Movie Review: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/19/2024
THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE | ©2024 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza Gonzales, Babs Olusanmokun, Cary Elwes, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henry Golding, Rory Kinnear, Freddie Fox, Danny Sapani Writers: Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson and Arash Amel and Guy Ritchie, based on the book THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE: HOW CHURCHILL’S SECRET WARRIORS SET EUROPE ABLAZE AND GAVE BIRTH TO MODERN BLACK OPS by Damien Lewis Director: Guy Ritchie Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: April 19, 2024 If James Bond had adventures in World War II, and were more of a team player, what he got up to might look something like THE […]Read On »


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Movie Review: SUNRISE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/19/2024
SUNRISE movie poster | ©2023 Lionsgate

Rating: R Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Guy Pearce, Crystal Yu, William Gao. Olwen Fouéré, Kurt Yaeger, Lalor Roddy, Riley Chung, Chike Chan Writer: Ronan Blaney Director: Andrew Baird Distributor: Lionsgate Release Date: January 19, 2024 In SUNRISE, opening title cards inform us of a demon in the Pacific Northwest that used to get ritual animal sacrifices from the First Nations. The demon could bestow eternal life when it chose. Eventually, humans were sacrificed. Settlers called the demon the Red Coat. The demon gets its power from blood. We see what appears to be someone in a red cloak feeding on a […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the MAGIC MIKE World Premiere and closing night gala of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival

By SUE SCHNEIDER 07/04/2012
Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey at the World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures MAGIC MIKE as the closing night gala of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Warner Bros. Pictures held the World Premiere recently for MAGIC MIKE at the Regal Cinemas L.A. Live in Los Angeles, as the closing night gala of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival. MAGIC MIKE makes me think of Chippendale’s, where male strippers dressed in costume and performed for women of all ages, as the patrons screamed and stuffed money into the pants of the strippers…and no men were allowed in! Seen walking the carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Channing Tatum, Adam Rodriguez, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: MAGIC MIKE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 07/01/2012
MAGIC MIKE poster | ©2012 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Matt Bomer, Riley Keogh, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias Writer: Reid Carolin Director: Steven Soderbergh Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: June 29, 2012 It should be noted that in a thoroughly unscientific poll taken by this reviewer, virtually every heterosexual woman queried wanted to see MAGIC MIKE. Most of them did not care what the plot was like, or whether there would even be a plot. This may demonstrate that there’s a relatively untapped audience out there eager for male eye candy, or it […]Read On »


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Movie Review: IN TIME

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 10/28/2011
IN TIME movie poster | ©2011 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Cillian Murphy, Vincent Kartheiser, Alex Pettyfer, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki Writer: Andrew Niccol Director: Andrew Niccol Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: October 28, 2011 On the upside, IN TIME has a great premise and its, well, timing couldn’t be better, what with its heartfelt sentiments that the super-rich are draining life from the poor hitting the screen right as Occupy Wall Street is in the streets. On the downside, director/writer/producer Andrew Niccol is so intent on his message that he sidesteps a lot of the potential inherent in his science […]Read On »


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CD review: BEASTLY score soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 05/29/2011
BEASTLY score soundtrack | ©2011 Lakeshore Records

Composing in musical footsteps where Alan Menken (aka Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST), Georges Auric and Lee Holdridge didn’t fear to tread, rising composer Marcelo Zarvos has written what might be the most unexpectedly pleasant score to accompany a tale as seemingly old as time. His sprightly, alt. stylings of BEASTLY are especially happy given the Goth advertising that’s accompanied this tween update, which throws the characters into a magical high school setting. Zarvos strikes an often lilting, if not sometimes downright pokey mix between lush strings, tender piano playing and subtle rock stylings. Rather than his music reflecting a […]Read On »


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Movie Review: I AM NUMBER FOUR

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/18/2011
I AM NUMBER FOUR movie poster | ©2011 DreamWorks/Walt Disney Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand Writers: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Marti Noxon, based on the novel by Pittacus Lore (Jobie Hughes & James Frey) Director: D.J. Caruso Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Release Date: February 18, 2011 Stop me if you’ve heard this: super-powered teenager attends high school and tries to pass for normal, but a combination of human and otherworldly forces cause the teen’s otherness to surface. In terms of the spine of I AM NUMBER FOUR, you can skip past CARRIE and jump straight to SMALLVILLE, especially […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos: I AM NUMBER FOUR World Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 02/16/2011
Teresa Palmer and Dianna Agron at the World Premiere of I AM NUMBER FOUR | ©2011 Sue Schneider

DreamWorks Pictures held the World Premiere of I AM NUMBER FOUR at the Village Theatre in Westwood on February 9th. I AM NUMBER FOUR is based on the New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by Pittacus Lore (aka James Frey and Jobie Hughes) and is a suspense-thriller about an extraordinary young man, John Smith (Alex Pettyfer), who is a fugitive on the run from ruthless enemies sent to destroy him. He is Number Four and three are already dead. Changing his identity, moving from town to town with his guardian Henri (Timothy Olyphant, John is the always […]Read On »


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