As we head into the holiday season, the annual debate surrounding “Love Actually” has fired up once again like clockwork.
Is the beloved romantic comedy a timeless holiday classic or a problematic slog? No matter how many years pass, it seems no one will ever agree. This year, Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty reignited the debate with a Black Friday tweet, sending her followers into a tizzy.
“Is it too soon for me to begin my annual campaign to convince you that “Love Actually” is a terrible movie?” Tumulty wrote.
Is it too soon for me to begin my annual campaign to convince you that "Love Actually" is a terrible movie?
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 23, 2018
Also Read: Emma Thompson Says 'Love Actually' Crying Scene Was Inspired by Cheating Ex Kenneth Branagh
Tumulty was immediately deluged by Twitter users sharing their opinions on the movie — both the positive and the profoundly negative.
Is the beloved romantic comedy a timeless holiday classic or a problematic slog? No matter how many years pass, it seems no one will ever agree. This year, Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty reignited the debate with a Black Friday tweet, sending her followers into a tizzy.
“Is it too soon for me to begin my annual campaign to convince you that “Love Actually” is a terrible movie?” Tumulty wrote.
Is it too soon for me to begin my annual campaign to convince you that "Love Actually" is a terrible movie?
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) November 23, 2018
Also Read: Emma Thompson Says 'Love Actually' Crying Scene Was Inspired by Cheating Ex Kenneth Branagh
Tumulty was immediately deluged by Twitter users sharing their opinions on the movie — both the positive and the profoundly negative.
- 11/24/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Blake Lively has a problem as old as the patriarchy that created it: When you’re nothing if not a beautiful woman, you’re nothing if not a beautiful woman. So when Lively became a star after winning the role of it girl Serena van der Woodsen on the CW’s soapy and hyper-sexualized “Gossip Girl,” it was easy for viewers to chisel her down to the most obvious of her charms.
At that nascent stage of Lively’s career — after “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” but before “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” — it was easy for audiences to conflate her with the character she played on television. Born into an affluent family that already had both feet planted in showbiz, Lively’s first screen credit was in a low-budget film that her father directed, and she landed her first Hollywood part after her brother asked his...
At that nascent stage of Lively’s career — after “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” but before “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” — it was easy for audiences to conflate her with the character she played on television. Born into an affluent family that already had both feet planted in showbiz, Lively’s first screen credit was in a low-budget film that her father directed, and she landed her first Hollywood part after her brother asked his...
- 9/24/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Early reviews are in for “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” the newest standalone space opera set in the galaxy far, far away, and the titular smuggler seems to have only just scraped by the wrath of his film critics with a 72% Rotten Tomatoes score, though not without a few bruises and blaster burns.
The two most recent installments, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” earned 85% and 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively.
The film’s notorious production history was widely publicized over the past year, the most notable event being Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy replacing directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with Ron Howard after alleged disagreements regarding the direction of the film.
Despite its infamous public troubles, Variety‘s own Andrew Barker notes, “Though burdened with a slow start and enough thirsty fan-service to power Comic-Con’s Hall H for a decade, it has a kicky,...
The two most recent installments, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” earned 85% and 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, respectively.
The film’s notorious production history was widely publicized over the past year, the most notable event being Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy replacing directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller with Ron Howard after alleged disagreements regarding the direction of the film.
Despite its infamous public troubles, Variety‘s own Andrew Barker notes, “Though burdened with a slow start and enough thirsty fan-service to power Comic-Con’s Hall H for a decade, it has a kicky,...
- 5/15/2018
- by Ellis Clopton
- Variety Film + TV
The reviews are now slowly pouring in for “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” and critics say that fans of the Lucasfilm franchise will get their money’s worth.
With 71 reviews logged, Rotten Tomatoes reports that Ron Howard’s origin story for Han Solo currently has a 72 percent score. While that’s not bad, it is the lowest score for a Disney-released “Star Wars” film as the franchise’s previous anthology, “Rogue One,” scored 85 percent. But then again, “Revenge of the Sith” scored 79 percent in 2005, and we all know how fans reacted to that one …
The general consensus seems to be that while “Solo” doesn’t push the envelope for the franchise the way “The Last Jedi” did in December, it’s still an enjoyable summer flick with charming performances and enough fanservice to give “Star Wars” diehards their money’s worth. The film faced a flood of bad publicity...
