November Movie List Coming

Celluloid Critic Fans,

Just letting you know I will be putting up a list of November movies soon as I can.

Have a very happy and safe Halloween!

Laura

Flying High With ‘Amelia’

I just viewed the Mira Nair movie Amelia, the film based on Amelia Earhart’s two loves – flying and, apparently, men – starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, and Ewan McGregor.

Despite a couple of flashback scenes near the film’s beginning that are a bit disorienting, and the annoyance of seeing Hilary’s hair change colors throughout the film — blonder with highlights, redder, then back to highlights, not to mention how Richard Gere’s hair went from nearly white back to light grey at a time when it should have remained the same — the film has merit in reminding us that we need two things in life: the ability to follow our dreams unrestricted and people who can support that dream.

Get ‘This Is It’ Movie Tickets Soon!

Hey, Celluloid Critic fans,

A friend of mine called me a couple of hours ago to ask if I wanted to head to the theatres this Halloween weekend to see the new Michael Jackson documentary, This Is It, based on rehearsal footage of his world tour.

The movie opens Wednesday, Oct 28th. I am guessing tickets will sell out fast. It’s only in theatres for about two weeks. So, with that said, you might want to jump on www.fandango.com and get your tickets!

I will share my thoughts about the film with you soon.

— Laura

‘Whip It’ Equals Skip It

Don’t waste cash on this Fox Searchlight Pictures comedy/drama that marks Drew Barrymore’s debut as director. This sports movie starring Ellen Page as a young roller derby queen has the teen angst and issues of an after-school special.

Let’s take a brief look at the plot and then uncover the good, the bad, and the ugly about this Flower Films production.

‘Surrogates’: When Virtual Technology Backfires

Get the full synopsis plus commentary in this movie review of the Touchstone science fiction film Surrogates.

Movie Synopsis

What if you could work, play sports, and enjoy a night out without ever having to leave your home, experience personal harm, or suffer negative consequences?

Welcome to the world of the new PG-13 sci-fi film Surrogates, where human operators are plugging into the Internet and letting their better-looking robotic selves called surrogates live out their lives for them.