Steve D'Ettorre of Alexandria is our Film/TV Critic. He is a life-long fan of movies and TV. As a six year-old he knew the theme song to "The Tonight Show" better than most nursery rhymes. He currently lives in Alexandria with his wife, Michelle, also a Local Kicks columnist. Steve may be reached at stevedettorre@yahoo.com
Fame, which opens on Sept. 25 and is rated PG, is the remake of the 1980 Oscar-winning film of the same name. Twenty-nine years have passed since Fame won an Oscar. After seeing the 2009 version of the film, that streak is as safe as Cal Ripken’s consecutive games played record.
Matt Damon, who gained 30 pounds for his role as Mark Whitacre in The Informant!, also narrates the movie, which is rated R and open nationwide on Sept. 18.
Unfortunately, not as Will Hunting. He never says anything like, “I became an informant for the FBI because I wanted to mess up some smart kids”
When one thinks of great documentaries, certain projects come to mind.
Hoop Dreams (about two Chicago basketball prodigies), The War Room (about Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign), anything by Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball), Super Size Me (about America’s increasing waistline and devotion to the Big Mac) and of course, Spinal Tap
While both comical and about humans, Funny People could use a little more of the former and less of the latter.
Directed by Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40 Year Old Virgin), and opening on July 31, Funny People (Rated R) is the story of world renowned comedian George Simmons
It would be a beautiful lie to say The Ugly Truth is a unique film that focuses on an unusual path two people take to realize their love for one another.
The Ugly Truth, which opened in DC theaters on July 24 and is rated R, stars Katherine Heigl as Abby Richter, a neurotic control freak
The (500) Days of Summer, rated PG-13 and which opened July 17, stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tom, a greeting card writer who falls head over heels for a co-worker who doesn’t feel the same way towards him.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth installment of the series based on J.K. Rowling’s universally successful books.
The release date for the film is July 15 and it is rated PG because
Brüno, which opens on July 10, is the follow-up mockumentary of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s hit Borat.
It is rated R for every reason the rating exists.
It stars the aforementioned Cohen as Brüno,
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