By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, June 26 2009 - 12:00 am
SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, May 29 2009 - 12:00 am
Rarely allowing substance to interfere with style, filmmaker Rian Johnson occasionally amuses but mostly frustrates with his con-job fantasia "The Brothers Bloom."
By Carla Meyer -
Updated: Thursday, May 7 2009 - 5:06 pm
Director JJ Abrams, in exploring the beginnings of the Starship Enterprise, blasts the "Star Trek" franchise back into relevance.
By Carla Meyer -
Updated: Thursday, May 7 2009 - 12:14 pm
Blending an old-school look with a well-told story, the new "Star Trek" restores youth to the beloved franchise.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, May 1 2009 - 12:00 am
Each summer movie season brings its own go-to descriptive term. A few years ago, it was "re-imagining." Then it was "threequel." In 2009, it's "reboot."
By Carla Meyer -
Updated: Monday, April 27 2009 - 11:15 am
While Robert McKeown is being interviewed about the film series that he and his wife, DeeAnn Little, present in West Sacramento, a first-time patron walks in and tells McKeown he just read about tonight's showing of the 1985 science-fiction film "The Quiet Earth" on MySpace.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Wednesday, April 15 2009 - 11:14 pm
A familiar figure stood in front of the Park Ultra Lounge on 15th Street Wednesday night, waiting for transportation to arrive. Indeed, the figure was so familiar that even limo drivers who weren't his limo driver couldn't resist a shout-out.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, March 27 2009 - 12:00 am
"Sunshine Cleaning" is a small film with small storytelling problems that eventually add up.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, March 27 2009 - 12:00 am
With "Monsters vs. Aliens," DreamWorks Animation's visuals graduate from impressive to spectacular.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Monday, March 23 2009 - 12:00 am
"Twilight," the box office sensation based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer, turns out to be better suited to the small screen than the big one.
By Carla Meyer -
Published: Friday, March 13 2009 - 12:00 am
Winner of two Academy Awards (original screenplay and best actor), the superb Harvey Milk biography "Milk" (rated R, $29.95) is out on disc even though it's still playing in some theaters.
By Carla Meyer -
Updated: Friday, February 20 2009 - 7:50 am
When "I've Loved You So Long" begins, Juliette (Kristin Scott Thomas) has just been released from prison. But as Scott Thomas' performance makes clear, she's still serving a sentence in her own mind and heart.
By Carla Meyer -
Updated: Friday, February 20 2009 - 9:52 am
"Slumdog Millionaire" looks unstoppable.