| Charlie Bartlett / **1/2 (R) |
Charlie Bartlett -- A teen comedy about a kid's fantasies of popularity -- brought about by illegally selling prescription drugs to his fellow students. is based on successful teen comedy formulas of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, like "My Bodyguard," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "Breakfast Club" and "Say Anything..." The romance between Charlie and Susan (which even has a Cat Stevens song for a theme) is basically "Harold and Maude" with a gorgeous teenage girl instead of feisty septuagenarian Ruth Gordon. Like many of John Hughes' high school movies it presents a fantasy about kids from different social circles -- nerds, jocks, punks, cheerleaders, drama clubbers -- coming together for a larger cause. Rated R, 97 minutes (Jim Emerson) Source: RogerEbert Headlines |
| Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and N.R.A. Leader, Dies at 83 |
Mr. Heston appeared in some 100 films in his 60-year acting career, but he is remembered chiefly for his monumental, jut-jawed portrayals of Moses, Ben-Hur and Michelangelo. Source: NYT |
| Chicago 10 |
( Release: Feb. 29, 2008 Rated: R - for language and brief sexual images Avg. Score: 3.75/5
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) The Gist —
The mix of animation and newsreels is pretty schizo. Source: Movies.com |
| Chicago 10 |
As one of the seminal political events of the 1960s, the Chicago Seven trial seems to come from another era, but filmmaker Brett Morgan, in his third return to the Sundance Film Festival, has created a film that is much more than a look back. Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
| Chicago 10 |
More self-consciously revolutionary than it really is, Chicago 10 is self-promotion meets social activism. Source: Hollywood.com |
| Chicago 10 - 2/28/2008 |
Source: filmcritic.com |
| Chicago 10 / ***1/2 (R) |
By Jim Emerson
"We believe that politics is the way you live your life, not who you support. It's not in terms of rallies or speeches or political programs. It is in terms of images and in terms of transforming people's lives."
That was Abbie Hoffman, the notorious Yippie, expressing his dedication to politics as "total theater" in 1968. He was just older than 30 then, and never to be trusted, which is exactly what so many people found galvanizing about this gregarious, frizzy-haired prankster. Source: RogerEbert Headlines |
| Chop Shop |
IN THEATRES FEBRUARY 27, 2008 (Limited) Set in New York's Willet's Point, an industrial sprawl of car repair shops, junkyards, and dumps, CHOP SHOP tells the story of 12-year-old Alejandro, an orphan living a hardscrabble existence in the "Iron Triangle." Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
| Chop Shop - 2/27/2008 |
Source: filmcritic.com |
| Chop Shop / **** (No MPAA rating) |
By Jim Emerson, Editor
Three shots into Rahmin Bahrani's "Chop Shop," and you're already pulled into its world with an effortless economy and precision that leave you no doubt you're in the best of cinematic hands. Source: RogerEbert Headlines |
| City of Men |
( Release: Feb. 29, 2008 Rated: R - for violent content, language and some sexuality Avg. Score: 3.75/5
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) The Gist —
Very familiar story. Source: Movies.com |
| City of Men |
In CITY OF MEN, producer Fernando Meirelles (The Constant Gardner) returns to the Brazilian favelas of his Academy Award-nominated film, City of God. Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
| City of Men - 2/28/2008 |
Source: filmcritic.com |
| CJ7 |
( Release: Mar. 7, 2008 Rated: PG - for language, thematic material, some rude humor and brief smoking Avg. Score: 3.13/5
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) The Gist —
Full of too much wacky humor and zero emotional resonance. Source: Movies.com |
| CJ7 |
Hong Kong star Stephen Chow has charmed audiences with the hard-hitting combo of action and humor in his previous films SHAOLIN SOCCER and KUNG FU HUSTLE. Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
| CJ7 - 3/6/2008 |
Source: filmcritic.com |
| CJ7 / *** (PG) |
By Jim Emerson, editor
Do you hate it when a review more or less regurgitates the pitch that probably got the project green-lighted in the first place? Source: RogerEbert Headlines |
| College Road Trip |
( Release: Mar. 7, 2008 Rated: G Avg. Score: 2.5/5
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) The Gist —
Tries to be too nice and fails at trying to be funny. Source: Movies.com |
| College Road Trip |
Choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time of a young woman's life...unless your overprotective father isn't quite ready to let you go. In the Disney family comedy, COLLEGE ROAD TRIP, Melanie (RAVEN-SYMONE) is eagerly looking forward to her first big step towards independence when she plans a "girls only" road trip to check out prospective universities. Source: Rotten Tomatoes |
| College Road Trip |
Although it doesn't hit on all cylinders, the somewhat emotionally resonant College Road Trip represents the same Disney caramel center at each one of its chocolate-coated candy films. Source: Hollywood.com |