<![CDATA[Ecollegetimes - Movies RSS]]> /se/ecollegetimes-movies-rss-1.487984 en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 60 <![CDATA[Cannes film fest marks its 65th anniversary with a slate of opposites ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/cannes-film-fest-marks-its-65th-anniversary-with-a-slate-of-opposites-1.2740443 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
By: Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

 

CANNES, France — If all film festivals are balancing acts, it stands to reason that the annual extravaganza at Cannes, likely the world’s most celebrated cinematic event, has more to b...

]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 1.2740443 Movies   CANNES, France — If all film festivals are balancing acts, it stands to reason that the annual extravaganza at Cannes, likely the world’s most celebrated cinematic event, has more to b...]]> Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[‘Expecting’ author and star bond over babies in new pregnancy comedy ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/expecting-author-and-star-bond-over-babies-in-new-pregnancy-comedy-1.2740332 Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
By: Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

 

ORLANDO, Fla. — Many times Hollywood came calling, wanting to make her book “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” into a movie. But Heidi ]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 1.2740332 Movies   ORLANDO, Fla. — Many times Hollywood came calling, wanting to make her book “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” into a movie. But Heidi Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Movies <![CDATA[The night Johnny Depp made me a star ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/the-night-johnny-depp-made-me-a-star-1.2740202 Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register (MCT)
By: Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register (MCT)

 

Johnny Depp made me a star for five minutes. The lead of the new film “Dark Shadows,” his eighth collaboration with director Tim Burton, elevated me to god-like status because he’s n...

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 1.2740202 Movies   Johnny Depp made me a star for five minutes. The lead of the new film “Dark Shadows,” his eighth collaboration with director Tim Burton, elevated me to god-like status because he’s n...]]> Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register (MCT) Movies <![CDATA[ Peter Berg takes command of ‘Battleship’ action ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/peter-berg-takes-command-of-battleship-action-1.2740201 Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times
By: Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times

 

ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE — On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from a U.S. Navy helicopter onto...

]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 1.2740201 Movies   ABOARD THE USS SPRUANCE — On a clear, windless morning in January, director Peter Berg climbed from a U.S. Navy helicopter onto...]]> Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[‘God Bless America’ star Joel is the other, other Murray ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/god-bless-america-star-joel-is-the-other-other-murray-1.2739897 Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune
By: Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune

 

CHICAGO —Joel Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait have known each other since 1985, when they met on the set of “One Crazy Summer,” an iconic comedy of the era starring John Cusack as a dorky...

]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 1.2739897 Movies   CHICAGO —Joel Murray and Bobcat Goldthwait have known each other since 1985, when they met on the set of “One Crazy Summer,” an iconic comedy of the era starring John Cusack as a dorky...]]> Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune Movies <![CDATA['Dark Shadows' Lacks Bite]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/dark-shadows-lacks-bite-1.2739768 Aaron Tavena, College Times

Vampire movies are subject to the rules set by general consensus. The basic lore involves blood, sunlight and wooden stakes but the mythos changes with every interpretation. Most filmmakers can get away with new additions to the vampire ideology, so lo...

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 1.2739768 Movies Aaron Tavena, College Times Movies <![CDATA[‘Dark Shadows’ film spurs interest in actress who starred in TV series ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/dark-shadows-film-spurs-interest-in-actress-who-starred-in-tv-series-1.2739729 Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers
By: Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers

 

FRESNO, Calif. — The blue-eyed, blond-haired Lara Parker arrived in New York City in the mid-1960s convinced she only would land ingenue roles. A week later she was cast to play one of...

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 1.2739729 Movies   FRESNO, Calif. — The blue-eyed, blond-haired Lara Parker arrived in New York City in the mid-1960s convinced she only would land ingenue roles. A week later she was cast to play one of...]]> Rick Bentley, McClatchy Newspapers Movies <![CDATA[John Travolta lawsuits: How much of a career hit does he take? ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/music/john-travolta-lawsuits-how-much-of-a-career-hit-does-he-take-1.2739728 Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
By: Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — Comedy writers have had a field day as the text of a civil complaint filed against John Travolta has recently made the Web rounds. In tawdry, TMZ-friendly detail, the com...

