http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/?track=rss Headlines from calendarlive.com en ©2009, calendarlive.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 calendarlive/movies/reviewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/Im-gT94y3hw/cl-et-potter14-2009jul14,0,6205300.story Audiences are bound for adventure with a well-crafted film that is faithful to its rambunctious book and deeply attached to its actors. <br/><br/> "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" is being described as an excursion into the dark side for this venerable series, but don't let the chatter fool you. Now in its sixth episode shot over an eight-year span, with two more features still to come, this one-of-a-kind film cycle has become as comfortable and reliable as an old shoe, providing a degree of dependability that's becoming increasingly rare. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/W95WA4EXiz_46JFvWNOAwwKYedY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/W95WA4EXiz_46JFvWNOAwwKYedY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/W95WA4EXiz_46JFvWNOAwwKYedY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/W95WA4EXiz_46JFvWNOAwwKYedY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/Im-gT94y3hw" height="1" width="1"/> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-potter14-2009jul14,0,6205300.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/txPNbvmBYZ8/cl-et-weapon10-2009jul10,0,6088003.story In Vietnam and elsewhere, Eddie Adams' weapon of choice was a camera. His life and his work, including the famous image 'Saigon Execution,' are recounted in the new documentary. <br/><br/> Eddie Adams made me weep long before I knew his name. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/bJ3kEBzkct88fbG06eNGFlwSekQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/bJ3kEBzkct88fbG06eNGFlwSekQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/bJ3kEBzkct88fbG06eNGFlwSekQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/bJ3kEBzkct88fbG06eNGFlwSekQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/txPNbvmBYZ8" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-weapon10-2009jul10,0,6088003.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/zQOECZZKNIQ/cl-et-soulpower10-2009jul10,0,1917958.story The documentary focuses on the music festival 'Zaire 74' that was organized to go along with the Ali-Foreman 'Rumble in the Jungle.' <br/><br/> Most everyone remembers "The Rumble in the Jungle," the 1974 heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, but who remembers "Zaire 74," the music festival that was organized to go along with it? "Soul Power," a vibrant and joyous new documentary, should end that anonymity. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pH8uqgIj9hTFGgB2WMBud7D56BU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pH8uqgIj9hTFGgB2WMBud7D56BU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pH8uqgIj9hTFGgB2WMBud7D56BU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/pH8uqgIj9hTFGgB2WMBud7D56BU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/zQOECZZKNIQ" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-soulpower10-2009jul10,0,1917958.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/OHZxxc1yCJU/cl-et-herb10-2009jul10,0,6699590.story An ordinary couple with an extraordinary art collection. <br/><br/> If Ripley's Believe It or Not! were still around, Herb and Dorothy Vogel would surely be in it for amassing a world-class art collection on the most ordinary of working-class salaries. "They are one of the biggest collectors of new art in New York City," says artist Lucio Pozzi, "and you would never believe it." <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Zx6QqPLXgm1SqwE-hy5E3apUSjY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Zx6QqPLXgm1SqwE-hy5E3apUSjY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Zx6QqPLXgm1SqwE-hy5E3apUSjY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Zx6QqPLXgm1SqwE-hy5E3apUSjY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/OHZxxc1yCJU" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-herb10-2009jul10,0,6699590.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/pZMYUN9-X5w/cl-et-capsules10-2009jul10,0,3636788.story Also reviewed: 'Weather Girl' <br/><br/> What we have here is a failure to communicate. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XiJ0M5InwcO8YEV8_PyG3lCq5p4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XiJ0M5InwcO8YEV8_PyG3lCq5p4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XiJ0M5InwcO8YEV8_PyG3lCq5p4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XiJ0M5InwcO8YEV8_PyG3lCq5p4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/pZMYUN9-X5w" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-capsules10-2009jul10,0,3636788.