In New York City during the summer of 1994 a drug dealer (Josh Peck) develops feelings for the daughter (Olivia Thirlby) of his psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley) with whom he trades drugs for therapy. Famke Janssen, Aaron Yoo, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Method Man also star. Check out the official site. The film opens in limited release in select cities on Thursday.
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Will Smith stars as an apathetic and despised super-hero who is approached by an agent (Jason Bateman) with a plan to turn his public perception around. Charlize Theron, Daeg Faerch, and Hayley Marie Norman also star. Check out the official site. We’ve seen it and we’ll give you the review when the film flies into theaters everywhere tomorrow.
Abigail Breslin stars in this film based of the popular line of Mattel dolls, books, and magazines involving young historical heroines. The film centers around Kit Kittredge and takes place during the Great Depression. Stanley Tucci, Max Thieriot, Chris O’Donnell, Julia Ormand, Wallace Shawn, Gleanne Headly, and Joan Cusack also star. Check out the official site. After a couple of weeks in limited release (read the review) the film finally opens wide on Friday.
Sad news today folks. George Carlin, the hardest working comedian around, died at the age of 71 due to heart failure on Sunday night in Santa Monica, California. With a career spanning more than half a century Carlin continued to tour on college campuses and night clubs well after becoming a household name with his best-selling albums and books. He will be most remembered for his famous bit on the “7 Words You Can’t Say on Television,” but he gave us so much more. For his biting social commentary, his love of the absurd (and all those little things which we have in common), pushing the boundaries of comedy and good taste, and for so much more, he will be missed. To honor his memory HBO has announced it will re-air many of Carlin’s specials (dating back to 1977) this week on both HBO and HBO2. We’ve got some of his most memorable moments for you inside – Language (of course) is NSFW.
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From the folks at Pixar comes this Short Circuit-like tale (he even looks like Johnny Number 5) of a robot out to discover the meaning of life in the far future after humanity has abandoned the planet. Although there are several small roles in the film most of the “dialogue” will be done by sound designer Ben Burtt in an R2-D2 kinda’ way. Check out the official site. The search begins in theaters on Friday.
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