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"Sex and the City 2": Sophomore slump

 June 1, 2010

Don’t look for too much of consequence in "Sex and the City 2."

A sequel that didn’t stink: “Iron Man 2”

 May 14, 2010

    I tend to judge sequels on a different scale than other movies.
    Because, frankly, I expect to be disappointed.
 And why not? I have been disappointed by, in my calculations, 99...

Remembering Lynn Redgrave

 May 3, 2010

When I heard Monday that Lynn Redgrave had died, I thought about her performances, yes, but I though even more about an interview I did with her in 2005.

The battle of DVDs vs. movies

 April 2, 2010

It used to be, you’d have to wait forever for a movie to come out on DVD ... or video ... or Beta.

“Green Zone” flops: Can any Iraq War movies be big draws?

 March 22, 2010

It’s a bit ironic that, a week after "The Hurt Locker" won the Oscar as best picture, another film about the Iraq War — "Green Zone" — failed at the box office.

Healthy snacks at movie theaters? That’s crazy talk!

 March 16, 2010

So what are we talking here? Broccoli at a Bond flick? Tofu during "Star Trek"?
The head of Sony Pictures wants movie theaters to sell healthier snacks.

3-D movies: Let the nausea begin?

 March 15, 2010

"Alice in Wonderland" rules the box office for the second week in a row. "Avatar" becomes one of the biggest grossing movies of all time.
3-D movies have become so popular that...

“Alice in Wonderland,” you’re no “Edward Scissorhands”

 March 12, 2010

I’m a big Tim Burton fan. I think his movies are a hoot, and I love his wild imagination.
But his latest, "Alice in Wonderland," was a raging disappointment.

The movies’ best liars

 March 5, 2010

It was a confluence of events that got me to thinking about actors portraying liars.
First, of course, was Tiger Woods getting caught, spectacularly, living a whole slew of lies.

“Crazy Heart” needs a little Journalism 101

 March 2, 2010

We all realize that motion pictures are a big ol’ fantasy world, but nothing jolts viewers out of a story more than when a real, honest-to-goodness job is portrayed unrealistically.
You know, Keanu...

All-star casts: A good or bad thing?

 February 12, 2010

    As the preview for "Valentine’s Day" runs, it’s easy to begin to wonder if it’s a joke.
    Halfway through, you’re bound to think: Wait. What actor is NOT in...

And the Oscar nominees are ...

 February 2, 2010

    Yeah, yeah, yeah, we'll have six more weeks of winter. Whatever. The really important news flash Tuesday morning has nothing to do with groundhogs and everything to do with stars.

Avatar sinks Titanic

 January 26, 2010

Ka-ching!
Yes, film fans, "Avatar" has just hurtled past "Titanic" as the highest grossing movie of all time. (It must feel good to be James Cameron, who directed both of these...

Who the Golden Globe movie winners should be

 January 15, 2010

Everyone loves the Golden Globes. And not just because all the actors drink before the telecast, so things can actually get interesting during the acceptance speeches.
Although that helps.

“Avatar”: When looks matter

 January 12, 2010

You know that "Chorus Line" song "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three"?

After seeing "Avatar," I thought of a version of that title that'd apply to the movie: "Looks: Ten; Plot: Three."

Blockbuster...

The dream team of Meryl and Alec

 January 4, 2010

   From here on in, I’d like Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin to star in all their movies together.
   Their chemistry in "It’s Complicated" is so teasing and affectionate that they make what...

Al Pacino and Miss Piggy

 December 30, 2009

   You’ve got to love any movie list that manages to have both "Dog Day Afternoon" and "The Muppet Movie" on it.
   That dynamic duo is among the 25 latest additions to the National...

Does "Nine" add up to much?

 December 29, 2009

I so wanted to love "Nine." I really, really did.
 
I'm a fan of musicals and wish there were more movie musicals.
I love the cast here — come...

A powerful "Precious"

 December 10, 2009

    Movie critics toss around words like "heartbreaking" way too easily.
    In the case of "Precious," though, it’s a well-earned description.
This drama is intense...

Old chicks rule

 December 7, 2009

    You know how they say that, in Hollywood, an actress’s career is over once she hits 30?
    They — and by "they," we mean male studio execs — are dead wrong.

Arts editor Kristina Dorsey blogs about movies.

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