Newsday.com - Movies

'Harry Potter' not so innocent

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:51:00 -0400

Rating:

There's less giggling and more sinister moments as the sixth film in the "Harry Potter" series hits theaters at midnight.

Adoption groups decry horror film with evil orphan

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:04:00 -0400

Often divided over policy and practice, America's adoption community has unified in dismay over "Orphan," a horror movie opening next week that its critics say will fuel negative attitudes toward real-life orphans.

Josh Lucas of 'Death in Love'

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Josh Lucas established his man hunk credentials in 2002, when he romanced Reese Witherspoon in "Sweet Home Alabama." Since then, however, the 38-year-old hottie has gone the eclectic route, starring in indie films ("Undertow"), big-budget action flicks ("Poseidon") and period dramas ("Glory Road"). Now, in "Death in Love," which opened Friday, Lucas stars as the tortured son of Holocaust survivors in a drama that gives new meaning to the word "intense." Lewis Beale spoke with the actor about his latest film role and the interesting arc his career has taken.

Sacha Baron Cohen is 'Bruno'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Rating:

"Bruno" Sacha Baron Cohen's shock-and-ach du lieber follow-up to "Borat," is a miss-or-hit mockumentary aimed at turning another of his "Da Ali G Show" guises into a pop-cultural phenomenon.

'I Love You, Beth Cooper'

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Rating:

What's love (or comedy) got to do with it? On graduation night, high school nerd gets the girl of his dreams.

'Transformers 2' just off box-office pace of 'The Dark Knight'

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 22:40:00 -0400

"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" has reached another Hollywood milestone.

LI International Film Expo goes global, stays local

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 09:24:00 -0400

The Long Island International Film Expo kicks off tomorrow with a roster of films whose origins span the globe from Pakistan to Port Washington.

'Bruno' is equal opportunity offender

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Among the special-interest groups poised to get lathered up over Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie: Everyone.

"Ice Age," "Transformers" tie for No. 1 box office spot

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:43:00 -0400

Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown yesterday, with "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" tied with $42.5 million each.

Johnny Depp turns gangster in 'Public Enemies'

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

If it seems appropriate that "Public Enemies," director Michael Mann's film starring Johnny Depp as Depression-era bank robber and all-around gangster John Dillinger, is opening Wednesday in the midst of the greatest economic meltdown in 70 years, that's because the 1930s were the golden age of the gangster film.