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 1.2739728 Music   LOS ANGELES — Comedy writers have had a field day as the text of a civil complaint filed against John Travolta has recently made the Web rounds. In tawdry, TMZ-friendly detail, the com...]]> Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times Music <![CDATA[Not much to ‘LOL’ about Miley Cyrus’ new film falls flat as Lionsgate keeps mum ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/not-much-to-lol-about-miley-cyrus-new-film-falls-flat-as-lionsgate-keeps-mum-1.2739553 Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times
By: Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus’ latest film, “LOL,” hit theaters this past weekend, but the world may never know how it did at the box office. Lionsgate released the teen romance, an adap...

]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 1.2739553 Movies   LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus’ latest film, “LOL,” hit theaters this past weekend, but the world may never know how it did at the box office. Lionsgate released the teen romance, an adap...]]> Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[Eva Mendes plays one hot (and bad) mom in ‘Girl in Progress’ ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/student-life/eva-mendes-plays-one-hot-and-bad-mom-in-girl-in-progress-1.2739551 Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service
By: Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

 

ORLANDO, Fla. — “I’ve been playing moms since ‘Training Day,’ and I was 25 when I made that,” Eva Mendes says. “Being a bad mom should come easily, by now.” So don’t read too much in...

]]> Wed, 9 May 2012 1.2739551 Student Life   ORLANDO, Fla. — “I’ve been playing moms since ‘Training Day,’ and I was 25 when I made that,” Eva Mendes says. “Being a bad mom should come easily, by now.” So don’t read too much in...]]> Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service Student Life <![CDATA[Latest boom in comic-book movies is making cultural heroes out of former geeks ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/student-life/latest-boom-in-comic-book-movies-is-making-cultural-heroes-out-of-former-geeks-1.2739384 Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers
By: Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers

 

MIAMI — Trends and fads are generational. The hippie movement died with Watergate. Disco ruled, until it became a bad word. MTV once dictated popular culture; now it airs “Jersey Shore...

]]> Tue, 8 May 2012 1.2739384 Student Life   MIAMI — Trends and fads are generational. The hippie movement died with Watergate. Disco ruled, until it became a bad word. MTV once dictated popular culture; now it airs “Jersey Shore...]]> Rene Rodriguez, McClatchy Newspapers Student Life <![CDATA[‘The Avengers’ are box office superheroes, with $200.3 million ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/the-avengers-are-box-office-superheroes-with-200-3-million-1.2739102 Amy Kaufman and Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times
By: Amy Kaufman and Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — It was a weekend that made Hollywood stand back and marvel. “The Avengers,” from Walt Disney’s Marvel Studios, didn’t just break the record for the best opening weekend i...

]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 1.2739102 Movies   LOS ANGELES — It was a weekend that made Hollywood stand back and marvel. “The Avengers,” from Walt Disney’s Marvel Studios, didn’t just break the record for the best opening weekend i...]]> Amy Kaufman and Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[A Marvel moment that’s all in the timing ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/a-marvel-moment-that-s-all-in-the-timing-1.2738768 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
By: Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

 

CHICAGO — Timing is everything, and when it comes to the mysterious quantum physics of comic timing, it’s really everything. No moviegoer on the planet plans on buying into “The Aven...

]]> Fri, 4 May 2012 1.2738768 Movies   CHICAGO — Timing is everything, and when it comes to the mysterious quantum physics of comic timing, it’s really everything. No moviegoer on the planet plans on buying into “The Aven...]]> Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune Movies <![CDATA['Avengers' Goes Above and Beyond]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/avengers-goes-above-and-beyond-1.2738491 Aaron Tavena, College Times

“The Avengers” is very much a universe film. Not just in the way it’s a fully realized comic book world populated by three-dimensional characters. “The Avengers” succeeds in creating a shared, continuity-driven reality that is connected by its varying ...

