http://www.gomemphis.com/news/movies/?partner=RSSGo Memphis Stories: Moviesen-usmovieshttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/06/film-review-fourth-kind-tries-too-hard-be-real/?partner=RSSThe Fourth Kind” is a “found footage” horror movie with a few new tweaks, though not enough to escape a certain clunkiness. At the onset of Olatunde Osunsanmi’s film, actress Milla Jovovich addresses the camera to announce that she’ll be playing real-life Alaska psychologist Abigail Emily Tyler in re-enactments of actual events. These re-enactments, we are assured, are based on genuine video and sound recordings of Tyler and her patients in Nome. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-164031-733717movies/reviewsBy Robert W. Butler / McClatchy NewspapersMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Fourth Kind' tries too hard to be realGo Memphisfilm-review-fourth-kind-tries-too-hard-be-realurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-164031-733717Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/06/no-headline---2009-11-05-095820482508/?partner=RSSCapsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by The Commercial Appeal movie writer John Beifuss. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163789-733717movies/reviewsMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2009-11-05-095820482508urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163789-733717Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/06/biography-of-chanel-hardly-seamless/?partner=RSSWhen the movie ends with a brief sequence showing the now-celebrated French designer, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (Audrey Tautou), observing a lineup of models draped in her latest fashions, the sudden glamor and style appear to our eyes like a desert oasis to a man dying of thirst. We're made aware of just how tedious the movie had become in its slow, inevitable plod to Coco's triumph. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163792-733717movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TN'Coco Before Chanel': Biography of fashion designer hardly seamlessGo Memphisbiography-of-chanel-hardly-seamlessurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163792-733717Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/05/film-takes-intimate-look-at-combat-life/?partner=RSS "I've been waiting for this film since the early days of the war," writes Roger Ebert about "Brothers at War," which he calls an "honest, on-the-ground documentary" about American soldiers fighting in Iraq. The Samuel Goldwyn Films release screens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Malco's Stage Cinema, 7930 U.S. 64. Admission is $7, or $5 with military ID. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163808-733716movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TN'Brothers at War" takes intimate look at combat lifeGo Memphisfilm-takes-intimate-look-at-combat-lifeurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163808-733716Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/04/take-bow-indie-memphis-receives-grant-oscars-organ/?partner=RSSA golden statuette is nice, but sometimes green stuff is even nicer. The Indie Memphis Film Festival has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Oscars organization, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The amount was the maximum available to Indie Memphis under Academy guidelines, based on the festival’s annual operating budget of just under $180,000. The grant was the first the Oscars organization had awarded to Memphis. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:26:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163686-733715movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNTake a bow: Indie Memphis receives grant from Oscars organizationGo Memphistake-bow-indie-memphis-receives-grant-oscars-organurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163686-733715Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/nov/02/new-dvd-one-step-beyond-official-first-season/?partner=RSSFrom movie critic John Beifuss' blog thebloodshoteye.com: You've heard of the Twelve Days of Christmas? Now, for the fourth straight year, The Bloodshot Eye counts down the Thirteen Days of Halloween with reviews of recently released All Hallow's Eve-appropriate DVDs, each day through -- well, through at least Nov. 4, I reckon... beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163377-733713movies/dvdJohn BeifussMemphis, TNNew on DVD: 'One Step Beyond: The Official First Season'Go Memphisnew-dvd-one-step-beyond-official-first-seasonurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-163377-733713Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/30/serious-comic-comment/?partner=RSS"No Jews were harmed in the making of this motion picture." Those words appear near the end of the final credits of "A Serious Man." They may be accurate, but they may not provide much reassurance to those grappling with this fascinating, disturbing film, which takes the concept of the self-loathing Jew to an arguably loathsome new level. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162855-733710movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Serious' comic commentGo Memphisserious-comic-commenturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162855-733710Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/30/no-headline---2009-10-29-103823748746/?partner=RSSCirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (PG-13, 109 min.) The first of Darren Shan's Young Adult vampire novels comes to the screen in a fun, energetic adventure with plenty of inoffensive ghoulish touches that should please kid and adult horror buffs alike. Chris Massoglia and Josh Hutcherson are teenage best friends whose arachnophilia and adolescent rebelliousness, respectively, lure them into the ancient rivalry between a traveling carnival of Tod Browning/Ray Bradbury oddities. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162839-733710movies/reviewsMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2009-10-29-103823748746urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162839-733710Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/29/jacksons-talent-in-full-force-in-this-is-it/?partner=RSSMemphis, as any concert promoter will tell you, is a walk-up town. So while screenings of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" -- a concert documentary about a concert that never was -- have sold out in advance at a record pace from Hollywood to Bangkok, Memphians will have no trouble finding tickets to the movie, which opened today at a dozen area theaters. Even so, any true Michael Jackson fan should run not moonwalk to the nearest theater. