From Paris With Love
Pierre Morel's revenge thriller "Taken" -- which cast Liam Neeson as the ultimate overprotective papa --proved a surprise box-office hit last year and now the director unleashes another Paris-set action adventure, this one starring...
Dear John
No, it's not a belated big-screen version of that Judd Hirsch sitcom from the '80s. Instead, this three-hankie teen weepie is based on a Nicholas Sparks novel about the stormy love affair between a soldier (Channing Tatum) and a university student (Amanda Seyfried), separated by his frequent tours of duty as well has her disapproving family. Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom ("The Cider House Rules") directs.
"Edge of Darkness"
Mel Gibson's ongoing career rehabilitation project begins with this Martin Campbell-directed thriller that casts the controversial actor/director as a Boston cop attempting to get to the bottom of who murdered his adult daughter.
"When in Rome"
While Mel Gibson seeks to re-capture his former movie star glory, ex-UPN star Kristen "Veronica Mars" Bell attempts to launch her big-screen career with a romantic comedy from the director of "Daredevil" and "Ghost Rider."
The Invention of Lying
In the great tradition of movies that occur in alternate universes, this one happens in a world where the truth is the only mode of communication. That is until one guy comes along and discovers he can tell a lie, becoming the center of a...
The Hangover
"The Hangover"
"The Hurt Locker"
This movie is brave, to say the least. In a time when movies concerning war are obviously slanted politically, along comes a brilliant film that manages to come to the table without an overt agenda. More evidence of the film's bravado is the director, a female in what has...
Capsule reviews of films now playing in area theaters
AVATAR 3 Stars - James Cameron's mega-expensive, technological marvel is also a whole lot of fun: A gamer generation's "Dances With Wolves," with a human soldier (and his avatar) falling in love with a blue-skinned alien from the planet Pandora 2 hr. 42 PG-13
The national rentals for the week ending January 23 are:
1. "Julie & Julia"
2. "Gamer"
3. "District 9"
4. "(500) Days of Summer"
5. "Pandorum"
6. "The Hurt Locker"
7. "Angels & Demons"
8. "The Proposal"
9. "The Hangover"
10. "Up"
Source: Netflix