7 results for "MICHAEL PHILLIPS"
'Epic' can't see the forest for the plot
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 1:00 AMThe hopeful title of "Epic" suggests big things in a way that a more accurate title, such as "How to Train Your Hummingbird," would not. The animated result isn't bad. It's an adequate baby sitter. But where's the...
Michael Douglas impresses at Cannes with HBO Liberace pic
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:00 AMMichael Douglas's faaaaabulous portrayal of Liberace won't be eligible for an Oscar, since the droll Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic "Behind the Candelabra" debuts Sunday on HBO before playing theatrically (and talk about the...
'Black Rock': When camping trips collide, bad stuff ensues
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 1:00 AM"Black Rock" pits three women, camping on a remote island off the coast of Maine, against a trio of U.S. Army veterans back from messed-up tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is where we find ourselves with the legacy of Americ...
Director Sarah Polley mines her family story for a gem of a film
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 1:00 AMEverywhere in the culture, there's another monologuist or filmmaker placing herself at the center of a question, or a series of questions: What's up with my family? How did I get here? How can one charismatic family member hold so many s...
Director Sarah Polley mines her family story for a gem of a film
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 1:00 AMEverywhere in the culture, there's another monologuist or filmmaker placing herself at the center of a question, or a series of questions: What's up with my family? How did I get here? How can one charismatic family member hold so many s...
Cannes Film Festival preview: New work from perennial favorites
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 1:00 AMCHICAGO - When the 66th Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday, it'll do so with a big bash of a movie, not in competition, already up and running in the U.S.: Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," based on the novel by F. Scott Fit...
Viewpoints: Now is the time for action to keep state parks open
Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 12:00 AMAre you a native of California? Neither are we. In fact, about one in five Californians were born in a different state. Across the United States, millions of people grow up seeing pictures of California's stunning redwoods, mountains, desert...
