http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ en-us erobinette@coxohio.com 2008-08-29T01:16:27-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/29/the_end_of_sume.html It may be a holiday weekend, but other than the reportedly excellent Man on Wire opening at Neon, the theatrical slate is … unremarkable, to put it charitably. It includes a Babylon AD, a movie that has been trashed by... 6404603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Sir Critic muses 2008-08-29T01:16:27-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/28/decembers_movie.html The fall movie preview concludes with the strongest lineup yet. You’d think the Oscars are afoot or something. DECEMBER 5 Punisher: War Zone The lowdown: Hero shoots a lot of bad guys and makes mean faces. The forecast: Funny -... 6373603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-28T12:55:37-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/27/november_movie.html Our fall preview rolls on. After a relatively lackluster September and October, November heats things for at least one week. NOVEMBER 7 Madagascar: Back 2 Africa The lowdown: The escaped zoo animals try to head back home to NYC, only... 6355103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-27T12:53:43-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/26/fall_movie_prev_5.html As leaves fall and Halloween decorations spring up, a crowded October brings surprisingly few true highlights. If you missed the September installment, click here. OCTOBER 3 Beverly Hills Chihuahua The lowdown: I Chihuahua? No, I appalled. The forecast: I have... 6315003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-26T13:13:41-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/26/cher_is_catwoma.html So there’s a report out that Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan wants to cast Cher as Catwoman in the next film. I have but one word to say about that: PFFFT! The story appears to have originated with The Telegraph... 6308503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-26T10:28:05-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/25/fall_movie_prev_4.html Since my last blog entry focused on a certain film that’s not coming out this fall anymore, maybe I should focus instead on films that are coming out this fall. All week long I will be previewing the fall/holiday offerings,... 6278303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-25T11:23:52-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/15/harry_potter_de.html So … how many people want to take bets that Warner Bros. changes its mind about delaying Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to next July after they get flooded with angry mail? I’m actually half serious. No one outside... 6034203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Sir Critic muses 2008-08-15T08:05:51-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/14/a_disabled_crit.html Like many disabled people, I’m angry about what Tropic Thunder has wrought, but I’m not angry about the movie. I’m angry about the controversy that has erupted around it. Many protesters have blasted Ben Stiller’s new movie for its alleged... 6006903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Sir Critic muses 2008-08-14T08:39:05-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/13/tropic_thunder.html Tropic Thunder isn’t quite the downpour of laughs the trailers promise. If anything, it’s frustratingly funny. How can a movie be frustratingly funny? By offering occasional bursts of humor that are so hilarious, it’s a letdown when the energy flags.... 5971803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Reviews 2008-08-13T08:00:07-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/12/how_do_you_rent.html It seems like every few months, the home movie-renting business offers a new twist. First it was your good old fashioned video store. Next it was DVDs by mail. Then it became watching a movie on demand, piped in through... 5948503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Ask the Audience 2008-08-12T10:26:29-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/11/star_warzzzz_th.html I like to call myself a Star Wars fan, but not a fanatic. I’m not one of those people that obsesses over Han shooting first, or pines for the original version of “Lapti Nek” from Return of the Jedi. (Although... 5920003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Coming Attractions 2008-08-11T11:14:13-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/09/bernie_mac19572.html I cannot claim to have been a particular follower of Bernie Mac’s, especially since he gained more fame in TV than in movies, but I can say that he was always someone I was glad to see on the big... 5894603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Tributes 2008-08-09T22:14:47-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/08/audrey_hepburn_1.html If you’re looking for a movie review, I wrote about Pineapple Express on Wednesday, when it opened. It’s a terrific stoner comedy from the Judd Apatow crew - and it’s cinematic to boot. No, today, I’m here to talk about... 5859603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ In Area Theaters 2008-08-08T08:03:09-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/07/stop_with_the_d.html OK, I’m breaking protocol here since this isn’t strictly movie-related, but when I saw this story about the new Elvis Christmas duets album, which pairs Elvis with the likes of Carrie Underwood and LeeAnn Rimes, I had to say something.... 5846303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Celebrities 2008-08-07T16:32:45-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/entries/2008/08/07/what_movies_wou.html Kings Island unveiled its latest roller coaster Wednesday, the Diamondback. The ride will feature 10 vertical drops, including drops of 193 feet, 131 feet, 129 feet, 110 feet and 106 feet. I guess they forgot to mention the last drop:... 5837903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cinema/ Ask the Audience 2008-08-07T11:31:22-05:00 erobinette@coxohio.com