Although she can only say she “considers” herself British, Naomi Watts has joined the faraway list of British stars who seem to have been guaranteed a role in the “Harry Potter” movies.Naomi, who is apparently about to give birth to a child conceived with actor/partner Leiv Schreiber, will step in t…

Filed under: Action & Adventure, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Universal, DVD Reviews, Remakes and SequelsIn franchise-mad contemporary Hollywood, it’s become a tradition unto itself: Whenever you have a new installment of a series coming to theaters, the prior films will be re-released on …

On paper, Hollywoodland was always going to be a big zero. And the mixed reviews I’ve heard seem to confirm that. Ben Affleck: check. Tale of long-forgotten actor: check. That big-nosed motherfucker from Summer of Sam and (yawn, probably) The Pianist: check. So far, so unappealing. But, for me at le…

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Despite having some familiar elements, Christian Volckman’s Renaissance is unlike anything I had seen before. Animated using motion capture technology, the film is a future no…

Generally I like the films of Pedro Almodóvar, and Volver was no exception. It tells the story of a woman (Penélope Cruz in her native tongue), her husband, her daughter, and her mother, but it expands to include so much more. The husband is soon out of the picture, and it becomes a tale of women …

I saw Michael Moore’s “Sicko” last weekend and was reasonably disappointed. I’m still trying to put my finger on precisely why, so in the meantime here’s the best news I could find that wee hours.In a shameless attempt to ride the hype wave for that week’s “Simpsons” movie, which I have decided will…

Before you read too much into that title, please remember that in my rather twisted view of the world crazy is rarely not a compliment.In the case of the “Wolverine” movie, what it apparently means is an instant injection of class. I have to say, of all the characters they could have spun off from t…