Movie Review: ZERO DARK THIRTY

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/23/2012
ZERO DARK THIRTY movie poster | ©2012 Sony Pictures

Rating: R Stars: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Harold Perrineau, James Gandolfini Writer: Mark Boal Director: Kathryn Bigelow Distributor: Columbia Pictures Release Date: December 19, 2012 By now, pretty much everybody knows about the U.S. Navy SEAL raid in the compound in Pakistan that led to the death of Osama Bin Laden, head of Al-Qaeda, which claimed responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. What most people don’t know is exactly how the compound was found, how long it took and how it was determined to be the residence of Bin Laden. ZERO DARK […]Read On »


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Movie Review: LAWLESS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/30/2012
LAWLESS movie poster | ©2012 The Weinstein Company

Rating: R Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mia Wasikowska, Dane DeHaan,, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman Writer: Nick Cave, based on the book THE WETTEST COUNTY IN THE WORLD by Matt Bondurant Director: John Hillcoat Distributor: Weinstein Co. Release Date: August 29, 2012 Once upon a time, movies about moonshine-whisky makers were much more common than they are these days. Enter LAWLESS, which has the feel of a slightly tall tale while still being respectably dramatic and action-filled. We’re in Franklin County,Virginia, a rural place where Prohibition exists as something that is mainly the problem of city […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE DEBT

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/11/2011
THE DEBT movie poster | ©2011 Focus Features

Rating: R Stars: Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Ciaran Hinds, Jessica Chastain, Marton Czokas, Sam Worthington, Jesper Christensen, Romi Aboulafia Writers: Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan, based on the Israeli film HA-HOV written by Assaf Bernstein & Ido Rosenblum Director: John Madden Distributor: Focus Features/Miramax Release Date: September 2, 2011 Based on the 2007 Israeli film HA-HOV, THE DEBT moves fluidly between two timelines over thirty years apart. In 1997, Rachel Singer (Helen Mirren) and her ex-husband Stephan Gold (Tom Wilkinson) are jointly proud of their daughter Sarah (Romi Aboulafia), who has written a book about their heroic […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE HELP

By SEAN ELLIOTT 08/10/2011
THE HELP movie poster | ©2011 Touchstone Pictures

Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Cicely Tyson, Sissy Spacek Writer: Screenplay by Tate Taylor Based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett Director: Tate Taylor Distributor: Touchstone Pictures & Dreamworks Pictures Release Date: August 10, 2011 To start off with, seeing THE HELP, I unlike most people have not read the book. So pretty much the entire movie was new to me. I had a vague idea from my mother as to what the movie was about, but I had no clue as to the complete storylines of the book. I was completely sucked […]Read On »


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Movie Review: THE TREE OF LIFE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/27/2011
THE TREE OF LIFE poster | ©2011 Fox Searchlight

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Fiona Shaw, Irene Bedard, Jessica Fuselier, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan Writer: Terrence Malick Director: Terrence Malick Distributor: Fox Searchlight Release Date: May 27, 2011 If the definition of a good movie is one that achieves its creator’s goals, THE TREE OF LIFE is possibly great. However, if the definition is also a movie that connects with its audience, TREE is a lot less great. Writer/director Terrence Malick has really huge ideas going on here – contrasting the enormity of creation, both on this planet and in the cosmos – […]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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