Midnight in Paris
Weekend Box-Office: Cars 2 Revs Up the Green
From boom to bust…Green Lantern was handily dethroned atop the box office by two newcomers. Cars 2 led the contention this weekend, the Disney/Pixar production showing a strong opening with $68 million for the top spot. Behind it came the Cameron Diaz comedy Bad Teacher with $31 million. Both films are receiving poor grades, remarkable especially for Cars 2, considering Pixar’s almost stellar trac...[Read More]
Weekend Box-Office: Green Lantern Brings in the Green
As one superhero falls, another rises to take his place. Thor may have just slipped off the Top Ten, but the number one film of the weekend was Green Lantern, with $52.7 million. The $200 million blockbuster suffers from poor reviews and, despite the 3D ticket sales, managed to take in less than 2D-only fourth-place finisher X-Men: First Class (garnering $11.5 million this weekend) made three week...[Read More]
Movie Review: Midnight in Paris
At the stroke of midnight on a mysterious cobbled corner of Paris, self-described “Hollywood hack” screenwriter Gil (Owen Wilson) enters a phantom carriage in the form of a vintage 1920s automobile. Inside he meets a couple of nightlifers with a flair for words and a curiously old-fashioned sartorial style. Their names are Scott and Zelda and they invite Gil to join them. By the end of his tale, G...[Read More]