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:09:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162711-733709movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Jackson's talent in full force in 'This Is It'Go Memphisjacksons-talent-in-full-force-in-this-is-iturn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162711-733709Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/29/plympton-career-takes-animated-life-of-its-own/?partner=RSSBill Plympton — longtime artist, cartoonist and filmmaker — embraces his reputation as "the king of indie animation. "I'm sort of like the David Lynch or Jim Jarmusch of animation," says Plympton, who will be in Memphis today and Tuesday for two public events. What pleases Plympton as much as his reputation is that he actually makes a good living with his short and feature-length cartoons. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:38:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162836-733709movies/newsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNBill Plympton's career takes on animated life of its ownGo Memphisplympton-career-takes-animated-life-of-its-ownurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-162836-733709Change733709Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/23/up-up-and-away-astro-boy-is-hero-of-high-tech/?partner=RSSBecause the new computer-generated animated feature "Astro Boy" is faithful in some respects to its key sources, the 1950s comic book and 1960s TV series created by the so-called "God of Manga," Osamu Tezuka, it may creep some people out — parents more than children, no doubt. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:10:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161791-733703movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Up, up and away: Astro Boy is hero of high-tech 'toonGo Memphisup-up-and-away-astro-boy-is-hero-of-high-techurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161791-733703Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/23/no-headline---2009-10-22-095925640278/?partner=RSSCapsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by The Commercial Appeal movie writer John Beifuss. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161795-733703movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2009-10-22-095925640278urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161795-733703Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/22/generous-hair-cut-above-strident-documentaries/?partner=RSSUnlike most documentaries with a message, "Good Hair" —Chris Rock's amusing examination of African-American hair culture — invites moviegoers to a conversation, not a lecture. "Good Hair" warns against the perils of chemical relaxer ("the creamy crack," the film calls it); chides working women for spending thousands of dollars on weaves; and charges that "hands off the hair" mandates have decreased intimacy between black men and black women. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:08:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161802-733702movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: Generous 'Good Hair' a cut above strident documentariesGo Memphisgenerous-hair-cut-above-strident-documentariesurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161802-733702Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/22/amelia-aims-at-heights/?partner=RSSIf good intentions could counteract gravity, "Amelia" would soar. Unfortunately, this handsome but somewhat leaden production burns a lot of fuel as it circles the same theme over and over: That Amelia Earhart, the pioneering "aviatrix" of the 1920s and '30s, was not just a hero of the air but one of the original feminists. Hilary Swank is a sure bet to earn a third Academy Award nomination here. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:59:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161789-733702movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'Amelia' aims at heights; character remains elusiveGo Memphisamelia-aims-at-heightsurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161789-733702Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/19/film-review-stepfather-doesnt-step-plate/?partner=RSSFinally, a horror thriller served up straight. No werewolves, Lycans or jerks named Jigsaw. No “killer who will not die.” OK, check that. Hollywood spells money “S-E-Q-U-E-L.” And best of all, no freaking vampires. But the best you can say about the remake of “The Stepfather,” that serial-killer-in-mommy’s-bed tingler of 1987, is that it efficiently goes about its business. The suspense is there, but because there’s no mystery to this thriller, it’s all about how soon the teen (Penn Badgley) will figure out who that creep Mom wants to marry really is Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:42:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161387-733699movies/reviewsBy Roger Moore / Orlando SentinelMemphis, TNFilm Review: 'The Stepfather' doesn't step up to the plateGo Memphisfilm-review-stepfather-doesnt-step-plateurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-161387-733699Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/19/secrets-getting-out/?partner=RSS"The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry," which opened Sept. 25 on two Mid-South screens, is itself something of a secret to most moviegoers. Even so, on Friday the faith-based movie began its fourth week at the Wolfchase Galleria Cinema 8 and the Collierville Towne 16, thanks to steady viewership and the support of its local "sponsors," Bellevue Baptist Church and the Memphis Metro chapter of the Child Evangelism Fellowship. beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:24:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160970-733699movies/beifussJohn BeifussMemphis, TNFaith-based 'Jonathan Sperry' attracts loyal viewers with its family messageGo Memphissecrets-getting-outurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160970-733699Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/16/no-headline---2009-10-15-104844497445/?partner=RSSCapsule descriptions and starred mini-reviews by The Commercial Appeal movie writer John Beifuss. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160729-733696movies/reviewsMemphis, TNMovie Capsules: Now showingGo Memphisno-headline---2009-10-15-104844497445urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160729-733696Change0Usablehttp://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/oct/16/vengeful-husband-attacks-imperfect-justice/?partner=RSSThe grieving yet bloodthirsty antihero played by Gerard Butler in "Law Abiding Citizen" is a movie avenger who might have been produced by gene-splicing the Charles Bronson of "Death Wish" with Jigsaw, the mastermind of the "Saw" franchise, or perhaps — for those with longer memories — Vincent Price as "The Abominable Dr. Phibes." beifuss@commercialappeal.com (John Beifuss)Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160739-733696movies/reviewsJohn BeifussMemphis, TNVengeful husband attacks 'imperfect' system in 'Law Abiding Citizen'Go Memphisvengeful-husband-attacks-imperfect-justiceurn:publicid:www.gomemphis.com:news-Story-160739-733696Change0Usable