By PHIL VILLARREAL, Arizona Daily Star
Don Cheadle talks about his new movie, 'Traitor'
On the phone Don Cheadle seems just as silk-smooth and easygoing as the characters he plays, but he gets annoyed if you call "Traitor" a movie about the war on terror.
'House Bunny' a not-all-that-funny take on a sorority
Anna Faris is one of the funniest actresses in movies today, but you wouldn't know it from the wretched "The House Bunny."Think "Van Wilder," only with genders reversed and not funny. Or "Legally Blonde" with a dumber, sluttier lead and not funny.Oh, did I mention the movie's not funny?
Shakespeare rolling in his grave over this 'Hamlet'
A comedy about a high-school drama teacher who makes a controversial sequel to Shakespeare's masterpiece, "Hamlet 2" works overtime to offend just about everyone -- especially residents of Tucson, Ariz.The comedy is as anti-Tucson as "Star Wars" was anti-Darth Vader.
'My Winnipeg' unique, but incomprehensible
Guy Maddin can go ahead and keep his Winnipeg."My Winnipeg," Maddin's meandering personal documentary about his quirky, snowbound hometown, is as windbaggy as a municipal tourist film, but far more difficult to follow.A free-verse, 80-minute poem set to a collage of incongruous black-and-white images, the movie dares you to jiggle to its freakish rhythms.
Don't race to see 'Death'
"Death Race" bravely faces that philosophical quandary every one of us must face: What to do when a ninja breaks into your home, frames you for the murder of your wife and taunts you with a finger-gun motion?For Jensen (Jason Statham), the answer is obvious.
Animated 'Star Wars' shows that franchise's Force is still strong
If this movie-career thing doesn't work out for George Lucas, there's a career waiting for him in the dairy industry. He can milk things like no other.
'Tropic Thunder' a hit-and-miss action comedy
"Tropic Thunder" promises a nonstop hailstorm of ribald comedy, but it only delivers scattered cloudbursts.
'Roman de Gare' a good mystery-thriller
Pierre could be the serial killer who's on the loose. Or he might be just an honest magician/ex-high-school teacher trying to get by. He tells people he's engaged to femme fatale Huguette, which he's not. And Pierre may not be Pierre after all, but Louis. Or even Judith.
Slip into the world of the timeless, powerful 'Dark Knight'
I'll do my best to avoid falling over slack-jawed into worshipful hyperbole over the wonders of "The Dark Knight," but no promises.
A glance at Eddie Murphy's roller-coaster career
Six Flags should commission a ride based on Eddie Murphy's career.The roller coaster would consist of rapid climbs to supernatural heights and spontaneous descents into unfathomable depths.