With 71 reviews logged, Rotten Tomatoes reports that Ron Howard’s origin story for Han Solo currently has a 72 percent score. While that’s not bad, it is the lowest score for a Disney-released “Star Wars” film as the franchise’s previous anthology, “Rogue One,” scored 85 percent. But then again, “Revenge of the Sith” scored 79 percent in 2005, and we all know how fans reacted to that one …
The general consensus seems to be that while “Solo” doesn’t push the envelope for the franchise the way “The Last Jedi” did in December, it’s still an enjoyable summer flick with charming performances and enough fanservice to give “Star Wars” diehards their money’s worth. The film faced a flood of bad publicity...
- 5/15/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Updated below. Anyone who has attended a film festival and sat through a post-screening audience Q&A knows that fan questions can been hit or miss. The audience at the “Westworld” Season 2 event at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival on April 20 learned this fact the hard way after the audience Q&A session ended abruptly after only one question.
The first fan chosen to ask the “Westworld” panel a question was a male who proceeded to use his time with the microphone not to ask a question but to tell co-creator Jonathan Nolan that he one day hopes to get a screenplay in front of him. Nolan co-wrote the films “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “Interstellar” with his brother, Christopher Nolan.
“We love the show and how it’s able to keep the audience captivated,” the audience member said. “We love this show. We can’t...
The first fan chosen to ask the “Westworld” panel a question was a male who proceeded to use his time with the microphone not to ask a question but to tell co-creator Jonathan Nolan that he one day hopes to get a screenplay in front of him. Nolan co-wrote the films “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” and “Interstellar” with his brother, Christopher Nolan.
“We love the show and how it’s able to keep the audience captivated,” the audience member said. “We love this show. We can’t...
- 4/20/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
Price: DVD $29.99, DVD & Soundtrack $34.99, Two-Disc Blu-ray $39.99, Three-Disc Blu-ray With Soundtrack $49.99, Standard-Definition Download $29.99, High-Definition Download $39.99
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
It’s time to play the music… The Muppets take on Big Oil in their 2011 movie.
Jason Segel (Bad Teacher) and Amy Adams (The Fighter) star in the family film appropriately named The Muppets. Segel and Adams play Gary and Mary, two of the biggest fans of the Muppets. Along with Gary’s brother Walter (a new Muppet voiced by Peter Linz of TV’s Sesame Street), they discover that oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper, The Company Men) plans to destroy the Muppet Studios to drill for oil.
Gary, Mary and Walter arrange a telethon to raise $10 million to save the studio. But first they must help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have gone their separate ways. Fozzie’s now performing with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets,...
Price: DVD $29.99, DVD & Soundtrack $34.99, Two-Disc Blu-ray $39.99, Three-Disc Blu-ray With Soundtrack $49.99, Standard-Definition Download $29.99, High-Definition Download $39.99
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
It’s time to play the music… The Muppets take on Big Oil in their 2011 movie.
Jason Segel (Bad Teacher) and Amy Adams (The Fighter) star in the family film appropriately named The Muppets. Segel and Adams play Gary and Mary, two of the biggest fans of the Muppets. Along with Gary’s brother Walter (a new Muppet voiced by Peter Linz of TV’s Sesame Street), they discover that oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper, The Company Men) plans to destroy the Muppet Studios to drill for oil.
Gary, Mary and Walter arrange a telethon to raise $10 million to save the studio. But first they must help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have gone their separate ways. Fozzie’s now performing with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets,...
- 1/19/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
“The Muppets” are having a grand ol’ time at the movie theater. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the critics love “The Muppets,” giving it a high 98% fresh rating. Audiences also rated it highly, giving it a 92%. Here’s what the critics said about the film: “‘The Muppets’ is not the kind of movie likely to get much awards-season consideration, though it’s the kind that ought to: smart, warm, and, in its avowedly goofy way, elegant. The chorus of one of the songs declares, ‘I’ve got everything that I need, right in front of me.’ For 120 minutes, that’s precisely how I felt.” Christopher Orr, The Atlantic “t’s nice to see......
- 11/28/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Three stories of how I'm off my game.
