Author: Lindsey Bahr
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‘Carol,’ ‘Beasts of No Nation’ lead Independent Spirit nods
LOS ANGELES – The 1950s-set romance “Carol” starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara collected the most nominations last week for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards. The Todd Haynes-directed film picked up six nods in categories including best feature, director and lead actress for both Mara and Blanchett. “Beasts of No Nation,” a fictional drama…
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Kurt Russell saddles up for ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ ‘Hateful Eight’
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Kurt Russell’s shoulder is giving him massive pain, but you wouldn’t know it from his easy smile and hearty laugh. It’s a gloomy morning in Santa Monica, and the child star turned cult classic hero/heartthrob is working through the new ache of a very old injury. Russell, now 64, tore his…
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Schumer, Hader shine in bawdy ‘Trainwreck’
Women can be jerks, too. Everyone knows that. And yet in the movies, the female schmuck is generally relegated to a side character. She’s a friend. She’s a villain. She’s never the heroine. In the outdated rulebook of who we get to see on the big screen, leading ladies need to be likable – that…
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Emilia Clarke conquers the big screen with a ‘Terminator’
LOS ANGELES – The secret about overnight success in Hollywood is that it never actually happens that way. To the casual observer, Emilia Clarke might look like one of the lucky ones: The young British actress was seemingly plucked out of the ether to star as Daenerys Targaryen on HBO’s wildly popular “Game of Thrones.”…
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Dazzling ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is a can’t miss thrill
The silences in “Mad Max: Fury Road” are unsettling. The moments are few and infrequent, but it’s not until the fiery roar of the engines and the thrashing of the guitars are suddenly stripped away that you can fully feel how deeply the film has flooded your being. The theater – and your heart –…
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ film bound to disappoint
Curious? The posters for “Fifty Shades of Grey” coyly ask. Whether or not you’re one of the 100 million who bought, and presumably read, E.L. James’ kinky book, the buzz alone surrounding this “Twilight” fan fiction turned international phenomenon is enough to pique the interest of a rock. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is inherently spectacle.…
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Sweet ‘Night at the Museum’ bids farewell to Robin Williams
Starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Ben Kingsley, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais; directed by Shawn Levy; 97 minutes; PG for mild action, some rude humor and brief language. Take heed: There are at least two acutely sad moments involving Robin Williams’ Teddy Roosevelt in the latest “Night at the Museum.” The movie,…
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Carmike Cinemas pulls ‘The Interview’ with Sony’s support
NEW YORK (AP) — Under the threat of terrorist attacks from hackers and with the nation’s largest multiplex chains pulling the film from their screens, Sony Pictures Entertainment took the unprecedented step of canceling the Dec. 25 release of the Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview.” The cancellation announced Wednesday was a startling blow to the…