Movie Review: THE 33

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/13/2015
THE 33 | © 2015 Warner Bros.

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, Lou Diamond Phillips, Bob Gunton, Gabriel Byrne, James Brolin Writers: Mikko Alanne and Craig Borten and Michael Thomas, based on the screen story by Jose Rivera and the book DEEP DOWN DARK by Hector Tobar Director: Patricia Riggen Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date (theatrical): November 13, 2015 This whole review may or may not need a spoiler alert, depending on what draws people to the theatre in the first place. THE 33 dramatizes an incident that received worldwide coverage for months in 2010. It is one of those stories that, if […]Read On »


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Movie Review: FOCUS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/27/2015
FOCUS | © 2015 Warner Bros.

Rating: R Stars: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Brennan Brown, BD Wong Writers: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Directors: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Distributor: Warner Bros. Release Date: February 27, 2015 FOCUS begins in a way that primes us to expect one sort of movie, only to deliver another. Given that bait and switch and general con artistry is the business of its protagonist Nicky (Will Smith), this isn’t inappropriate, but it’s still somewhere between a little disconcerting and really disappointing, depending on how much one values certain elements. There are plenty of plot […]Read On »


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Movie Review: RIO 2

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/12/2014
RIO 2 | © 2014 Twentieth Century Fox

Rating: G Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Fox, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars, Kristin Chenoweth, Rita Moreno Writers: Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks, Yoni Brenner, story by Carlos Saldanha Director: Carlos Saldanha Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Release Date: April 11, 2014 RIO 2 is a pleasing film. It has heart, a sense of humor, is very appealing to the eye and knows exactly how hard to try. In 2011’s RIO, we were introduced to rare Amazon blue macaw Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg), who was birdnapped and fell […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos from the WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING Los Angeles Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 05/27/2012
Cameron Diaz at the Los Angeles Premiere of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING | ©2012 Sue Schneider

Lionsgate and Alcon Entertainment held the Los Angeles Premiere of WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING on May 14th at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING features an A-list star cast and they all showed up to walk the black carpet, which included: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Ben Falcone, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Amir Talai, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Rob Huebel, Tom Lennon, Rebel Wilson, Taboo, Whitney Port, Kirk Jones (Director), Mike Medavoy (Producer), and from the soundtrack Alison Sudol. Joining them were guests, which included: […]Read On »


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Exclusive Photos: From the RIO Los Angeles Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 04/11/2011
Anne Hathaway at the Los Angeles Premiere of RIO | ©2011 Sue Schneider

Twentieth Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios held the Los Angeles Premiere of RIO at the Grauman’s Mann Chinese Theater on April10th in Hollywood. Back in February, ASSIGNMENT X ran the RIO SNEAK BEAK EVENT (CLICK HERE) that was held on the FOX Studio Lot to announce the tie-in with the movie and ANGRY BIRDS. Now, once again the stars walked the blue carpet to promote the movie, which arrives in theaters on April 15th. Walking the carpet were the stars of the film, which included: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Will.i.am, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, Jake T. Austin, […]Read On »


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Movie Review: I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/03/2010
I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS movie poster | ©2010 Roadside Attractions

To clear up one possible area of confusion at the outset, I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS is not about someone who has fallen for the tobacco company of that name. Instead, it is the fact-based story of Steven Russell, a con artist who managed to non-violently escape from jail on four different occasions and for awhile pulled off a number of astonishing cons, many of them to assist the love of his life, Phillip Morris.


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