save her family from the poorhouse? Only time will tell. KIT KITTREDGE offers something for young viewers and adults alike, and boasts an all-star cast (including Stanley Tucci, Jane Krakowski, and Joan Cusack) in addition to its likable young star. Little girls and American Girl fans should delight in the film's faithful recreation of the character's beloved period costumes. Children may even learn a thing or two about history as they watch Kit's thrilling adventures unfold.

DVD Review: Batman Begins (Limited Edition Gift Set)

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

It?s a very good movie, but is the double-dip worth it?
Just in time for The Dark Knight marketing onslaught, Warner Brothers has re-released a Limited Edition Gift Set of Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan’s reboot of the franchise. It’s a very good movie, but is the double-dip worth it?Eight years after the damage done to Batman from the one-two combination of Batman Forever and Batman &…

Andy Dick Arrested for Being a Perv

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

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Years ago, Andy Dick was part of the Ben Stiller crew, showing up on the guy's show and in movies like Reality Bites and Permanent Midnight. Now, while one gears up for an excellent new comedy, the other just adds another notch to his pervert bedpost, according to AOL.

Dick (an apt last name, if I ever heard one) was arrested early today for drug use and sexual battery. He was being a drunken fool at the Buffalo Wild wings in Murrieta at about 1 AM when he peed on the building and then, when a 17-year-old girl walked by, he "grabbed her tank top and bra and pulled them down and exposed her breasts." Real classy, Dick.

Not surprisingly, cops found pot and Xanax in his pants during a search, and he's been booked on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor sexual battery, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana." And if he wasn't creepy enough, I think that mugshot up there seals the deal.

Tip, Mr. Dick: Keep your drunken hands to yourself, and stop urinating in public.

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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

DVD Review: Mama’s Boy

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Is this really what it’s like to live a sheltered life?
Last year I saw a film that centered on fractured familial relationships. In this movie there is a widowed mother who is starved for attention, a son who is overly protective of his mother and doesn't want to see her end up with the wrong man, and a potential suitor who is seen as the wrong man by said son. It's a movie that lives in…

DVD Review: Step Up 2 The Streets

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Stimulating and easy to watch.
Written by Pollo MisteriosoThere has been a new genre of dance films that seem to be doing very well at the box office, and to think they play like 90-minute music videos. Step Up 2 The Streets is the newest dance film that incorporates dance troupes and drama that makes for a visually entertaining film that is predictable, but gratifying. Films…

Movie Review: Lady in the Water

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Pretentious, ridiculous and downright terrible.
With things like The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable on his resume you have to hope that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, when given basically a blank slate to create a movie, could come up with something inspiring and enthralling. Unfortunately the descriptions that apply to the mess that is Lady in the Water are more along the lines of…

Paris Hilton’s breast: What’s happening here?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Let me a take a stab at what's going on here: Paris Hilton's magical bra, which in defiance of God's Will makes her appear to have cleavage, is running low on unicorn tears. That, or her breasts are made of slowly melting ice cream. The flavor? Ben & Jerry's New "V.D. Cone Home." Look for it in your grocer's freezer. EDIT: Apparently, with the boob droopage in full effect, Paris tried to hook up with recently single soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo only to be shot down, according to the Daily Mail. Benji Madden would be pissed except he realizes he's Benji Madden and is just happy to touch a vagina. Thanks to Tom for the tip on Paris' crash and burn. I love a good heartwarming tale.

TV Review: Shark Week Special: Mythbusters

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Shark Week on Discovery Channel kicks off with a special episode of Mythbusters!
Mythbusters, for those not in the know, is a show on Discovery Channel with two stars, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who are Hollywood special effects gurus based in San Francisco. They take their experience (over 30 years worth combined) and use it to test and prove or disprove popular myths. Originally, the series only focused on these two men,…

Kate for David Yurman

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

As always, only the legends for David Yurman. In Peter Lindbergh’s compelling image of Kate, she remains simply stunning.

Kate/IMG, Storm, Marilyn Paris, D Management Milan. Ph: Peter Lindbergh for David Yurman F/W08