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REVIEW: Precious

This article was published today at 3:48 a.m. LITTLE ROCK Movies come, movies go. A rare few arrive like gifts, sent by some cosmic messenger to awaken compassion and empathy. Such is the movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, ...

From ANN HORNADAY THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Gabourey Sidibe,  Lee Daniels,  Billy Bob Thornton,  Lenny Kravitz,  Mariah Carey

Movie review: Ann Hornaday on Werner Herzog's 'Bad Lieutenant,' starring Nicolas Cage

In a season featuring an exceptional number of films about characters going rogue -- from "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Antichrist" to the upcoming movies "Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "The Road" -- "Bad Lieutenant" might be the most true to its own ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Werner Herzog,  Nicolas Cage,  Abel Ferrara,  Harvey Keitel,  Eva Mendes

Ann Hornaday movie reviews: 'Precious,' 'Blind Side'

It's hard to believe that a movie that traffics so operatically in images of brutality and squalor can be so fleet, assured and lyrical. But such breathtaking contradictions abound in "Precious," which in the course of introducing the viewers to ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mo'Nique,  Gabourey Sidibe,  Oprah Winfrey,  Tyler Perry,  Lee Daniels

Weak box-office for 'Amelia' will likely heighten Hollywood wariness of women's dramas

summer, actress and writer Nia Vardalos blogged on the Huffington Post that, when she was pitching a project to a studio executive, he asked that she change the female lead to a man. Why? Because "women don't go to movies," he told her. "When I pointed ...

From ANN HORNADAY WASHINGTON POST, The San Jose Mercury News,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Hilary Swank,  Julia Roberts,  Jodie Foster,  Nia Vardalos,  Academy Awards

In film, tough women a tough sell

Reached by telephone last week, Swank -- who also executive produced "Amelia" -- was optimistic. "I think things ebb and flow, and someone out there who crunches numbers probably affects that," she said regarding studios' reluctance to make films about ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jodie Foster,  Julia Roberts,  Fox Searchlight Pictures,  Warner Brothers,  Nia Vardalos

With strong female characters, Hollywood suffers from a fear of failure

Reached by telephone last week, Swank -- who also executive produced "Amelia" -- was optimistic. "I think things ebb and flow, and someone out there who crunches numbers probably affects that," she said regarding studios' reluctance to make films about ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Jodie Foster,  Julia Roberts,  Fox Searchlight Pictures,  Warner Brothers,  Nia Vardalos

Review: Chris Rock shows off fascinating 'Hair' piece

ready, he embarked on a madcap tour through black hair culture, visiting beauty salons and barbershops, the spectacular Bronner Bros. International Hair Show in Atlanta and finally India, where the most coveted source material for hair extensions is ...

From ANN HORNADAY, Contra Costa Times,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Chris Rock,  Nia Long,  Al Sharpton,  Tracie Thoms

With 'Zombieland,' D.C. Native Ruben Fleischer Turns His Directorial Debut Into a Hit

"I wish I could take credit for that," Fleischer said recently from a film festival in Sitges, Spain. "Unfortunately, that was already in the script." So much for what could have been a hilarious allegory about the District's cannibalistic political ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  17 Oct 2009

Related Topics: MTV,  Jesse Eisenberg,  Emma Stone,  Woody Harrelson,  Abigail Breslin

Review: In 'A Serious Man,' the Coen brothers go to their roots

negotiating property lines with a neighbor to dealing with a disgruntled student seeking a better grade. Michael Stuhlbarg stars as physics professor Larry Gopnik in writer/directors Joel & Ethan Coen's "A Serious Man", a Focus Features release. ...

From ANN HORNADAY WASHINGTON POST, The San Jose Mercury News,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ethan Coen

Film Salutes the Baltimore Colts (Yes, Colts) Marching Band

But you can't bang the drum slowly if you don't have drums, which happen to feature prominently in the film "The Band That Wouldn't Die," an I'm-not-crying-it's-allergies tearjerker that had its U.S. premiere at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium on Tuesday. ...

From ANN HORNADAY, The Washington Post,  8 Oct 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Barry Levinson,  New York Giants,  Ozzy Osbourne,  Robert Irsay

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