Best for Film
He may be joking, but we hope he isn’t.
Please? PLEASE?
Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…
Rotten Tomatoes
While the world of filmdom trains its sights on the Sundance Film Festival this week, there are plenty of diversions in multiplexes for those of us who couldn’t make the trek to Park City. We’ve got a snowy survival story (The Grey, starring Liam Neeson and Dermot Mulroney), a twisty heist thriller (Man on a Ledge, starring Sam Worthington and Elizabeth Banks), and the tale of a sassy bounty hunter (One For the Money, starring Katherine Heigl and Jason O’Mara). (Incidentally, the latter two films are being released, respectively, by Lions Gate and its recently acquired subsidiary, Summit Entertainment). Find out what the critics have to say!
A prolific character actor with leading-man chops and four Oscar nominations under his belt, Ed Harris has been entertaining audiences for decades — so when we saw his name in the credits for Man on a Ledge, we knew exactly what we needed to do with this week’s list. From supporting parts to leading roles, from action to comedy to drama, Harris has done just about everything — and done it well. The Tomatometer agrees, giving us a top 10 that bottoms out at an impressive 87 percent. Which of your favorites made the cut? It’s time to find out, Total Recall style!
She talks about her “deadly” character, and her increased role in the sequel.
The Independent
In the 1990s, Brad Pitt went from playing unfeasibly handsome characters in low-budget films, to playing unfeasibly handsome characters in big-budget blockbusters. He enjoyed critical and commercial success in such hits as Interview With The Vampire and Fight Club and embarked on a well-publicised romance with Gwyneth Paltrow.
A year overshadowed by concern for Hollywood’s commercial and technological future seems likely to end with a celebration of its simpler past, after the stage was set for an Academy Awards dominated by two movies inspired by film industry’s golden era.
Martin Scorsese’s 3D adventure Hugo leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, including best picture and best director.
The Metro
Katherine Heigl has insisted her new movie One for the Money will appeal to men, as it is much more than just a chick flick.
The Descendants starring George Clooney received five Oscar nominations this week while Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy failed to pick up a single nod but which one will win this week’s film face-off?
The latest trailer for Mirror Mirror, a new spin on the Snow White story starring Julia Roberts and Lily Collins, has been released.