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/6M8llS61r3E/cl-et-bethcooper10-2009jul10,0,3470120.story The teen movie is a rehash of many others as a nerd pursues an out-of-his-league cheerleader. <br/><br/> "I Love You, Beth Cooper" is not a remake -- it just feels like one. A flat, tired rehash of teen movie story tropes, the film attempts to have it both ways by winkingly acknowledging its secondhand origins. The distance from shameless rip-off to loving homage may not be far, but it is a chasm this film fails to jump. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tLDi7-7V55PtpOnEsHg0SfYaRlM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tLDi7-7V55PtpOnEsHg0SfYaRlM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tLDi7-7V55PtpOnEsHg0SfYaRlM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/tLDi7-7V55PtpOnEsHg0SfYaRlM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/6M8llS61r3E" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-bethcooper10-2009jul10,0,3470120.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/Nx0M53kvhRE/cl-et-weaponbox10-2009jul10,0,5610950.story 'An Unlikely Weapon' MPAA rating: Not rated <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wfgNThqjnk5S_7LPQXEArZ1BLTA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wfgNThqjnk5S_7LPQXEArZ1BLTA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wfgNThqjnk5S_7LPQXEArZ1BLTA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/wfgNThqjnk5S_7LPQXEArZ1BLTA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/Nx0M53kvhRE" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-weaponbox10-2009jul10,0,5610950.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/sKWrVLNFgo0/cl-et-bruno9-2009jul09,0,1869553.story Sacha Baron Cohen and his targets bare all in 'Brüno,' his madcap follow-up to 'Borat.' <br/><br/> Brüno, the latest character to be pulled out of Sacha Baron Cohen's closet, is a comic subversive of such wild extremes that brother Borat has got to be blushing his way out the backdoor in disguise. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TzNd-FTC_ZSMpkVtO7RBKTCVUiQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TzNd-FTC_ZSMpkVtO7RBKTCVUiQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TzNd-FTC_ZSMpkVtO7RBKTCVUiQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/TzNd-FTC_ZSMpkVtO7RBKTCVUiQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/sKWrVLNFgo0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-bruno9-2009jul09,0,1869553.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/tjILAK9tptc/cl-et-betsy9-2009jul09,0,296690.story The Billy Wilder film starring Audrey Hepburn, William Holden and Humphrey Bogart is showing Wednesday at the ArcLight Hollywood. <br/><br/> Is it just me, or are there moments every summer when the desire to escape life as you know it absolutely overwhelms? You've already seen every decent film out there and a few that aren't. Take heart and time travel back to the '50s with the lovely "Sabrina" and the sweet innocence of Audrey Hepburn and a different sort of moviemaking entirely -- quieter, gentler, careful with its emotional punches. As the chauffeur's daughter caught between the wealthy playboy (William Holden) and his serious older brother (Humphrey Bogart), this playful love triangle is a heavenly concoction. Besides, watching the black-and-white Billy Wilder film feels like sitting under the stars on a balmy night. It's part of AFI's 1950s Glamour series at ArcLight Hollywood on Wednesday. So for one night only, sit in the dark and let yourself escape. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ais49POBEKd0WiyWttJvACCeZuQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ais49POBEKd0WiyWttJvACCeZuQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ais49POBEKd0WiyWttJvACCeZuQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/ais49POBEKd0WiyWttJvACCeZuQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/tjILAK9tptc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-betsy9-2009jul09,0,296690.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~3/4V9fkbCdWuY/cl-et-kenny9-2009jul09,0,7969001.story Few things are rarer these days than the opportunity to watch the vivid classics of film history, especially those that have to be subtitled, on a big screen. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Bing Theater has one of the biggest and it's being put to excellent use this weekend with a rare screening of a new 35-millimeter print of both parts of Sergei Eisenstein's classic "Ivan the Terrible." Visually stunning and graced with a fine score by Sergei Prokofiev, this story of the life and hard times of Russia's celebrated 16th century ruler plays at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zcdRMfcF-CMQ6IYtqFa1N9HOikk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zcdRMfcF-CMQ6IYtqFa1N9HOikk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zcdRMfcF-CMQ6IYtqFa1N9HOikk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/zcdRMfcF-CMQ6IYtqFa1N9HOikk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/calendarlive/movies/reviews/~4/4V9fkbCdWuY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 9 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-kenny9-2009jul09,0,7969001.story?track=rss