1. In the podcast post about "Midnight in Paris", I was all "you should read these articles" and then I didn't link to them. D'oh. We briefly mentioned Fandor's "Top Ten Films About Filmmaking" which you should definitely look at (I did the Sunset Blvd honors therein and I shared a personal ballot) and we talked about Mark and Joe's series on Oscar nominated Original Songs which has covered 1980 "Fame", 1981 "Arthur", 1982 "Up Where We Belong", 1983 "Flashdance", 1984 "I Just Called To Say (I Love You)", 1985 "Say You Say Me" and 1986 "Take My Breath Away" thus far. It's great fun to read.
2. Today is the 50th anniversary of The Parent Trap (1961) only one of my favorite movies of all time. I think I was born loving it. Maybe I was meant to be twins? And I forgot to write it up. *sniffle* Forgive me Hayley & Hayley!
1. In the podcast post about "Midnight in Paris", I was all "you should read these articles" and then I didn't link to them. D'oh. We briefly mentioned Fandor's "Top Ten Films About Filmmaking" which you should definitely look at (I did the Sunset Blvd honors therein and I shared a personal ballot) and we talked about Mark and Joe's series on Oscar nominated Original Songs which has covered 1980 "Fame", 1981 "Arthur", 1982 "Up Where We Belong", 1983 "Flashdance", 1984 "I Just Called To Say (I Love You)", 1985 "Say You Say Me" and 1986 "Take My Breath Away" thus far. It's great fun to read.
2. Today is the 50th anniversary of The Parent Trap (1961) only one of my favorite movies of all time. I think I was born loving it. Maybe I was meant to be twins? And I forgot to write it up. *sniffle* Forgive me Hayley & Hayley!
- 6/21/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Critics weigh in on whether Spike Jonze has made the film too grown up or perfectly childlike.
By Eric Ditzian
"Where the Wild Things Are"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Much has been made of Maurice Sendak's purportedly unfilmable children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are," seeing as the pages contain only 10 sentences. Making movies out of easily digestible story lines, though, has never seemed to interest director Spike Jonze. After all, the subject of his last film, "Adaptation," was the impossibility of bringing a work of literature to the big screen.
But skeptics and nervous studio execs be damned, Jonze and writer Dave Eggers have brought to the screen the story about a misbehaving young boy who flees his house after a fight with his mom and hops a mysterious boat to a mystical land where the titular creatures — wooly, lumbering, free-spirited beasts — crown him their king. How did Jonze do with this latest adaptation?...
By Eric Ditzian
"Where the Wild Things Are"
Photo: Warner Bros.
Much has been made of Maurice Sendak's purportedly unfilmable children's book, "Where the Wild Things Are," seeing as the pages contain only 10 sentences. Making movies out of easily digestible story lines, though, has never seemed to interest director Spike Jonze. After all, the subject of his last film, "Adaptation," was the impossibility of bringing a work of literature to the big screen.
But skeptics and nervous studio execs be damned, Jonze and writer Dave Eggers have brought to the screen the story about a misbehaving young boy who flees his house after a fight with his mom and hops a mysterious boat to a mystical land where the titular creatures — wooly, lumbering, free-spirited beasts — crown him their king. How did Jonze do with this latest adaptation?...
- 10/16/2009
- MTV Movie News
By Jeffrey M. Anderson "What happens when a musical form associated with the dubious glamour of dying young becomes entwined with the less glamorous and far less dubious eventuality of dying old?" asks the New Republic's Christopher Orr. "This is the question implicitly posed, and movingly answered, by the documentary Young@Heart."
Under the direction of Bob Cilman, the Young@Heart Chorus covers tunes originally performed by the likes of Sonic Youth, James Brown and the Ramones. "It sounds dubious and cutesy," admits Jeffrey M Anderson, "but within minutes it reveals itself as the real thing and doubt gives way to unbridled enthusiasm."
Jeffrey talks with Cilman, director Stephen Walker and two members of the chorus.
Young@Heart is now out on DVD.
...
Under the direction of Bob Cilman, the Young@Heart Chorus covers tunes originally performed by the likes of Sonic Youth, James Brown and the Ramones. "It sounds dubious and cutesy," admits Jeffrey M Anderson, "but within minutes it reveals itself as the real thing and doubt gives way to unbridled enthusiasm."
Jeffrey talks with Cilman, director Stephen Walker and two members of the chorus.
Young@Heart is now out on DVD.
...
- 9/16/2008
- by dwhudson
- GreenCine
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