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How Family Fares in What to Expect When You’re Expecting

May 31st, 201201:59 AM ET

By Marc Newman

What to Expect When You’re Expecting takes the title of a best-selling non-fiction primer on pregnancy and slaps it on to a generic movie about making babies. Like many of the ensemble cast films such as New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day, the hope is that by crowding the screen with a wide assortment of relatable types, everyone wi...
Cinema in Focus - DARK SHADOWS - 1 Star

May 16th, 201208:55 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

As a child, Johnny Depp wanted to become his television idol, Barnabas Collins, on the daytime soap “Dark Shadows.” Fascinated by the complexity of this cursed vampire who tried to be selective of those he killed, Depp was joined by Tim Burton who was also obsessed with this late 1960’s television series. Now as an accomplished actor and dire...
Cinema in Focus - THE AVENGERS - 3 Stars

May 09th, 201211:49 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

“The Avengers” is wonderful story-telling. Not only does it bring together the familiar Marvel comic characters, but it does so with witty dialogue and complex plot twists as well. The struggle between good and evil is obvious, yet the characters are not simple. With both the screenplay and direction by Josh Whedon, “The Avengers” benefits ...
The Avengers and Our Fascination With Saviors

May 08th, 201206:34 PM ET

By Marc Newman

Like the Hulk, The Avengers, directed by the imaginative Joss Whedon, has smashed all previous weekend box-office records, hauling in over $200M in just three days. So what is it about these kinds of films that draws people to see them over and over? Part of it is the sheer spectacle of it all, some of it is star power – and piggy-backing onto he...
Hollywood's Plan For Getting A Man

May 03rd, 201203:48 AM ET

By Marc Newman

Remember when romantic commitment was followed by a ring, a date, a wedding, a house, kids, and a choice to act in a loving way toward the beloved every day until death parted the lovers? If you don’t, you have probably spent the last ten years or so watching Hollywood’s version of “the love story.” This week, three romantic tales are in th...
Cinema in Focus - THINK LIKE A MAN - 2 Stars

May 02nd, 201201:26 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Steve Harvey wrote his best-selling book “Act Like a Woman, Think Like A Man” in 2009 to share his experiences and wisdom on relationships. In bringing his advice to the big screen, Harvey partnered with screenwriters Keith Merryman and David A. Newman who wrote the dialogue for the explicit and sometimes vulgar “Friends with Benefits.” As ...