http://www.gomemphis.com/news/movies/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Moviesen-usmovieshttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/spy-thriller-plays-it-safe/?partner=RSSLike "Training Day," which earned its star a Best Actor Oscar, "Safe House" presents Denzel Washington as a sort of satanic tempter, complete with devilish goatee -- a sly, superior figure of dark aspect and apparently dark designs. Again, the potential victim of this veteran corrupter is a physically and morally lily-white young minion of the law, played here by Ryan Reynolds instead of Ethan Hawke. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288387-734542movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Spy thriller plays it 'Safe'Go Memphisspy-thriller-plays-it-safeurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288387-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/no-scares-on-forgettable-journey/?partner=RSSCast and crew err on the side of silly in "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," the amusingly childish sequel to that unlikely 2008 hit, "Journey to the Center of the Earth." They've rendered Jules Verne's novel into a jokey lark, with broad, corny wisecracks, comic sidekicks and everybody riffing on the ginormous lizards, humungous spiders and the like. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:32:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288380-734542movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceMemphis, TNFilm Review: No scares on forgettable 'Journey'Go Memphisno-scares-on-forgettable-journeyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288380-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/movie-capsules-now-showing/?partner=RSSRed Tails (PG-13, 125 min.) The pioneering fighter pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen deserve a more memorable and less cornball tribute than this George Lucas production, which seems inspired as much by old war movies as by the real-life heroism of the African-American flyers of World War II. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:11:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288393-734542movies/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphismovie-capsules-now-showingurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288393-734542Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/09/combs-produce-feature-remake-memphis-football-film/?partner=RSSRapper turned music entrepreneur and entertainment mogul Sean Combs — perhaps still better known as “Puff Daddy” or “P. Diddy” — has signed on as an executive producer of a planned fictionalized studio remake of “Undefeated,” the made-in-Memphis football film that has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Feature Documentary. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:53:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288408-734542movies/newsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNCombs to produce feature remake of Memphis football film 'Undefeated'Go Memphiscombs-produce-feature-remake-memphis-football-filmurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-288408-734542Change734542Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/film-review-little-suspense-but-miracle-holds/?partner=RSSThere are stories that by their very nature force you to confront the possibility that people aren't entirely horrible. Case in point: In 1988, three whales got themselves trapped in Alaska. They were five miles away from the ocean, breathing through a small opening in the ice, but within days, everyone knew, that opening would freeze over and the whales would drown ... unless a lot of people got together and did something about it -- immediately. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287282-734535movies/reviewsBy Mick LaSalle / San Francisco ChronicleMemphis, TNFilm Review: Little suspense, but 'Miracle' holds audienceGo Memphisfilm-review-little-suspense-but-miracle-holdsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287282-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/havent-seen-oscar-movies-you-could-still-beat/?partner=RSSThe first ceremony for the Academy Awards of Merit (the now- trademarked nickname "Oscar" had yet to be coined) took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner at the then-spanking-new Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The ceremony lasted only 15 minutes, in part because the winners -- including actor Emil Jannings, screenwriter Ben Hecht and special honoree Charlie Chaplin, to name a few -- had been announced three months earlier. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:42:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287290-734535movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNHaven't seen Oscar movies? You could still Beat BeifussGo Memphishavent-seen-oscar-movies-you-could-still-beaturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287290-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/feb/02/movie-capsules-now-showing/?partner=RSSThe Descendants (R, 115 min.) Nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, the first film in seven years from director Alexander Payne ("Sideways") casts George Clooney as Matt King, a "haole" (white person in Hawaii) lawyer with royal Hawaiian blood who is facing two terrible deadlines: As trustee, he must determine what to do with his family's "huge parcel of virgin land," worth millions; and as husband, he has to decide when to pull the plug on his comatose wife. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287275-734535movies/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphismovie-capsules-now-showingurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-287275-734535Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/27/think-you-can-beat-beifuss-at-oscars/?partner=RSSToday, this newspaper launches its 16th annual "Beat Beifuss at the Oscars" contest, which has drawn more than 23,000 participants since its debut in 1997, when "The English Patient" was named Best Picture. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286211-734529movies/beifussStaff Memphis, TNThink you can 'Beat Beifuss at Oscars'?Go Memphisthink-you-can-beat-beifuss-at-oscarsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286211-734529Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/bosnia-drama-well-meaning-but-inadequate-debut/?partner=RSSAngelina Jolie is an actress of "physical perfection" (according to Vogue magazine) as well as a celebrated humanitarian (she's a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). She combines her profession and her passion to make her narrative feature debut as a writer-director with "In the Land of Blood and Honey," a sincere and ambitious yet inadequate movie inspired by what an onscreen legend describes as "the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War II," the war in Bosnia. