What we are excited about: Similar to this week's other big release, Bridget Jones's Baby is a sequel to a beloved a franchise that has been away from
cineplexes for a while.
While the Avengers team dominates
cineplexes for the third time, another familiar gang has assembled for their second outing — a small project that yields disarmingly powerful results.
Not exact matches
But they are caught in an increasingly expensive arms race to mint new franchises
for a domestic audience that is seeking out original stuff beyond the
cineplex.
In backing the nine - rink ice center, Diaz has rejected the other major proposal
for the site — a mixed - use complex with a marketplace, food court,
cineplex, gym, rock - climbing wall and business incubator.
No, it's not a trailer
for the latest doomsday flick at your local
cineplex.
If your kids are old enough to watch a film without constant supervision, you'd probably to well to drop them off and check out another film in the
cineplex while its showing, as this is almost completely devoid of interest
for anyone who has seen more than five movies in their lifetime.
Everything American is good in the world of Behind Enemy Lines, and I can frankly think of no better time
for a jingoistic bit of bombastic propaganda to hit the
cineplexes than in the same week that American ground troops are deployed to Afghanistan.
Bottom Line: Whether you're young, young at heart, or simply nostalgic
for the days when Myers and Murphy made us laugh in their non-animated incarnations, «Shrek the Third» seems like a safe place to drop your
cineplex dollars May 18.
It holds true that, when it comes to movies, the early months of the year are «spring cleaning»
for studios, the summer months are the fun rides at the
cineplex and the «important,» Oscar - courting movies open at year's end.
Darren Aronofsky is the kind of artiste director whose films tend to play well with the cineaste crowd and prompt cricket chirps at the
cineplex, but he's also got savvy commercial instincts and a gift
for casting (Mickey Rourke, whose career was brought back to life thanks to his star turn in Aronofsky's «The Wrestler,» would surely agree).
It's not easy
for me to reconcile that there are adults out there that would subject themselves to an hour and a half of monotonous drivel, or that there are kids over the age of five that would not find it too un-cool to even deem worthy of dragging their family and friends to the
cineplex to see.
For someone who is not quite old enough to legally order a drink, she has amassed an impressive body of work that showcases not only her considerable talent, but also a commitment to intelligent, thoughtful films that do more than just kill a few hours at the local
cineplex.
Still, add in the comic chops of Jonah Hill, as deranged caporegime Donnie, and a relatively unknown Margot Robbie (as Belfort's second wife, Naomi)-- who,
for better or worse, has nailed the sort of role that will make her a lot better known — as well as bit parts from Hollywood's finest just - shy - of - A-Listers (McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Jean Dujardin, to name a few), and The Wolf of Wall Street offers more than enough to satisfy at the
cineplex.
If theatergoers left the
cineplex with any one thought coursing through their minds, however, it wasn't the universal truth that asteroids are bad, but, rather, this simple realization: «Damn, I wish Morgan Freeman really would run
for President, because I would totally vote
for him!»
October has never been known
for offering much in the way of quality at the
cineplex (in many respects, it's the dumping ground of the fall movie season), but usually, horror fans can at least expect a bunch of scary movies to help get them in the mood
for Halloween.