Author: David Germain
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‘Saw’ just doesn’t cut it
Starring Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, Monica Potter; directed by James Wan; 103 minutes; R for strong grisly violence and language (Editor’s note: “Saw,” which spawned several sequels, is returning to movie theaters 10 years after its original release. Here is David Germain’s review from 2004.) The fright flick “Saw” is consistent, if nothing else. This…
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‘The Artist’ makes loud noise at Golden Globes
The black-and-white silent film “The Artist” came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows.Wins for “The Artist” included best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin, while…
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‘The Artist’ makes a loud noise at Golden Globes
The black-and-white silent film “The Artist” came away with the most prizes with three wins at the Golden Globes, but the show spread the love around among a broad range of films and TV shows.Wins for “The Artist” included best musical or comedy and best actor in a musical or comedy for Jean Dujardin, while…
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‘King’s Speech’ gets 12 Oscar nominations
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. — The British monarchy saga “The King’s Speech” leads the Academy Awards with 12 nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and Geoffrey Rush. Also nominated for best picture Tuesday were the psychosexual thriller “Black Swan”; the boxing drama “The Fighter”; the sci-fi blockbuster “Inception”; the…
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‘Meatballs’ sticks to movie menu top with $24.6M
LOS ANGELES – Movie fans lined up for a second helping of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for a second straight weekend. The Sony animated tale raised its domestic haul to $60 million after 10 days in theaters, according to studio…
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‘Potter’ enchants fans with $58.4M opening day
LOS ANGELES — A long school break has been kind to “Harry Potter.” After a two-year gap since the last film, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” opened with a whopping $58.4 million domestically in its first day, distributor Warner Bros. said Thursday. Early estimates put the film’s worldwide total at more than $100 million for the…
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Oscars double down with 10 best-picture nominees
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – The Academy Awards will have 10 best-picture nominees instead of the usual five starting next year, improving the odds for films such as “The Dark Knight,” a fan and critic favorite that was snubbed last time. Doubling the field for Hollywood’s top prize will make room for more worthy films and…
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Cannes Festival opens with animated adventure
CANNES, France – After nine hits and four Academy Awards for films including “WALL-E” and “Ratatouille,” the Pixar Animation gang finally feels it has made it to the grown-ups’ table with “Up,” the first animated movie to open the Cannes Film Festival. The Oscars compartmentalize animated films into their own category. Audiences often do the…
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Star-crossed lovers: ‘Trek’ ship mates lock lips
LOS ANGELES – William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols shared TV’s first interracial kiss on “Star Trek” in the 1960s. If you haven’t yet seen the new big-screen “Trek” and don’t want to know who actually kissed Nyota Uhura before James T. Kirk, read no further: Zoe Saldana’s update of the comely communications officer has a…
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Bollywood triumph: ‘Slumdog’ claims 8 Oscars
LOS ANGELES – Hollywood has met Bollywood at the Academy Awards, and the makers of Oscar champ “Slumdog Millionaire” hope it’s a sign of future melding between the U.S. dream factory with its counterparts in India and elsewhere in the world.A tale of hope amid adversity and squalor in Mumbai, “Slumdog Millionaire” came away with…