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:50:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286191-734528movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Bosnia drama 'In the Land of Blood and Honey' a well-meaning but inadequate debut for JolieGo Memphisbosnia-drama-well-meaning-but-inadequate-debuturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286191-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/dangerous-psychology/?partner=RSSOnce lauded as the master of "gynecological horror," David Cronenberg applies his directorial speculum to the human cranium in "A Dangerous Method," a confident and fascinating film about the relationship between big brains Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung and their shared patient, Sabina Spielrein, who followed her mentors to become a noted psychoanalyst in her own right. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286189-734528movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Dangerous' brings insight to Freud, JungGo Memphisdangerous-psychologyurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286189-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/no-headline---2012-01-26-121608966912/?partner=RSSAlready famous and perhaps overhyped as the first wide-release black-and-white silent film of the modern era, writer-director Michel Hazanavicius' salute to the romance of the movies is novel, funny and refreshing -- it's terrific entertainment. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:55:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286177-734528movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2012-01-26-121608966912urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286177-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/close-is-oscar-nominee-in-nobbs/?partner=RSSAlbert Nobbs is a strange "little man" in an unshowy little movie titled "Albert Nobbs," and I took a shine to them both. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:39:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286186-734528movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Close is Oscar nominee in 'Nobbs'Go Memphisclose-is-oscar-nominee-in-nobbsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286186-734528Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/26/germantown-high-missi-pyle-oscar-nominated-artist/?partner=RSSMissi Pyle is almost single-handedly responsible for the PG-13 rating attached to "The Artist." According to the classification and rating administration of the Motion Picture Association of America, "The Artist" -- considered the front-runner for this year's Best Picture Oscar -- earned its parental warning that "some material may be inappropriate for children under 13" for "a disturbing image and a crude gesture." beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:01:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286043-734529movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNGermantown High grad Missi Pyle's comic flair speaks for itself in Oscar-nominated 'The Artist'Go Memphisgermantown-high-missi-pyle-oscar-nominated-artisturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-286043-734528Change734529Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/24/scorseses-hugo-leads-oscars-11-nominations/?partner=RSSMartin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285854-734526movies/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNScorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nominations Go Memphisscorseses-hugo-leads-oscars-11-nominationsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285854-734526Change734526Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/silent-artist-is-golden/?partner=RSS "The Artist" is terrific entertainment. Already famous and perhaps overhyped as the first black-and-white silent film of the modern era, this salute to the romance of the movies is novel, funny and refreshing. It's a celebration of joyful uninhibited performance, of the type found in old musicals and slapstick comedies, when actors might be required to dance, brawl and pratfall within the same reel. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285159-734521movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Silent 'Artist' is clever crowd pleaserGo Memphissilent-artist-is-goldenurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285159-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/extremely-well-acted-incredibly-elusive/?partner=RSSFrom its wordy title to the impressive vocabulary and compulsive list making of its possibly autistic young narrator hero, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" is a motion picture that never liberates itself from the printed page. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285145-734521movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Extremely well-acted, incredibly elusive movieGo Memphisextremely-well-acted-incredibly-elusiveurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285145-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/pretentiousness-blunts-tale-of-sex-addict/?partner=RSSThe genitals are exposed while the motivations are mysterious in "Shame," an elegantly composed but overwrought film about a man who apparently wants to obliterate himself through sex -- to fornicate away the pain, so to speak. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:23:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285153-734521movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Pretentiousness blunts tale of sex addict in 'Shame'Go Memphispretentiousness-blunts-tale-of-sex-addicturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285153-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/heroic-tuskegee-airmen-grounded-by-red/?partner=RSSThe pioneering African-American fighter pilots of the Tuskegee Airmen deserve a more memorable and less cornball movie tribute than "Red Tails," a George Lucas production that perhaps was motivated as much by the Marin County mogul's desire to top the dogfight scenes in "Star Wars" as by his interest in World War II. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:13:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285152-734521movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Heroic Tuskegee Airmen grounded by 'Red'Go Memphisheroic-tuskegee-airmen-grounded-by-redurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285152-734521Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2012/jan/19/movie-capsules-now-showing/?partner=RSSThe Adventures of Tintin (PG, 107 min.) As frenetic if hardly as entertaining as "Raiders of the Lost Ark," this "performance capture" animated film from director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson ("the two greatest storytellers of our time," according to the immodest trailer) introduces us to its boyish newspaper reporter hero as he is being caricatured by a street artist. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:52:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285141-734521movies/newsStaff WriterMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphismovie-capsules-now-showingurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-285141-734521Change0Usable