]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 1.2738491 Movies Aaron Tavena, College Times Movies <![CDATA[Fox Searchlight hopes seniors check into ‘Marigold Hotel’ ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/fox-searchlight-hopes-seniors-check-into-marigold-hotel-1.2738452 John Horn, Los Angeles Times
By: John Horn, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — About three years ago, producer Graham Broadbent visited the offices of Peter Rice, who was then running Fox Searchlight Pictures. Stacked near Rice’s DVD player were dis...

]]> Thu, 3 May 2012 1.2738452 Movies   LOS ANGELES — About three years ago, producer Graham Broadbent visited the offices of Peter Rice, who was then running Fox Searchlight Pictures. Stacked near Rice’s DVD player were dis...]]> John Horn, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[The Avengers’ stresses the team concept among its roster of superheroes]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/the-avengers-stresses-the-team-concept-among-its-roster-of-superheroes-1.2738183 Geoff Boucher • Los Angeles Times

When “The Avengers” arrives in theaters on Friday it will represent an unprecedented Hollywood experiment — can the narrative threads from four film franchises come together to form a unified tapestry in a fifth, all-star franchise? The great thri...

]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 1.2738183 Movies Geoff Boucher • Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[‘The Avengers’: the first superhero chick flick? ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/the-avengers-the-first-superhero-chick-flick-1.2738047 Bill Gibron, PopMatters.com
By: Bill Gibron, PopMatters.com

 

t’s already got geek boy nation in a frothy uproar. In fact, outside of the announcement (and then eventual cancellation) of George Miller’s Justice League film, few in the comic-book ...

]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 1.2738047 Movies   t’s already got geek boy nation in a frothy uproar. In fact, outside of the announcement (and then eventual cancellation) of George Miller’s Justice League film, few in the comic-book ...]]> Bill Gibron, PopMatters.com Movies <![CDATA[Academy signs new 20-year deal to keep Oscar show in Hollywood ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/academy-signs-new-20-year-deal-to-keep-oscar-show-in-hollywood-1.2737824 Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times
By: Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — The Oscars aren’t going anywhere. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ' Sciences announced Tuesday that it has signed a new 20-year deal with CIM Group to keep the annual...

]]> Tue, 1 May 2012 1.2737824 Movies   LOS ANGELES — The Oscars aren’t going anywhere. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts &' Sciences announced Tuesday that it has signed a new 20-year deal with CIM Group to keep the annual...]]> Nicole Sperling, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[‘The Avengers’ flexes muscles overseas ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/the-avengers-flexes-muscles-overseas-1.2737443 Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times
By: Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times

 

LOS ANGELES — “The Avengers” is set to dominate the domestic box office next weekend with a massive opening of more than $150 million, but overseas, the film’s ticket sales are already...

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 1.2737443 Movies   LOS ANGELES — “The Avengers” is set to dominate the domestic box office next weekend with a massive opening of more than $150 million, but overseas, the film’s ticket sales are already...]]> Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times Movies <![CDATA[Lindsay, Ashton, Kim — are they kidding? ]]> http://www.ecollegetimes.com/movies/lindsay-ashton-kim-are-they-kidding-1.2737442 Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register
By: Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register

 

Tell the truth — what was your first reaction when you heard that Lindsay Lohan was going to play Elizabeth Taylor in a TV movie? That’s what I thought. Was it more or less of a re...

]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 1.2737442 Movies   Tell the truth — what was your first reaction when you heard that Lindsay Lohan was going to play Elizabeth Taylor in a TV movie? That’s what I thought. Was it more or less of a re...]]> Barry Koltnow, The Orange County Register Movies