Friday, June 28, 2013

WHITE HOUSE DOWN: More Fun Than It Has A Right To Be

  Opening today at a multiplex near you: WHITE HOUSE DOWN (Dir. Roland Emmerich, 2013) So, yeah, it shares the same premise, and pretty muc...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 6/25/13

The best new release on Blu ray this week has to be the 1965 Beatles classic HELP! The Richard Lester-directed musical comedy starring John...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Film Babble Blog Celebrates 25th Anniversary Of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT

25 years ago today, Robert Zemeckis' innovative blend of animation with live action classic WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT was released in the...

THE BLING RING: As Superficial And Empty-headed As The Girls It Depicts

Now playing in the Triangle at the Raleigh Grande, Crossroads 20 in Cary, and AMC Southpoint 17: THE BLING RING (Dir Sofia Coppola, 2013) W...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

WORLD WAR Z: The Film Babble Blog Review

Opening tonight at a multiplex near you: WORLD WAR Z (Dir. Marc Forster, 2013) These aren’t the slow “walkers” like on AMC's hit show  ...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 6/18/13

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER was a giant flop for Warner Brothers back in March, but what’s a studio to do but pretend it wasn’t when it hits the ...
Monday, June 17, 2013

A Few Fine Films Keep The Summer Movie Season From Sucking

Although summer doesn’t officially start until later this week (Friday, June 21st), the summer movie season has been long underway.  So far ...
Friday, June 14, 2013

SUPERMAN: The New Nolan-ized Reboot

Now playing at mulitplexes from here to the Phantom Zone: MAN OF STEEL (Dir. Zack Snyder, 2013) The time is as good as any for a new take o...
Thursday, June 13, 2013

FRANCES HA: She's Undateable & Her Film Is Just Barely Watchable

Now playing in Raleigh at the Colony Theater, in Durham at the Carolina Theatre, and in Chapel Hill at the Chelsea Theater: FRANCES HA (Dir...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

New Releases On Blu Ray & DVD: 6/11/13

The two biggest titles releasing today, Sam Raimi’s OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (no colon) and Tommy Wirkola’s HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUN...

The Apocalypse Hilariously Hits Seth Rogen & Gang In THIS IS THE END

Opening this evening at a multiplex near you: THIS IS THE END (Dirs. Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen, 2013) In a scenario that was no doubt ...
Thursday, June 6, 2013

Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson Goofing On Google Doesn’t Go Very Far

Opening today at a multiplex near you: THE INTERNSHIP (Dir. Shawn Levy, 2013) Using the tried and true tropes of the slobs versus snobs/und...